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SB 742: Designation of Eligible Telecommunications Carriers

GENERAL BILL by Braynon

Designation of Eligible Telecommunications Carriers; Including certain commercial mobile radio service providers within the definition of the term "eligible telecommunications carrier"; authorizing the Public Service Commission to designate any commercial mobile radio service provider as an eligible telecommunications carrier for the limited purpose of providing Lifeline service; deleting a provision requiring carriers to allow subscribers to demonstrate continued eligibility for Lifeline service under certain conditions, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Innovation, Industry, and Technology (IT)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/5/2019 Senate • Filed
    2/15/2019 Senate • Referred to Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 88
    3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 87
    3/14/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Innovation, Industry, and Technology, 03/19/19, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    3/19/2019 Senate • Favorable by Innovation, Industry, and Technology; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 255
    3/20/2019 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    3/28/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/02/19, 10:00 am, 301 Senate Building
    4/2/2019 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 283
    • Now in Rules
    4/12/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/17/19, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    4/17/2019 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 379
    4/18/2019 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/23/2019 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/19 -SJ 496
    4/25/2019 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 477
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/26/2019 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 574
    • Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 574
    4/26/2019 House • In Messages
    5/3/2019 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Messages

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  • SB 742, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/5/2019 at 3:05 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Innovation, Industry, and Technology (Pre-Meeting) 3/18/2019 (pdf)
    Innovation, Industry, and Technology (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2019 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 4/1/2019 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2019 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/16/2019 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/18/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1381 Designation of Eligible Telecommunications Carriers Tomkow Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/19/2019 4:00 PM Innovation, Industry, and Technology 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/2/2019 10:00 AM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 5 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/17/2019 2:00 PM Rules 16 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/26/2019 1:56 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    364.10 Lifeline service. Page 1 (pdf)
    364.107 Public records exemption; Lifeline Assistance Plan participants. Page 7 (pdf)

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