HOUSE BILL 565

Sponsored By:

Delegate Owings

Entitled:

Public Service Commission - Telephone Companies - Directory Assistance Calls

Synopsis:

Reducing the number of calls to directory assistance made by residential customers upon which the Public Service Commission is prohibited from levying charges; authorizing the Public Service Commission to allow telephone companies to levy charges for directory assistance calls; setting specified standards relating to those charges; and repealing specified rate adjustments for telephone companies.

Legislative History

House Action

1/31

First Reading Environmental Matters

Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.

3/6

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters

3/7

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Special Order 3/8 (Del. Exum) Adopted

3/8

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/12

Third Reading Passed (80-53)

3/29

Returned Passed

5/23

Signed by the Governor Chapter 685

Senate Action

3/13

First Reading Finance

Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.

3/29

Favorable Report by Finance

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/31

Floor Amendment (Sen. Della) Rejected (13-33)

Floor Amendment (Sen. Della)

Special Order 4/3 (Sen. Frosh) Adopted

4/1

Floor Amendment (Sen. Della) Rejected (17-28)

Third Reading Passed (41-5)

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES

PRICES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

TELEPHONES

UTILITIES -see also- HIGH VOLTAGE LINES, TELEPHONES

Bill affects the following Statute:

Article - 78 Public Service Commission Law

( 68 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 289161/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 7, 1996 at: 10:16 Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 602586/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 2, 1996 at: 10:56 Status: Rejected

Number: 602586/2 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 3, 1996 at: 12:12 Status: Rejected