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CS/CS/CS/HB 1199: Cable Television Franchises

GENERAL BILL by Traviesa ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ambler ; Barreiro ; Baxley ; Bowen ; Brown ; Brutus ; Bullard ; Evers ; Galvano ; Gibson ; Gibson ; Goldstein ; Hays ; Holloway ; Johnson ; Kreegel ; Legg ; Littlefield ; Machek ; Mahon ; Mayfield ; McInvale ; Meadows ; Murzin ; Patterson ; Proctor ; Rice ; Rivera ; Robaina ; Ross ; Stansel ; Taylor, P ; Waters

Cable Television Franchises; cites act as "Consumer Choice Act of 2006"; prohibits counties & municipalities from negotiating terms & conditions re cable services; deletes authorization for counties & municipalities to award cable service franchises & restriction that cable service companies not operate without such franchise; provides applicability to competitive video programming services; provides severability, etc. Amends FS. APPROPRIATION: $850,116.

Effective Date: 07/01/2006
Last Action: 5/5/2006 Senate - Died in Committee on Communications and Public Utilities
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/20/2006 House • Filed
3/7/2006 House • Introduced -HJ 00089
3/8/2006 House • Referred to Utilities & Telecommunications (CC); Finance & Tax (FC); Commerce Council -HJ 00182
3/21/2006 House • On Committee agenda-- Utilities & Telecommunications (CC), 03/23/06, 2:30 pm, 404-H --Workshopped
3/28/2006 House • On Committee agenda-- Utilities & Telecommunications (CC), 03/30/06, 9:45 am, 404-H
3/30/2006 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Utilities & Telecommunications (CC); YEAS 11 NAYS 4 -HJ 00406
4/6/2006 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Finance & Tax (FC) -HJ 00406
4/7/2006 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance & Tax (FC), 04/11/06, 9:30 am, 404-H
4/11/2006 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Finance & Tax (FC); YEAS 7 NAYS 2 -HJ 00423
4/17/2006 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Commerce Council -HJ 00423
4/24/2006 House • On Council agenda-- Commerce Council, 04/25/06, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
4/25/2006 House • Favorable with CS amendment by- Commerce Council; YEAS 12 NAYS 2 -HJ 00628; Pending review of CS -under Rule 6.3(b); Placed on Calendar -HJ 00628
4/28/2006 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00876; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00876
5/1/2006 House • Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading -HJ 00973
5/2/2006 House • Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading -HJ 01018
5/3/2006 House • Read third time -HJ 01143; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01143; Passed as amended; YEAS 95 NAYS 21 -HJ 01151
5/3/2006 Senate • In Messages; Received, referred to Communications and Public Utilities; Commerce and Consumer Services; Government Efficiency Appropriations; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Ways and Means; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00967
5/5/2006 Senate • Died in Committee on Communications and Public Utilities