IN SB0361 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Engrossed on January 30 2012 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-13 - First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities and Energy
Pending: House Utilities and Energy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on January 30 2012 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-13 - First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities and Energy
Pending: House Utilities and Energy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Provides that after March 31, 2012, the I- Light 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 for the direct benefit of students, faculty, and staff. (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 use the I-Light network or any services made available through I-Light.
Title
State provision and use of communications service.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2012-01-30 - Senate - Senate - Third reading: passed (Y: 46 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-13 | First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities and Energy | |
| 2012-01-30 | House sponsor: Rep. Dermody | |
| 2012-01-30 | Referred to the House | |
| 2012-01-30 | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 89: yeas 46 and nays 4 | |
| 2012-01-24 | Amendment 1 (Holdman), prevailed; voice vote | |
| 2012-01-24 | Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed | |
| 2012-01-19 | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted | |
| 2012-01-12 | Senators Schneider and Randolph added as coauthors | |
| 2012-01-09 | Senator Merritt added as second author | |
| 2012-01-09 | Senator Holdman added as first author | |
| 2012-01-09 | Senator Merritt removed as first author | |
| 2012-01-09 | Senator Holdman removed as second author | |
| 2012-01-09 | First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities & Technology | |
| 2012-01-09 | Authored by Senators Merritt and Holdman |
