The Florida Senate

CS/SB 1544: Telecommunications Carriers

GENERAL BILL by Communications and Public Utilities ; Constantine

Telecommunications Carriers; provides for local exchange telecommunications company to request waiver of its carrier of last resort obligation from PSC; 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 said services, etc. Amends FS. APPROPRIATION: $800,000.

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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; Government Efficiency Appropriations; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Rules and Calendar
  3/7/2006	Senate	• Introduced, referred to Communications and Public Utilities; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Government Efficiency Appropriations; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00130
  3/30/2006	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Communications and Public Utilities, 04/04/06, 1:00 pm, 301-S
  4/4/2006	Senate	• CS by Communications and Public Utilities; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00398; CS read first time on 04/06/06 -SJ 00406
  4/6/2006	Senate	• Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00398
  4/19/2006	Senate	• Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Government Efficiency Appropriations; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00446; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
  5/1/2006	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00738; Read second time -SJ 00723; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00724; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00724
  5/5/2006	Senate	• Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 142 (Ch. 2006-80)

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• CS/SB 1544, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/1/2006 at 12:56 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  H 817 (e1)	Telecommunications/Price Regulation	Murzin	Compare	Last Action: 5/3/2006 H Substituted CS/CS/SB 142; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 142 (Ch. 2006-80) -HJ 01140 Location:
  S 142 (e2)		Fasano	Compare	Last Action: 6/7/2006 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2006-80 Location:
  S 1542 (c2)	Office of Public Counsel	Argenziano	Compare	Last Action: 5/5/2006 H Died in Messages Location:

  Citations - Statutes (2)

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

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• CS/SB 1544, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/6/2006 at 10:52 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Communications and Public Utilities (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2006 (pdf)

  Floor Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
  163368 - Amendment	Constantine	4/28/2006 5:01 PM	Senate: Adopted 5/1/2006	Web Page PDF

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  364.025	Universal service.

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• SB 1544, 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
  322512 - Amendment	Communications and Public Utilities (Constantine)	4/3/2006 1:16 PM		Web Page PDF

  Committee Votes (1)

  Date	Committee	Result
  4/4/2006 1:00 PM	Communications and Public Utilities	8 Yeas - 0 Nays

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