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.
Last Action: 5/5/2006 Senate - Died in Committee on Communications and Public Utilities
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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 |
599477 - Amendment to Amendment (833859)