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1996 SESSION
SB 385 Public service companies; telephone cooperatives.
Introduced by: Virgil H. Goode, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Public service companies; telephone cooperatives. Expands the authorized services of telephone cooperatives to include video and data services. The bill further provides that the jurisdiction of the Virginia State Corporation Commission to regulate the rates, services, facilities, and service territory extensions of telephone cooperatives is limited to those associated with telephone service. The bill also (i) eliminates current provisions limiting the number of nonmembers served by a telephone cooperative to 49 percent of its service base and (ii) modifies provisions governing cooperatives' membership, making membership subject only to law and cooperatives' bylaws. Mandatory issuance of membership certificates is also eliminated. The bill further provides that except where a cooperative establishes a cable television system, it is subject to Va. Code § 15.1-23.1.
FULL TEXT
- 01/22/96 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 960287665 pdf
- 01/31/96 Senate: Printed as engrossed 960287665-E pdf
- 03/01/96 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB385ER) pdf
- 04/15/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0708) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/22/96 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 960287665
- 01/22/96 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/29/96 Senate: Reported from C. & L. with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/96 Senate: Const. reading disp. (40-Y 0-N), passed by for the day
- 01/30/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/96 Senate: Read second time
- 01/31/96 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/31/96 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/31/96 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 01/31/96 Senate: Printed as engrossed 960287665-E
- 02/01/96 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/96 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/96 Senate: Rec. of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/96 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/96 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/96 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/96 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/02/96 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/96 House: Read first time
- 02/05/96 House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
- 02/15/96 House: Reported from C. I. B. w/amds. (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/96 House: Read second time
- 02/19/96 House: Read third time
- 02/19/96 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/19/96 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/19/96 House: Passed House with amendments (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/96 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/96 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/21/96 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/96 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENTS (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/96 House: Title replaced
- 03/01/96 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB385ER)
- 03/06/96 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/06/96 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/96 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/06/96 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 708 (effective 7/1/96)
- 04/15/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0708)