CHAPTER NUMBER: 544
File Code: Utility Regulation
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Bobo, Frush, Hubbard, and Stern
- Entitled:
-
Telephones -
Changes in Telecommunications
Service
Prohibiting telephone companies and resellers from taking actions on
behalf of a customer concerning the selection of a telephone company
or reseller, telecommunications service options, or the person who
bills the customer or the customer's billing arrangement except in
compliance with specified procedures; requiring specified notice to be
provided to a customer when specified changes are made in providers
and options; imposing specified liabilities on entities that initiate
an unauthorized change; etc.
House Action
- 2/12
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 2/24
- Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/26
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/27
- Third Reading Passed (138-0)
- 4/8
- House Concur - Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- 5/27
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 544
Senate Action
- 3/29
- First Reading Finance
- 3/30
- Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/9
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- 4/7
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/9
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
- Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
- Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- NOTICES
- PENALTIES
- PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
- REGISTRATION -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- TELECOMMUNICATIONS -see also- TELEPHONES
- TELEPHONES
- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- UTILITIES -see also- HIGH VOLTAGE LINES; TELEPHONES; WATER
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Public Utility Companies
- (
8-401 ,
8-402 ,
8-403 ,
8-404 ,
8-405 ,
8-406 ,
8-407 ,
8-408 ,
8-409
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 569694/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 26, 1999 at:
10:40 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Senate
- Number: 777565/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 9, 1999 at:
11:54 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 27, 1999: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
- April 8, 1999: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- Senate
- April 9, 1999: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
