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CS/CS/SB 1542: Office of Public Counsel

GENERAL BILL by Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations ; Communications and Public Utilities ; Constantine ; Argenziano

Office of Public Counsel; provides additional authority to Public Counsel, including authority to provide legal representation to, & to appear on behalf of, state & its political subdivisions as consumers of communications services & utility services, to receive, investigate, & take legal action upon complaints involving communications services not within the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission, etc. Amends 350.0611.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
 Last Action: 5/5/2006 House - Died in Messages
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/25/2006 Senate • Filed
2/13/2006 Senate • Referred to Communications and Public Utilities; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Ways and Means; Rules and Calendar
3/6/2006 Senate • References corrected to Communications and Public Utilities; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations
3/7/2006 Senate • Introduced, referred to Communications and Public Utilities; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00130
3/9/2006 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Communications and Public Utilities, 03/14/06, 9:00 am, 301-S
3/14/2006 Senate • CS by Communications and Public Utilities; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00261; CS read first time on 03/16/06 -SJ 00265
3/15/2006 Senate • Now in Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00261
3/30/2006 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations, 04/04/06, 10:15 am, 309-C
4/4/2006 Senate • CS/CS by- Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00399; CS read first time on 04/06/06 -SJ 00406
4/5/2006 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00399
4/19/2006 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00446; Read second time -SJ 00440
4/20/2006 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00483; CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 00483
4/21/2006 House • In Messages
5/5/2006 House • Died in Messages