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HB400 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Apr 26, 2021
HB400 Alabama 2019 Session
House Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2019
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Telecommunications, Broadband Using Electric Easement Accessibility Act, Secs. 37-16-1 to 37-16-8, inclusive, added.
Description

This bill would authorize the placement, construction, installation, operation, and use of broadband and other advanced communication capabilities and related facilities within electric easements by electric providers.

This bill would authorize electric providers to engage in, and to permit electric providers to authorize others to engage in, providing broadband services through advanced communications capabilities within electric easement.

This bill would grant the right to electric providers to condemn easements and rights-of-way for advanced communications capabilities.

This bill would also permit consents through service agreements, licenses, leases, and membership agreements to place, construct, install, operate and use advance communication capabilities within an electric easement.

Subjects
Telecommunications

Bill Text

Votes

Blackshear motion to Carry Over Temporarily

May 2, 2019 House Failed
Yes 40
No 48
Abstained 3
Absent 13

Ingram motion to Carry Over Temporarily

May 2, 2019 House Failed
Yes 31
No 42
Abstained 1
Absent 30

Lovvorn motion to Carry Over Temporarily

May 2, 2019 House Failed
Yes 33
No 46
Abstained 1
Absent 24

Motion to Adopt

May 2, 2019 House Passed
Yes 84
No 2
Abstained 3
Absent 15

Baker motion to Carry Over Temporarily

May 2, 2019 House Failed
Yes 29
No 53
Abstained 3
Absent 19

Motion to Adopt

May 2, 2019 House Passed
Yes 94
Abstained 1
Absent 9

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

May 2, 2019 House Passed
Yes 92
No 2
Abstained 1
Absent 9

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature