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Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Utilities & Banking of COM Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0160. Municipal Government - Enacts the "Competitive Cable Services Act." - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 59 and Title 65. Fiscal Summary for HB1109 / *SB0160 Increase State Expenditures - $191,000 Recurring $23,200 One-Time Bill Summary for HB1109 / *SB0160 This bill requires any entity or person seeking to provide cable service over a cable system in this state to apply for a state franchise with the secretary of state. Provisions governing such application and operation of a company granted a state-issued certificate of franchise authority are as follows: (1) Except where otherwise provided, an entity or person providing cable service on the effective date of this bill under a franchise previously granted by a municipality or unincorporated county would not be subject to, nor could it avail itself of, [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/11/2007 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Local Government of S&LG of State & Local Government Committee Bill TextCompanion Bill SB1944. Municipal Government - Allows municipality to exercise right to provide municipal and utility services in annexed area when municipality annexes any part of the service area of an authority. - Amends TCA Section 5-6-120. Fiscal Summary for *HB1287 / SB1944 Other Fiscal Impact - If a municipality chooses to annex such an area and provide utility services in that area, there will be a shift of local government revenues and expenditures from the utility district to the annexing municipality. The precise amount of such shift will vary on a case by case basis. Bill Summary for *HB1287 / SB1944 This bill clarifies that after a municipal annexation, the annexing municipality has the exclusive right to perform or provide municipal and utility functions and services in the annexed territory and that the annexing municipality and the [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Local Government of S&LG Bill TextCompanion Bill SB1277. Municipal Government - Limits a municipality's authorization to enter into a business relationship with a third party to provide cable, Internet, or related services to a joint venture; requires disclosure of information related to such agreements; requires that both a vote of a legislative body and a referendum be held to approve the provision of cable and Internet services; and prohibits a municipal electric system from loaning funds to or subsidizing with revenues a division created to provide cable and Internet services. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 52. Fiscal Summary for HB1771 / *SB1277 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Exceeds $100,000* Bill Summary for HB1771 / *SB1277 Present law authorizes a municipality operating an electric plant to establish a joint venture or other business relationship with one or more third [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/08/2007 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of Senate C,L&A Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB1109. Municipal Government - Enacts the "Competitive Cable Services Act." - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 59 and Title 65. Fiscal Summary for *SB0160 / HB1109 Increase State Expenditures - $191,000 Recurring $23,200 One-Time Bill Summary for *SB0160 / HB1109 This bill requires any entity or person seeking to provide cable service over a cable system in this state to apply for a state franchise with the secretary of state. Provisions governing such application and operation of a company granted a state-issued certificate of franchise authority are as follows: (1) Except where otherwise provided, an entity or person providing cable service on the effective date of this bill under a franchise previously granted by a municipality or unincorporated county would not be subject to, nor could it avail itself of, [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/16/2007 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of C,L&A Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB1771. Municipal Government - Limits a municipality's authorization to enter into a business relationship with a third party to provide cable, Internet, or related services to a joint venture; requires disclosure of information related to such agreements; requires that both a vote of a legislative body and a referendum be held to approve the provision of cable and Internet services; and prohibits a municipal electric system from loaning funds to or subsidizing with revenues a division created to provide cable and Internet services. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 52. Fiscal Summary for *SB1277 / HB1771 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Exceeds $100,000* Bill Summary for *SB1277 / HB1771 Present law authorizes a municipality operating an electric plant to establish a joint venture or other business relationship with one or more third [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/17/2007 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate S&L Govt. Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB1287. Municipal Government - Allows municipality to exercise right to provide municipal and utility services in annexed area when municipality annexes any part of the service area of an authority. - Amends TCA Section 5-6-120. Fiscal Summary for SB1944 / *HB1287 Other Fiscal Impact - If a municipality chooses to annex such an area and provide utility services in that area, there will be a shift of local government revenues and expenditures from the utility district to the annexing municipality. The precise amount of such shift will vary on a case by case basis. Bill Summary for SB1944 / *HB1287 This bill clarifies that after a municipal annexation, the annexing municipality has the exclusive right to perform or provide municipal and utility functions and services in the annexed territory and that the annexing municipality and the [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/23/2008 - Public Chapter 932 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB1933. Radio and Television - Enacts the "Competitive Cable and Video Services Act." - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 59 and Title 65. Fiscal Summary for HB1421 / *SB1933Decrease State Revenues - Net Impact - $12,497,000 Increase State Expenditures - $69,000 Recurring $16,000 One-Time Decrease Local Govt. Revenues - $2,250,000 Other Fiscal Impact - Additional changes to local government revenues of unknown amounts. Any such changes could result from changes in property tax revenues and franchise fees. However, these changes are dependent upon multiple unknown factors and cannot be measured or reasonably quantified. Bill Summary for HB1421 / *SB1933 This bill requires any entity or person seeking to provide cable or video service over a cable system or video service network facility in this state to apply for a state [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/23/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 932 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB1421. Radio and Television - Enacts the "Competitive Cable and Video Services Act." - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 59 and Title 65. Fiscal Summary for *SB1933 / HB1421Decrease State Revenues - Net Impact - $12,497,000 Increase State Expenditures - $69,000 Recurring $16,000 One-Time Decrease Local Govt. Revenues - $2,250,000 Other Fiscal Impact - Additional changes to local government revenues of unknown amounts. Any such changes could result from changes in property tax revenues and franchise fees. However, these changes are dependent upon multiple unknown factors and cannot be measured or reasonably quantified. Bill Summary for *SB1933 / HB1421 This bill requires any entity or person seeking to provide cable or video service over a cable system or video service network facility in this state to apply for a state [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/06/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Utilities & Banking of COM Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0832. Telecommunications - Requires municipally or cooperatively owned utilities to provide access for pole attachments to poles and conduit located in public rights of way. - Amends TCA Section 65-21-105. Fiscal Summary for HB1914 / *SB0832 Decrease Local Govt. Revenues - Exceeds $4,000,000 Bill Summary for HB1914 / *SB0832 Present law provides that no telegraph or telephone company, or other such company, may attach its lines to, or otherwise use, the poles of any other telegraph or telephone company without the consent of such company being first had and obtained. This bill rewrites the above provision to instead provide the following: (1) No municipally or cooperatively owned utility may request or receive from a telegraph or telephone corporation or a cable television provider, in exchange for permission [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/22/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Government Operations for review--Commerce Bill TextCompanion Bill SB1572. Telecommunications - Creates the nonprofit "Tennessee Broadband Access Corporation" to facilitate the deployment of broadband technologies across the state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5 and Title 65. Fiscal Summary for HB2100 / *SB1572(CORRECTED) Increase State Expenditures - $2,500,000 Recurring $5,000 One-Time Bill Summary for HB2100 / *SB1572 This bill creates a nonprofit corporation, which will be known as the Tennessee broadband access corporation to facilitate the deployment of broadband access throughout the state. The corporation will be governed by a board of directors composed of seven directors. The directors must be residents of this state and will be appointed by the governor. Prior to the appointment of a person as a director, the governor will submit [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Referred to Senate Delayed Bills Comm. Bill TextUtilities, Utility Districts - Removes the special provision limiting the per meeting amount of $250 for Huntsville Utility District commissioners in Scott County, thus applying the general law which sets the payment at $300 per meeting to such commissioners. - Amends TCA Section 7-82-308. Fiscal Summary for *SB4280 / HB4274 Increase Local Expenditures - $12,000/Permissive
Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Referred to Delayed Bill Committee Bill TextUtilities, Utility Districts - Removes the special provision limiting the per meeting amount of $250 for Huntsville Utility District commissioners in Scott County, thus applying the general law which sets the payment at $300 per meeting to such commissioners. - Amends TCA Section 7-82-308. Fiscal Summary for HB4274 / *SB4280 Increase Local Expenditures - $12,000/Permissive
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Referred to Senate Delayed Bills Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB4073. Utilities, Utility Districts - Requires, in certain situations, approval by the county commission before the board of commissioners of a utility district can change the current method for filling vacancies occurring on such board. - Amends TCA Section 7-82-307. Fiscal Summary for SB4230 / *HB4073MINIMAL Bill Summary for SB4230 / *HB4073 Under present law, the board of commissioners of a utility district that fills vacancies on it boards of commissioners by a method other than appointment by a county mayor or mayors on May 6, 2004, is authorized to, by resolution, change its present method of selection to appointment by a county mayor or mayors. This bill requires any utility district that changes its method of filling vacancies on the board of commissioners to mayoral appointment from a system of election by customers, which [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/07/2008 - Passed second consideration, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. Bill TextCompanion Bill SB2754. Eminent Domain - Limits the use of eminent domain proceedings for the construction or extension of utility lines in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 29, Chapter 17; Title 65 and Title 68. Fiscal Summary for HB3944 / *SB2754Increase Local Revenue - Exceeds $100,000 Increase Local Expenditures* - Exceeds $100,000 Bill Summary for HB3944 / *SB2754 This bill requires a utility to make reasonable efforts to first utilize property for which eminent domain is not required for such construction or extension, prior to a utility initiating condemnation proceedings for constructing or extending a utility line. Under this bill, the utility would resort to traversing private property only after such efforts to utilize other property have been exhausted. This bill specifies that a public [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 746 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB3858. Planning, Public - Specifies certain types of construction that do not constitute utility construction for purposes of determining when subdivision plats must be submitted to municipal or regional planning commissions for approval. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 3, Part 4 and Title 13, Chapter 4, Part 3. Fiscal Summary for SB4058 / *HB3858MINIMAL Bill Summary for SB4058 / *HB3858 Present law requires that a subdivision plat be submitted to the planning commission. Present law also allows a municipal or regional planning commission to adopt regulations governing the subdivision of land within that municipality or region. "Subdivision" means the division of a tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, sites, or other divisions requiring new street or utility construction, or any division of less than five acres for the purpose,[...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Local Government of S&LG of State & Local Government Committee Bill TextUtilities, Utility Districts - Requires Roane County mayor to fill commission vacancies for non-municipal water utility districts upon expiration of current terms. - Amends TCA Section 7-82-307. Fiscal Summary for HB3998 / *SB3604MINIMAL
Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Action Deferred in Subcommittee Local Government of S&LG to Summer Study Bill TextCompanion Bill SB4061. Utilities, Utility Districts - Modifies certain procedures for converting to the uniform selection method for filling director vacancies occurring on certain utility districts. - Amends TCA Section 7-82-307. Fiscal Summary for HB4072 / *SB4061MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB4072 / *SB4061 Under present law, the board of commissioners of a utility district that fills vacancies on its board of commissioners by a method other than appointment by a county mayor or mayors on May 6, 2004, is authorized to, by resolution, change its present method of selection to appointment by a county mayor or mayors. This bill requires any utility district that changes its method of filling vacancies on the board of commissioners to mayoral appointment from a system of election by customers, which was in place on May 6, 2004, to obtain approval of such [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Local Government of S&LG Bill TextCompanion Bill SB4230. Utilities, Utility Districts - Requires, in certain situations, approval by the county commission before the board of commissioners of a utility district can change the current method for filling vacancies occurring on such board. - Amends TCA Section 7-82-307. Fiscal Summary for *HB4073 / SB4230MINIMAL Bill Summary for *HB4073 / SB4230 Under present law, the board of commissioners of a utility district that fills vacancies on it boards of commissioners by a method other than appointment by a county mayor or mayors on May 6, 2004, is authorized to, by resolution, change its present method of selection to appointment by a county mayor or mayors. This bill requires any utility district that changes its method of filling vacancies on the board of commissioners to mayoral appointment from a system of election by customers, which [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Action Deferred in Senate S&L Govt. Comm. to 4/15/2008 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB4072. Utilities, Utility Districts - Modifies certain procedures for converting to the uniform selection method for filling director vacancies occurring on certain utility districts. - Amends TCA Section 7-82-307. Fiscal Summary for *SB4061 / HB4072MINIMAL Bill Summary for *SB4061 / HB4072 Under present law, the board of commissioners of a utility district that fills vacancies on its board of commissioners by a method other than appointment by a county mayor or mayors on May 6, 2004, is authorized to, by resolution, change its present method of selection to appointment by a county mayor or mayors. This bill requires any utility district that changes its method of filling vacancies on the board of commissioners to mayoral appointment from a system of election by customers, which was in place on May 6, 2004, to obtain approval of such [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Public Chapter 746 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB4058. Planning, Public - Specifies certain types of construction that do not constitute utility construction for purposes of determining when subdivision plats must be submitted to municipal or regional planning commissions for approval. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 3, Part 4 and Title 13, Chapter 4, Part 3. Fiscal Summary for *HB3858 / SB4058MINIMAL Bill Summary for *HB3858 / SB4058 Present law requires that a subdivision plat be submitted to the planning commission. Present law also allows a municipal or regional planning commission to adopt regulations governing the subdivision of land within that municipality or region. "Subdivision" means the division of a tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, sites, or other divisions requiring new street or utility construction, or any division of less than five acres for the purpose,[...] show full description
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