HB400 Alabama 2019 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Telecommunications, Broadband Using Electric Easement Accessibility Act, Secs. 37-16-1 to 37-16-8, inclusive, added.
Description
<p class="bill_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</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would grant the right to electric
providers to condemn easements and rights-of-way
for advanced communications capabilities</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to broadband services; to authorize the
placement, construction, installation, operation, and use of
broadband and other advanced communication capabilities and
related facilities within electric easements by electric
providers; to 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 easements; to grant the right to
electric providers to condemn easements and rights-of-way for
advanced communications capabilities; and to permit consents
through service agreements, licenses, leases, and membership
agreements to place, construct, install, operate, and use
advance communication capabilities within an electric
easement.
</p>
Subjects
Telecommunications
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2019 | H | Delivered to Governor at 9:45 a.m. on May 23, 2019. |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Assigned Act No. 2019-326. |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| May 23, 2019 | S | Signature Requested |
| May 23, 2019 | S | Concurred in Second House Amendment |
| May 22, 2019 | H | Enrolled |
| May 22, 2019 | H | Shedd motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 887 |
| May 22, 2019 | H | Concurrence Requested |
| May 22, 2019 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 990 |
| May 22, 2019 | S | Givhan motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 989 |
| May 22, 2019 | S | Givhan Amendment Offered |
| May 22, 2019 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| May 16, 2019 | S | Livingston motion to Carry Over adopted Voice Vote |
| May 16, 2019 | S | Livingston motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 901 |
| May 16, 2019 | S | Livingston first Substitute Offered |
| May 16, 2019 | S | Third Reading Carried Over |
| May 14, 2019 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| May 7, 2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Engrossed |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 515 |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 514 |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Shedd Amendment Offered |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 513 |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Jones (M) Amendment Offered |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Baker motion to Carry Over Temporarily lost Roll Call 512 |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Fridy intended to vote Yea |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Motion to Adopt U&RD substitute adopted Roll Call 511 |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Lovvorn motion to Carry Over Temporarily lost Roll Call 510 |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Ingram motion to Carry Over Temporarily lost Roll Call 509 |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Fridy intended to vote Nay |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Blackshear motion to Carry Over Temporarily lost Roll Call 508 |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Urban and Rural Development Substitute resumed |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Shedd motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Urban and Rural Development Substitute Offered |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Third Reading Carried Over |
| April 25, 2019 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and |
| April 9, 2019 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Urban and Rural Development |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 14, 2019 | Room 825 at 14:00 | Senate FRED Hearing |
| Hearing | April 24, 2019 | ROOM 410 at 15:30 | House U&RD Hearing |
| Hearing | April 24, 2019 | ROOM 410 at 16:00 | House U&RD Hearing |
| Hearing | April 17, 2019 | ROOM 410 at 16:00 | House U&RD Public Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB400 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB400 Alabama 2019 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB400 Alabama 2019 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Amendments | House Urban and Rural Development first Substitute Offered |
| Bill Amendments | House Jones (M) Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | House Shedd Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Livingston first Substitute Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Givhan Amendment Offered |