HB 789: Lifeline Services
GENERAL BILL by Payne ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Morales
Lifeline Services; Revises provisions concerning Lifeline services; removes provisions that specify circumstances under which telecommunications carrier must credit consumer's bill with Lifeline Assistance credit; removes DOE & Office of Public Counsel from entities with whom state agencies must cooperate in developing procedures to promote Lifeline participation; provides certain information is exempt as well as confidential; authorizes certain confidential & exempt information to be released to Federal Communications Commission.
Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/3/2022 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 7036 (Ch. 2022-80)
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/3/2022 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 7036 (Ch. 2022-80)
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/30/2021 | House |
• Filed |
| 12/13/2021 | House |
• Referred to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee |
| 1/10/2022 | House |
• Added to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee agenda |
| 1/11/2022 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/13/2022 | House |
• Favorable by Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee • Reported out of Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee • Now in Commerce Committee |
| 1/14/2022 | House |
• Added to Commerce Committee agenda |
| 1/19/2022 | House |
• Favorable by Commerce Committee • Reported out of Commerce Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| 2/28/2022 | House |
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2022) |
| 3/3/2022 | House |
• Substituted SB 7036 • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 7036 (Ch. 2022-80) |
