HB 855: Statewide Cable TV Franchises
GENERAL BILL by Garcia ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gonzalez ; Zapata ; Planas
Statewide Cable TV Franchises; cites act as "Consumer Broadband Choice Act of 2007"; 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; designates Department of State as franchising authority, etc. Amends Chs. 337, 364, 202.24, 350.81; creates 610.102-.119; repeals 166.046.
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)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/14/2007 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/15/2007 | House |
• Referred to Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council; Policy & Budget Council |
| 3/6/2007 | House |
• Introduced, referred to Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council; Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00062 |
| 3/15/2007 | House |
• Referred to Utilities & Telecommunications (JE) by Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council -HJ 00224 |
| 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) |