AN ACT relating to the extension of municipal utility service.

Amend KRS 96.150 to provide that when a city extends its water supply or sanitary sewer system into the service territory of another water supply or sanitary sewer system and it fails to provide utility service to its new customers within the agreed upon time to do so, the affected customers may elect to receive their utility service from their previous provider for as long as the service is available; RETROACTIVE.

Introduced: February 23, 2026

Last action: March 2, 2026

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This bill would change the rules for when a city extends its water or sewer service into an area already served by another utility provider. If the city fails to deliver that service to new customers within the agreed-upon timeframe, those customers would have the right to return to their previous utility provider for as long as that provider can serve them. The change would apply retroactively, meaning it could affect situations that have already…

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