Indiana House Bill 1201 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Enrolled on February 27 2012 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-15 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Provides that after March 31, 2012, the I- Light communications network may not be used to offer or provide, directly or indirectly, communications service to the public or to any private or governmental entity. Provides exceptions to this prohibition to allow for the following: (1) The provision of communications service for 911 services or emergency or law enforcement purposes. (2) The provision of communications service to institutions of higher education in furtherance of education or research for the direct benefit of students, faculty, or staff, and, under certain conditions, to other persons with a research and development relationship with the institution. (3) The provision of communications service for the direct benefit of public broadcasting. Provides that after March 31, 2012, a person that is not: (1) a state educational institution; or (2) a private postsecondary educational institution; may not become a member of the I-Light network or otherwise connect to or use the I-Light network or any services made available through I-Light.

State provision and use of communications service.

Rep. Thomas Dermody [R]

2012-03-05 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 71 N: 22 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2012-02-27 - Senate - Senate - Third reading: passed (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2012-01-27 - House - House - Third reading: passed (Y: 71 N: 20 NV: 3 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2012-01-26 - House - House - Amendment 3 (Pierce), failed (Y: 29 N: 66 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-15		Signed by the Governor
2012-03-08		Signed by the President of the Senate
2012-03-07		Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2012-03-06		Signed by the Speaker
2012-03-05		House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 338: yeas 71, nays 22
2012-02-27		Returned to the House with amendments
2012-02-27		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 251: yeas 49 and nays 0
2012-02-23		Second reading: ordered engrossed
2012-02-20		Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2012-02-01		First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities & Technology
2012-01-27		Senate sponsors: Senators Holdman, Merritt and Randolph
2012-01-27		Referred to the Senate
2012-01-27		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 100: yeas 71, nays 20
2012-01-26		Amendment 3 (Pierce), failed; Roll Call 61: yeas 29, nays 66
2012-01-26		Amendment 1 (Truitt), failed; Division of the House: yeas 32, nays 50
2012-01-26		Second reading: ordered engrossed
2012-01-23		Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2012-01-09		First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities and Energy
2012-01-09		Authored by Representative Dermody

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1201
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/IN/IN1201.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/HB/HB1201.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/EH/EH1201.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/HE/HE1201.1.html
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/Hrollcal/0061.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/Hrollcal/0100.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/Srollcal/0251.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/Hrollcal/0338.PDF.pdf