2006 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 296

File Code: Utility Regulation Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1657
Sponsored By:
Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Hogan, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled:
Local Government - Street Lighting Equipment

Synopsis:

Authorizing a local government to purchase street lighting equipment from an electric company; requiring a local government to pay fair market value for the purchase of street lighting equipment; and providing that specified provisions of law regarding high voltage lines do not apply to the maintenance of street lighting equipment by a local government that owns the street lighting equipment.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/26
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/1
Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
2/27
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/28
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/2
Special Order 3/3 (Senator Pipkin) Adopted
3/3
Third Reading Passed (26-21)
House Action
3/6
First Reading Environmental Matters
3/20
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27
Hearing cancelled
3/30
Re-referred Economic Matters
3/31
Hearing 4/5 at 1:00 p.m.
4/7
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

Sponsored by:

Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
HIGH VOLTAGE LINES
STREET LIGHTS
UTILITIES -see also- HIGH VOLTAGE LINES; TELEPHONES; WATER

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Labor and Employment
( 6-102 )
Article - 24 Political Subdivisions - Miscellaneous Provisions
( 5-101 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
March 3, 2006: Third Reading Passed (26-21)