Environment
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
Benefits
- No material direct effect identified.
Risks
- No material direct effect identified.
Brent Taylor
SB 855 status: Introduced — Pub. Ch. 1059 (updated May 27, 2026).

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OpenStates
Confidence
Low
Analysis basis
OpenStates summary
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Bill summary
Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, establishes a process for a municipality that operates a sewerage system outside of its corporate boundaries and has imposed a moratorium on new sewer connections outside of its corporate boundaries for a period of five or more consecutive years to extend sanitary sewer service or allow sewer connection only to property located within an adjacency area if the property owner or developer agrees to pay, or the municipality assesses, a housing surcharge. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69.. Currently in Senate.
Modeled effects across six domains, estimated from bill text and comparable legislation.
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
Positive outlook
Positive outlook
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
Positive outlook
Positive outlook
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OpenStates
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Confidence
Low
Information is limited or incomplete.
Analysis basis
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