Georgia House Bill 201 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on March 13 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-18 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1A of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the O.C.G.A., relating to telephone system for the physically impaired, so as to change certain provisions relating to the establishment, administration, and operation of the state-wide dual party relay service and audible universal information access service; to change certain legislative findings and declarations; to eliminate the prohibition as to the distribution of telecommunications equipment under telecommunications equipment distribution program based on a certain income level; to provide that wireless devices and applications may be distributed as part of the telecommunications equipment distribution program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Public utilities; telephone system for the physically impaired; provisions

Rep. Don Parsons [R]

Rep. Karla Drenner [D]

Rep. Carolyn Hugley [D]

Rep. Penny Houston [R]

2015-03-13 - House - House Vote #244 (Y: 169 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-18	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2015-03-13	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2015-03-13	House	House Third Readers
2015-02-25	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2015-02-09	House	House Second Readers
2015-02-04	House	House First Readers
2015-02-03	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/43293
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/146754
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/149254
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/151264
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/43293#12537