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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
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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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

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  • CS/CS/SB 1542, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/5/2006 at 2:18 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2006 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 1544 (e1) Telecommunications Carriers Constantine Compare Last Action: 5/5/2006 S Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 142 (Ch. 2006-80)
    Location:

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/20/2006 10:58 AM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    350.0611 Public Counsel; duties and powers.

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  • CS/SB 1542, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/15/2006 at 7:04 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Communications and Public Utilities (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2006 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    125302 - Amendment
    Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations
    (Dockery)
    3/31/2006
    4:26 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/4/2006
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/4/2006 10:15 AM Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    350.0611 Public Counsel; duties and powers.

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  • SB 1542, Original Filed Version Posted 1/25/2006 at 2:02 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    573368 - Amendment
    Communications and Public Utilities
    (Constantine)
    3/13/2006
    9:19 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/14/2006
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/14/2006 9:00 AM Communications and Public Utilities 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

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