MD HB1415 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-11 - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Economic Matters Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-11 - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Economic Matters Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Providing that a county or municipality may establish specified penalties for failure to comply with a franchise agreement for a cable television system; requiring that a franchise agreement include a service connection requirement for wired broadband service, subject to specified conditions; providing that a specified failure to install wired broadband on request under a service connection requirement of a franchise agreement constitutes a specified breach; etc.
Title
Cable Service - Broadband Connection Requirement - Enforcement
Sponsors
| Del. Mark Fisher [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-11 | House | Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2016-02-12 | House | First Reading Economic Matters |
Subjects
Cable Television
Civil Actions
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
Contracts
Counties
Franchises
Municipal Corporations
Penalties and Sentences
Public Service Commission
Rules and Regulations
Telecommunications and Information Technology
Trials
Utility Regulation
Civil Actions
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
Contracts
Counties
Franchises
Municipal Corporations
Penalties and Sentences
Public Service Commission
Rules and Regulations
Telecommunications and Information Technology
Trials
Utility Regulation
