Your city water utility could offer bill help to low-income households, veterans, and older adults
What it does
The bill would allow city-owned water and sewer utilities to run bill payment assistance programs. A utility could serve customers in a household with a total annual income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, people with disabilities, veterans of the armed forces, adults 60 and older, and customers whose service was disconnected for nonpayment three or more times during a calendar year. The change would take effect September 1, 2027.
What it means for your community
If your city runs its own water or sewer system, the city council would decide whether to offer this help and how to run it. State law now limits what these programs can do, and the bill would override one part of that limit for city-owned utilities. Customers who qualify could get help with the bill during a hard month.
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