File Code: Utility Regulation
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 746
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Hixson and Davis
- Entitled:
-
Communications Companies - Universal Service Trust Fund - Surcharge
Expanding the services that are subject to the Universal Service Trust
Fund surcharge; requiring the surcharge to be applied to specified
bills and to be payable at a specified time; altering the maximum
amount of a specified surcharge; requiring the Secretary of
Information Technology to direct specified companies to add the
surcharge to bills for services under specified circumstances;
requiring specified companies to act as collection agents for the Fund
and to remit proceeds to the Comptroller for deposit in the Fund; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
For explanation of terms
click here.
House Action
- 2/10
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 2/14
- Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/5
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- 3/31
- Favorable with Amendments {723097/1 Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/1
- Third Reading Passed (98-39)
- 4/6
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/31
- First Reading Senate Rules
- 4/7
- Re-referred Finance
- 4/9
- Favorable Report by Finance
- 4/4
- Favorable
- Motion Special Order until later today (Senator Brochin) Rejected (14-33)
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/5
- Third Reading Passed (32-15)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 5/22
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 572
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
- Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Communications -see also- Language; Telecommun & Info Tech
- Disabilities -see also- Blind; Deaf; Developmental
- Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment
- Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes; Reimb Rates.
- Information Technology, Department of
- Public Service Commission
- Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax
- Telecommunications and Information Technology
- Telephones
- Utilities -see also- High Voltage Lines; Telephones; Water
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- State Finance and Procurement
- (
3A-501
,
3A-501
,
3A-504
,
3A-506
,
3A-601
,
3A-602
,
3A-606
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
House
- Number: 723097/01 Offered on: April 5, 2012 at:
11:31 a.m. Status: Adopted
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Committee Votes :
House
- Economic Matters
Senate
- Finance
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- April 1, 2012: Third Reading Passed (98-39)
Senate
- April 4, 2012: Motion Special Order until later today (Brochin) Rejected (14-33)
- April 5, 2012: Third Reading Passed (32-15)
