CS/CS/HB 1465: Telecommunications Companies
GENERAL BILL by General Government Policy Council ; Energy and Utilities Policy Committee ; Weatherford ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Abruzzo ; Adkins ; Aubuchon ; Bovo ; Boyd ; Brisé ; Bullard ; Burgin ; Bush ; Carroll ; Chestnut ; Crisafulli ; Culp ; Domino ; Dorworth ; Drake ; Eisnaugle ; Fetterman ; Flores ; Ford ; Fresen ; Garcia, L. ; Gibbons ; Gonzalez ; Hays ; Holder ; Horner ; Hudson ; Kelly ; Kiar ; McBurney ; McKeel ; Murzin ; Nehr ; Nelson ; O'Toole ; Patronis ; Patterson ; Plakon ; Planas ; Porth ; Precourt ; Proctor ; Rader ; Randolph ; Ray ; Renuart ; Rivera ; Robaina ; Roberson ; Roberson, Y ; Rogers ; Schenck ; Snyder ; Steinberg ; Taylor ; Taylor, P ; Thurston ; Tobia ; Van Zant ; Waldman ; Weinstein ; Williams ; Williams, T. ; Zapata
Telecommunications Companies; Creates "Consumer Choice and Protection Act"; provides for broadband & voice-over-Internet protocol service, interconnection between companies regardless of technology, company rights, transfer of certificate of necessity, & resolving complaints regarding preferred carrier freezes on local exchange service; revises provisions for PSC jurisdiction & authority, company schedules, price regulation, etc.
Last Action: 4/30/2009 House - Placed on Calendar -HJ 01209; Substituted CS/CS/SB 2626; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 2626 (Ch. 2009-226) -HJ 01175
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Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/2/2009 | House |
• Filed |
| 3/3/2009 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 00121 |
| 3/9/2009 | House |
• Referred to Energy & Utilities Policy (GGPC); General Government Policy Council -HJ 00194 |
| 3/17/2009 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Energy & Utilities Policy (GGPC), 03/19/09, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall |
| 3/19/2009 | House |
• CS by Energy & Utilities Policy (GGPC); YEAS 22 NAYS 1 -HJ 00277 |
| 3/26/2009 | House |
• CS read 1st time on 03/26/09 -HJ 00273; CS filed |
| 3/27/2009 | House |
• Now in General Government Policy Council -HJ 00298; On Council agenda-- General Government Policy Council, 03/31/09, 8:30 am, Morris Hall --Temporarily deferred |
| 4/10/2009 | House |
• On Council agenda-- General Government Policy Council, 04/14/09, 1:15 pm, Morris Hall |
| 4/14/2009 | House |
• CS/CS by- General Government Policy Council; YEAS 15 NAYS 2 -HJ 00640 |
| 4/21/2009 | House |
• CS read 1st time on 04/21/09 -HJ 00635; CS filed |
| 4/30/2009 | House |
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 01209; Substituted CS/CS/SB 2626; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 2626 (Ch. 2009-226) -HJ 01175 |