S998 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/CS by General Government Appropriations; Community Affairs; Communications and Public Utilities; Bennett (Compare CS/CS/1ST ENG/H 0529, H 0855, H 1565, S 1772, S 2638, S 2908) Cable TV/Video Service Franchises [RPCC]; cites act as "Consumer Choice Act"; prohibits counties & municipalities from negotiating terms & conditions re cable & video services; deletes authorization for counties & municipalities to award cable service franchises & restriction that cable service companies not operate without such franchise; designates Dept. of State as authorizing authority; requires DOACS to receive customer service complaints, etc. Amends FS. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. 02/01/07 SENATE Filed 02/08/07 SENATE Referred to Communications and Public Utilities; General Government Appropriations; Rules 03/06/07 SENATE Introduced, referred to Communications and Public Utilities; General Government Appropriations; Rules -SJ 00061 03/19/07 SENATE On Committee agenda-- Communications and Public Utilities, 03/22/07, 1:00 pm, 301-S 03/22/07 SENATE CS by Communications and Public Utilities; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 -SJ 00258; CS read 1st time on 03/28/07 -SJ 00262 03/23/07 SENATE Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) 03/27/07 SENATE Remaining references corrected to Community Affairs; General Government Appropriations -SJ 00268; Now in Community Affairs 04/09/07 SENATE On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 04/12/07, 2:30 pm, 412-K --Temporarily postponed 04/12/07 SENATE On Committee agenda-- General Government Appropriations, 04/17/07, 9:00 am, 401-S --Not received 04/13/07 SENATE On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 04/18/07, 2:15 pm, 412-K 04/18/07 SENATE CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 2 -SJ 00507; CS read 1st time on 04/20/07 -SJ 00509 04/20/07 SENATE Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2); Now in General Government Appropriations -SJ 00507; On Committee agenda-- General Government Appropriations, 04/24/07, 8:15 am, 401-S 04/24/07 SENATE CS/CS/CS by- General Government Appropriations; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00545; CS read 1st time on 04/25/07 -SJ 00552; Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2); Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 00545 04/26/07 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00591; Amendment(s) adopted (760970, 712940, 375938, 373250, 365746, 052442) -SJ 00592; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 00592; Substituted CS/CS/HB 529 -SJ 00592; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/HB 529 (Ch. 2007-29) -SJ 00592
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