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HB 1565: Lifeline Telecommunications Service

GENERAL BILL by Zapata ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Porth ; Kreegel ; Garcia ; Chestnut ; Roberson, Y ; Harrell ; Patronis ; Sands

Lifeline Telecommunications Service; requires PSC to adopt rules providing for automatic enrollment process for eligible customers to receive Lifeline service; requires commission, DCFS, & Public Counsel Office to enter into memorandum of understanding concerning automatic enrollment of consumers in Lifeline services; requires certain state agencies to automatically enroll eligible consumer in said service. Amends 364.10.

Effective Date: 07/01/2007
Last Action: 5/4/2007 House - Died in Committee on Utilities & Telecommunications (JE), Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/HB 529 (Ch. 2007-29)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/6/2007 House • Filed; Introduced -HJ 00111
3/12/2007 House • Referred to Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council; Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00189
3/15/2007 House • Referred to Utilities & Telecommunications (JE) by Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council -HJ 00226
5/4/2007 House • Died in Committee on Utilities & Telecommunications (JE), Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/HB 529 (Ch. 2007-29)