HB410 Alabama 2014 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
Emergencies, broadcasters, radio, t.v., and cable, emergency response broadcasters, training and certification by Homeland Security Department, access to facilities to repair and restart broadcasting during emergencies
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would authorize radio stations,
television stations, and cable operators to be
certified by the Alabama Broadcasters Association
as emergency response engineers and would authorize
emergency response engineers to have access to
areas affected by emergencies or disasters in order
to restore broadcasting or cable signal capability
and provide information related to an emergency or
disaster to the public when a radio or television
station or cable operator is in an affected area</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to radio and television stations and cable
operators; to authorize planning for responding to emergencies
or disasters by broadcasters and cable operators and to
authorize access to emergency or disaster areas by emergency
response engineers to restore broadcasting capability and to
transmit emergency public information when the radio
broadcasting station, television broadcasting station, or
cable operator is located in the affected area.
</p>
Subjects
Telecommunications
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 27, 2014 | S | Pending third reading on day 20 Favorable from Commerce, Transportation, and Utilities |
| February 27, 2014 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 20, 2014 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Commerce, Transportation, and Utilities |
| February 20, 2014 | H | Engrossed |
| February 20, 2014 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 392 |
| February 20, 2014 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 391 |
| February 20, 2014 | H | Public Safety and Homeland Security Amendment Offered |
| February 20, 2014 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 390 |
| February 20, 2014 | H | Public Safety and Homeland Security first Substitute Offered |
| February 20, 2014 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 12, 2014 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and 1 amendment |
| February 6, 2014 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB410 Alabama 2014 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB410 Alabama 2014 Session - Engrossed |