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2006 SESSION
HB 1404 Cable television systems; licensing and regulation thereof.
Introduced by: H. Morgan Griffith | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Licensing and regulation of cable television systems. Establishes a new procedure by which cable operators may obtain authorization to operate cable systems in localities. The new procedure provides for localities to grant ordinance cable franchises as an alternative to negotiated cable franchises. Ordinance cable franchises may be requested by certificated providers of telecommunications services with previous consent to use a locality's rights-of-way, after requesting to negotiate a cable franchise agreement. Upon receipt of an application for an ordinance cable franchise, the locality shall adopt necessary ordinances within 120 days. A locality granting an ordinance franchise may, if it currently has fewer than three public, educational or governmental (PEG) channels, obtain up to three PEG channels from all cable operators. A locality that has approved a cable franchise in the 12 months preceding July 1, 2006, is exempted from provisions of this measure until an existing franchise expires.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/06 House: Presented and ordered printed 062649432 pdf
- 02/01/06 House: Committee substitute printed 067539308-H1 pdf
- 02/20/06 Senate: Committee substitute printed 062770308-S1 pdf
- 02/28/06 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1404ER) pdf
- 03/28/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0076) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/13/06 House: Presented and ordered printed 062649432
- 01/13/06 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/31/06 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/06 House: Committee substitute printed 067539308-H1
- 02/02/06 House: Read first time
- 02/03/06 House: Read second time
- 02/03/06 House: Committee substitute agreed to 067539308-H1
- 02/03/06 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/03/06 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1404H1
- 02/06/06 House: Read third time and passed House (85-Y 12-N 2-A)
- 02/06/06 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (85-Y 12-N 2-A)
- 02/06/06 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/07/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/06 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/20/06 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/20/06 Senate: Committee substitute printed 062770308-S1
- 02/22/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/06 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/06 Senate: Read third time
- 02/23/06 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/23/06 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 062770308-S1
- 02/23/06 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1404S1
- 02/23/06 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 1-N 2-A)
- 02/23/06 Senate: VOTE: (37-Y 1-N 2-A)
- 02/24/06 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/27/06 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 3-N 1-A)
- 02/27/06 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 3-N 1-A)
- 02/27/06 House: Reconsideration of Senate substitute agreed to by House
- 02/27/06 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (93-Y 5-N 2-A)
- 02/27/06 House: VOTE: ADOPTION #2 (93-Y 5-N 2-A)
- 02/28/06 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1404ER)
- 02/28/06 House: Enrolled
- 03/01/06 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/06 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/06 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 76 (effective 7/1/06)
- 03/28/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0076)