CS/CS/HB 1465: Telecommunications Companies
GENERAL BILL by General Government Policy Council; Energy and Utilities Policy Committee; Weatherford; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Abruzzo; Adkins; Aubuchon; Bovo; Boyd; Brisé; Bullard; Burgin; Bush; Carroll; Chestnut; Crisafulli; Culp; Domino; Dorworth; Drake; Eisnaugle; Fetterman; Flores; Ford; Fresen; Garcia, L.; Gibbons; Gonzalez; Hays; Holder; Horner; Hudson; Kelly; Kiar; McBurney; McKeel; Murzin; Nehr; Nelson; O'Toole; Patronis; Patterson; Plakon; Planas; Porth; Precourt; Proctor; Rader; Randolph; Ray; Renuart; Rivera; Robaina; Roberson; Roberson, Y; Rogers; Schenck; Snyder; Steinberg; Taylor; Taylor, P; Thurston; Tobia; Van Zant; Waldman; Weinstein; Williams; Williams, T.; Zapata
Telecommunications Companies; Creates "Consumer Choice and Protection Act"; provides for broadband & voice-over-Internet protocol service, interconnection between companies regardless of technology, company rights, transfer of certificate of necessity, & resolving complaints regarding preferred carrier freezes on local exchange service; revises provisions for PSC jurisdiction & authority, company schedules, price regulation, etc.
Last Action: 4/30/2009 House - Placed on Calendar -HJ 01209; Substituted CS/CS/SB 2626; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 2626 (Ch. 2009-226) -HJ 01175
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Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/2/2009 | House |
• Filed |
| 3/3/2009 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 00121 |
| 3/9/2009 | House |
• Referred to Energy & Utilities Policy (GGPC); General Government Policy Council -HJ 00194 |
| 3/17/2009 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Energy & Utilities Policy (GGPC), 03/19/09, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall |
| 3/19/2009 | House |
• CS by Energy & Utilities Policy (GGPC); YEAS 22 NAYS 1 -HJ 00277 |
| 3/26/2009 | House |
• CS read 1st time on 03/26/09 -HJ 00273; CS filed |
| 3/27/2009 | House |
• Now in General Government Policy Council -HJ 00298; On Council agenda-- General Government Policy Council, 03/31/09, 8:30 am, Morris Hall --Temporarily deferred |
| 4/10/2009 | House |
• On Council agenda-- General Government Policy Council, 04/14/09, 1:15 pm, Morris Hall |
| 4/14/2009 | House |
• CS/CS by- General Government Policy Council; YEAS 15 NAYS 2 -HJ 00640 |
| 4/21/2009 | House |
• CS read 1st time on 04/21/09 -HJ 00635; CS filed |
| 4/30/2009 | House |
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 01209; Substituted CS/CS/SB 2626; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 2626 (Ch. 2009-226) -HJ 01175 |