Compiled July, 2024
Our review of the annotated history reveals the following legislative history (every “c.” below represents a separate legislative bill):
Prior History – 26 bills
• Former uncodified § 2, added 1927, c. 429; amended 1931, c. 323; 1937, c. 140; 1941, c. 25; 1945, c. 1084 (current §§ 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
• Former uncodified § 4, added 1927, c. 429; amended 1929, c. 796 (current §§ 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 45, 46, 47)
• Former uncodified § 5, added 1927, c. 429; 1931, c. 323; 1933, c. 507; 1937, c. 140; 1967, c. 34 (current §§ 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 130, 131, 132, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 160)
• Former uncodified § 5 ½, added 1927, c. 429; amended 1931, c. 323 (current § 135)
• Former uncodified § 5.1, added 1951, c. 18 (current § 126)
• Former uncodified § 6, added 1927, c. 429; amended 1929, c. 796; 1931, c. 323; 1933, c. 507; 1937, c. 140; 1951, c. 1208; 1955, c. 974; 1961, c. 862; 1963, c. 1778; 1968, c. 167 (current §§ 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 57, 58, 59, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 80, 81, 82, 133, 134)
• Former uncodified § 7, added 1927, c. 429; amended 1931, c. 323; 1933, c. 507; 1937, c. 140; 1961, c. 1503; 1965, c. 445; 1967, c. 34 (current §§ 163, 200, 201, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 308)
• Former uncodified § 7.1, added 1943, c. 712 (current §§ 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245)
• Former uncodified § 7.2, added 1955, c. 1400 (current §§ 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256
• Former uncodified § 7.3, added 1956x, c. 1x (current §§ 260, 261, 263)
• Former uncodified § 7.4, added 1967, c. 34; amended 1968, c. 604 (current §§ 285, 286, 287, 288)
• Former uncodified § 8, added 1927, c. 429; amended 1929, c. 796; 1931, c. 323; 1933, c. 507; 1937, c. 140; 1947, c. 1283; 1967, c. 34 (current §§ 305, 307, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 319, 320, 321, 336, 337, 338, 340)
• Former uncodified § 8.1, added 1939, c. 445; amended 1943, c. 529; 1947, c. 1283 (current §§ 322, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 339)
• Former uncodified § 9, added 1927, c. 429; amended 1929, c. 796; 1931, c. 323; 1941, c. 25; 1945, c. 1084; 1947, c. 1283; 1966x, c. 18x (current §§ 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 360, 361, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377)
• Former uncodified § 9.1, added 1941, c. 25; amended 1945, c. 1084; 1947, c. 1283 (current §§ 380, 381)
• Former uncodified § 9.2, added 1941, c. 25; amended 1947, c. 1283 (current §§ 17, 382)
• Former uncodified § 9.5, added 1953, c. 282 (current §§ 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401)
• Former uncodified § 9.6, added 1966x, c. 2x (current §§ 405, 406)
• Former uncodified § 10, added 1927, c. 429; amended 1933, c. 507; 1941, c. 25 (current §§ 450, 451, 452, 453)
• Former uncodified § 12, added 1927, c. 429; amended 1929, c. 796 (current § 60)
• Former uncodified § 13 ½, added 1929, c. 796 (current § 62)
• Former uncodified § 13 ¾, added 1929, c. 796; amended 1933, c. 507 (current § 83)
• Former uncodified § 14.1, added 1939, c. 445 (current § 76)
Current – 31 bills
Added: 1969, c. 209
Amended: 1969, c. 230; 1969, c. 441; 1970, c. 447; 1970, c. 696; 1970, c. 981; 1971, c. 1499; 1972, c. 80; 1972, c. 169; 1973, c. 562; 1974, c. 86; 1974, c. 311; 1974, c. 929; 1975, c. 587; 1976, c. 199; 1976, c. 256; 1978, c. 548; 1981, c. 49; 1981, c. 686; 1984, c. 271; 1984, c. 1128; 1985, c. 1531; 1995, c. 27; 1998, c. 781; 1999, c. 46; 1999, c. 415; 1999, c. 524; 2001, c. 632; 2004, c. 155; 2007, c. 27; 2019, c. 71
57 bills affected the Metropolitan Water District Act.
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