File Code: Local Government - Generally
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Valderrama, Giannetti, and Patterson
- Entitled:
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Cable Television - Low Power Television - Universal Access
Requiring locally franchised cable systems to carry video programming
of specified low power stations, with specified exceptions;
authorizing a franchising authority to identify low power stations for
inclusion in local cable system carriage and to require carriage on
specified terms and conditions; providing remedies for specified
violations of the Act, including civil action and injunction; etc.
House Action
- 3/16
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Delegate Valderrama) Adopted (119-6)
- Referred House Rules and Executive Nominations
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
- Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B
- Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ART, MUSIC AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS -see also- MUSEUMS; THEATERS
- CABLE TELEVISION
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
- FRANCHISES
- MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -see also- ANNAP; BALT; HAGER; OC
- TELEVISION -see also- CABLE TELEVISION
- VIDEO
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 25A Chartered Counties of Maryland
- (
5
)
- Commercial Law
- (
11-1501 ,
11-1502 ,
11-1503 ,
11-1504
)
- Article - 23A Corporations - Municipal
- (
2
)
- Article - 25 County Commissioners
- (
3C
)
- Article - 25B Home Rule for Code Counties
- (
13
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Not available at this time
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
- House
- March 16, 2000: Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Valderrama) Adopted (119-6)