Relating to public utilities; to authorize the Alabama Public Service Commission to designate certain providers or of commercial mobile radio services as a eligible to offer and receive universal service support.
Summary
Public utilities; Alabama Public Service Commission; authorized to designate providers of radio or cellular telephone services as an eligible telecommunications carrier for the purposes of providing Lifeline service.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced May 11, 2023
Signed Jun 14, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 24, 2023 · House Jun 1, 2023
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
May 24, 2023
D
Democratic8
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Jun 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
lower
May 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
lower
May 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure)
lower
May 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure)
lower
May 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
upper
May 11, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dan Roberts
RRepublican
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