Cable television systems; licensing and regulation thereof. (HB1404)

Introduced By

Del. Morgan Griffith (R-Salem) with support from co-patrons Del. Sal Iaquinto (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City), and Del. John Welch (R-Virginia Beach)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Licensing and regulation of cable television systems. Establishes a new procedure by which cable operators may obtain authorization to operate cable systems in localities. The new procedure provides for localities to grant ordinance cable franchises as an alternative to negotiated cable franchises. Ordinance cable franchises may be requested by certificated providers of telecommunications services with previous consent to use a locality's rights-of-way, after requesting to negotiate a cable franchise agreement. Upon receipt of an application for an ordinance cable franchise, the locality shall adopt necessary ordinances within 120 days. A locality granting an ordinance franchise may, if it currently has fewer than three public, educational or governmental (PEG) channels, obtain up to three PEG channels from all cable operators. A locality that has approved a cable franchise in the 12 months preceding July 1, 2006, is exempted from provisions of this measure until an existing franchise expires. Read the Bill »

Status

03/10/2006: signed by governor

History

DateAction
01/13/2006Presented and ordered printed 062649432
01/13/2006Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/31/2006Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
02/01/2006Committee substitute printed 067539308-H1
02/02/2006Read first time
02/03/2006Read second time
02/03/2006Committee substitute agreed to 067539308-H1
02/03/2006Pending question ordered
02/03/2006Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1404H1
02/06/2006Read third time and passed House (85-Y 12-N 2-A)
02/06/2006VOTE: PASSAGE (85-Y 12-N 2-A)
02/06/2006Communicated to Senate
02/07/2006Constitutional reading dispensed
02/07/2006Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/20/2006Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
02/20/2006Committee substitute printed 062770308-S1
02/22/2006Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/22/2006VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
02/23/2006Read third time
02/23/2006Reading of substitute waived
02/23/2006Committee substitute agreed to 062770308-S1
02/23/2006Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1404S1
02/23/2006Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 1-N 2-A)
02/23/2006VOTE: (37-Y 1-N 2-A)
02/24/2006Placed on Calendar
02/27/2006Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 3-N 1-A)
02/27/2006VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 3-N 1-A)
02/27/2006Reconsideration of Senate substitute agreed to by House
02/27/2006Senate substitute agreed to by House (93-Y 5-N 2-A)
02/27/2006VOTE: ADOPTION #2 (93-Y 5-N 2-A)
02/28/2006Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1404ER)
02/28/2006Enrolled
03/01/2006Signed by Speaker
03/02/2006Signed by President
03/10/2006G Approved by Governor-Chapter 76 (effective 7/1/06)
03/28/2006G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0076)

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB706.