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2009 SESSION

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HB 1649 Telegraph or telephone companies; not required to accept franchise, etc., that restricts services.

Introduced by: R. Lee Ware, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Telephone and cable lines; right-of-way contracting.  Prohibits a telegraph or telephone company or cable operator from being required to accept an interest, franchise, privilege, or easement for a right-of-way for its poles, other structures and facilities that restrict the services that may be offered legally by the company or operator.

FULL TEXT

• 12/12/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098077780  pdf | impact statement
• 02/06/09  House: Printed as engrossed 098077780-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/24/09  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1649ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/27/09  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0331)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 12/12/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098077780
• 12/12/08  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/20/09  House: Referred from General Laws by voice vote
• 01/20/09  House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 01/26/09  House: Assigned C & L sub: 2
• 01/29/09  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
• 02/03/09  House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/09  House: Read first time
• 02/06/09  House: Read second time
• 02/06/09  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/06/09  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1649E
• 02/06/09  House: Printed as engrossed 098077780-E
• 02/08/09  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/09/09  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/09  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/09  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/10/09  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/16/09  Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/09  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/09  Senate: Read third time
• 02/19/09  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/09  House: Enrolled
• 02/24/09  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1649ER)
• 02/25/09  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/27/09  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/27/09  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 331 (effective 7/1/09)
• 03/27/09  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0331)