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CS/CS/CS/SB 2068: Telecommunications

GENERAL BILL by Government Efficiency Appropriations ; Commerce and Consumer Services ; Communications and Public Utilities ; Constantine ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Clary

Telecommunications; specifies exclusive jurisdiction of PSC to regulate telecommunications companies; requires that broadband service remain free of state & local regulation; provides that damage to equipment & facilities as result of named tropical system constitutes compelling showing of changed circumstances to justify rate increase; requires company to exhaust any storm-reserve funds prior to recovery from customers, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 5/6/2005 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar; Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1322 (Ch. 2005-132)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/7/2005 Senate • Filed
3/16/2005 Senate • Introduced, referred to Communications and Public Utilities; Commerce and Consumer Services; Government Efficiency Appropriations; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00203
3/31/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Communications and Public Utilities, 04/05/05, 10:00 am, 301-S
4/5/2005 Senate • CS by Communications and Public Utilities; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00349; CS read first time on 04/06/05 -SJ 00352
4/6/2005 Senate • Now in Commerce and Consumer Services -SJ 00349
4/13/2005 Senate • Withdrawn from- Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00418
4/14/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Consumer Services, 04/19/05, 9:15 am, 401-S
4/19/2005 Senate • CS/CS by Commerce and Consumer Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00525; CS read first time on 04/20/05 -SJ 00530
4/20/2005 Senate • Now in Government Efficiency Appropriations -SJ 00525
4/21/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Government Efficiency Appropriations, 04/26/05, 3:00 pm, 110-S
4/26/2005 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Government Efficiency Appropriations; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00640; CS read first time on 04/27/05 -SJ 00647
4/27/2005 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00640
5/3/2005 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00886
5/4/2005 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01074
5/5/2005 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar
5/6/2005 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1322 (Ch. 2005-132)