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CS/SB 654: Telecommunications Companies

GENERAL BILL by Communication and Public Utilities ; Haridopolos

Telecommunications Companies; provides legislative finding that provision of unregulated voice-over-internet protocol is in public interest; changes term "alternative local exchange telecommunications company" to "competitive local exchange telecommunications company"; provides procedures for staying election of local exchange telecommunications companies to be subject to alternative regulations, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 05/23/2003
Last Action: 5/23/2003 - Signed by Officers and presented to Governor; Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-32
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/4/2003 Senate • Prefiled
2/13/2003 Senate • Referred to Communication and Public Utilities; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar
3/4/2003 Senate • Introduced, referred to Communication and Public Utilities; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00039
4/3/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Communication and Public Utilities, 04/08/03, 9:00 am, 110-S
4/8/2003 Senate • CS by Communication and Public Utilities; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 -SJ 00382; CS read first time on 04/10/03 -SJ 00392
4/10/2003 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development -SJ 00382
4/16/2003 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 00423; Now in Rules and Calendar
4/24/2003 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar -SJ 00538; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
4/28/2003 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00700
4/29/2003 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00700; Read second time -SJ 00722; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00722, -SJ 00783; Amendment pending -SJ 00722; Pending amendment adopted -SJ 00783; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00783
4/30/2003 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00794; CS passed as amended; YEAS 27 NAYS 12 -SJ 00794
4/30/2003 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar --If received; In Messages
5/1/2003 House • Received -HJ 00984; Placed on Special Order Calendar -HJ 00975; Substituted for HB 1903 -HJ 00984; Read second and third times -HJ 00984; CS passed; YEAS 93 NAYS 20 -HJ 00984
5/1/2003 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 01057
5/23/2003 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor; Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-32