Public utilities; regulation of certain matters pertaining to rural telephone cooperatives; provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 44 and 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property and public utilities and public transportation, respectively, so as to provide for regulation of certain matters pertaining to rural telephone cooperatives; to provide for the donation of abandoned dividends or capital credits by rural telephone cooperatives for certain purposes; to provide for definitions; to provide for venue in proceedings against rural telephone cooperatives; to change certain provisions relating to the bylaws of rural telephone cooperatives; to provide for return of revenues upon the death of a member of a rural telephone cooperative; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
House Passage
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Feb 16, 2017
Signed May 9, 2017
Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2017
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
2
May 9, 2017
Signed into law
Act 263
upper
May 9, 2017
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 30, 2017
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 30, 2017
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
lower
Mar 28, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 24, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 24, 2017
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 22, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 3, 2017
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 27, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Don Parsons
RRepublican
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