SB 264

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1 Bill Summary
2 Bill Actions
3 Bill Calendar
4 Bill Text
5 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors

Arthur Orr

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Telecommunications, installation and deployment of small wireless facilities and associated poles, towers, and base stations on the public rights-of-way, authorized, Secs. 37-3A-1 to 37-3A-12, inclusive, added.

Description

This bill would authorize the installation and deployment of qualifying antennas and poles on the public rights-of-way of the state to be used for wireless and broadband communications networks

This bill would establish a permitting process for the installation of small wireless facilities and poles and would establish the rates and fees for their use

This bill would also provide exemptions and would also provide indemnification, insurance, and bonding requirements

Relating to telecommunications; to add Chapter 3A to Title 37, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the installation and deployment of small wireless facilities and poles on public rights-of-way; to establish a permitting process; to provide exemptions; and to provide indemnification, insurance, and bonding requirements.

Subjects

Telecommunications

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
May 9, 2019	S	Pending third reading on day 19 Favorable from Transportation and Energy with 1 substitute
May 9, 2019	S	Transportation and Energy first Substitute Offered
May 9, 2019	S	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
April 9, 2019	S	Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Transportation and Energy

Type	Date	Location	Description
Hearing	May 9, 2019	Room 825 at 08:30	Senate T&E Public Hearing
Hearing	May 9, 2019	Room 825 at 08:30	Senate T&E Hearing
Hearing	April 11, 2019	RM. 825 at 08:30	Senate T&E Hearing

Type	Link
Bill Text	SB 264 - Introduced
Bill Amendments	Senate Transportation and Energy first Substitute Offered

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