All Telephones and Telephone Companies Legislation - Minnesota
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Latest Action: 04/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of human services for a grant to HOME line for the tenant hotline services program (me) Comment on Bill SF2261 - Business telecommunications services uniform regulatory treatment
Latest Action: 04/24/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Providing for uniform regulatory treatment of business customers telecommunications services; repealing the reduced rate competitive area provision (rt) Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the commissioner of revenue to maintain a toll free telephone access service for taxpayer assistance for calls within the state (rt) SF0409 - Military service personnel utilities, telecommunications and club, service and travel membership contracts regulations provisions modification
Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Commerce and Consumer Protection Bill Text 1E Relating to consumer protection; regulating utility disconnections and wireless, rental, club and service contracts and membership travel contracts cancellations for military service personnel; specifying requirements for disconnection, notification and appeal process; providing for enforcement (rt) Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to health ARTICLE 1 - PREGNANT WOMEN AND PARENT SUPPORT "Minnesota Pregnant Women and Parent Support Act"; prohibiting health plan imposition of policy waiting periods for prenatal and maternity health insurance benefits, defining policy waiting period; eliminating pregnancy as a preexisting condition; establishing a parenting support grant program under the direction of the office of higher education for public or private postsecondary institutions, specifying certain duties of the office; establishing an informational hotline on available pregnancy, adoption and parental support agencies; requiring information on alpha-fetoprotein testing for pregnant women when providing counseling under certain conditions; requiring adoption referral information to be provided by an organization, agency, clinic or health care center receiving state funding; requiring maternity group homes receiving federal [...] show full description Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Business, Industry and Jobs Bill Text 3E "Minnesota Wireless Telephone Consumer Protection Act"; requiring wireless telecommunications services carriers to make certain disclosures to customers; requiring a listing of government taxes and fees on bills; prohibiting billing for certain third party goods and services; requiring disclosure of extensions in contract length; prohibiting wireless carriers from limiting consumer remedies by contract; specifying remedies, penalties and enforcement; repealing consumer protections for wireless customers (ra) SF3562 - Motor vehicles wireless communication devices use limitations
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to traffic regulations; defining wireless communication device and electronic message; prohibiting use of wireless communication devices (cell phones) while operating a motor vehicle; specifying certain exceptions (me) SF0247 - Mobile (cell) phone motor vehicle moving violation fine increase
Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Judiciary Bill Text 1E Increasing the fine for moving violations committed while communicating over mobile (cell) phones (ra) SF0593 - Income tax credit for telecommuting conversion and ongoing expenses
Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Taxes Bill Text 1E Providing an income tax credit for telecommuting conversion expenses for persons performing at a workplace (business or office) to telecommuting from home (residence), specifying a limit and allocation for nonresidents and part time residents; providing a credit for ongoing telecommuting expenses, specifying a limit; requiring the commissioner of revenue to report to the legislature (me) Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Authorizing online learning provider charter schools to conduct school board meetings by telephone or other electronic means (me) Latest Action: 02/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of health to fund a community based nonprofit organization HIV information and referral service using telephone, internet and other appropriate technologies (ra) Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Modifying and expanding mental health services funding provisions for medical assistance (MA) coverage, general assistance medical care (GAMC) and MinnesotaCare; increasing rates for children's therapeutic services and support services; defining family psychoeducation; modifying diagnostic assessment reimbursement rates; including rehabilitative mental health services in family psychoeducation, coordination and care management and collateral contacts; modifying payments for mental health services, mental health provider travel time and mental health telemedicine; adding intensive mental health outpatient treatment, care management, collateral contracts and mental health services dual eligible clients as covered services; modifying provisions relating to children's therapeutic services and supports; including providers of individual and group skills training, individual and group psychotherapy, diagnostic assessments [...] show full description Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the commissioner of health to design and implement an HIV transmission awareness and education program; requiring the inclusion of a toll-free resource and referral telephone line in the campaign message (je) Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring telephone directory distributors to inform recipients of option of directory distribution removal (rt) SF3517 - Solid waste construction and demolition materials recycling; product stewardship; solid waste characterization study; recycling and composting 2020 task force
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to solid waste; requiring the department of administration to require state building construction and demolition contracts to divert a certain percentage of waste from landfill deposit and require a certain percentage to be recycled; removing source separated compostable materials from mixed municipal solid waste inclusion and requiring composting or transfer to a composting facility; defining reuse and including food products in the definition; providing a product stewardship standard for resource conservation, public health protection, waste prevention and toxicity reduction purposes and requiring pollution control agency (PCA) commissioner recommendations and requiring a periodic PCA solid waste characterization study; requiring certain incinerator resource recovery facilities to recover ferrous (iron) and nonferrous metals for reuse after a certain date; prescribing metropolitan area contractor construction [...] show full description SF2953 - Lost or stolen cellular phones customer liability limits
Latest Action: 02/21/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Limiting customer liability for the unauthorized use of lost or stolen cellular (cell) phones, exceptions; defining unauthorized use (je) SF3364 - Deaf and hard-of-hearing people commission provisions modification
Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Governor's action Approval 05/08/08 Bill Text 2E Changing the name of the commission serving deaf and hard-of-hearing people to the commission of deaf, deaf-blind and hard-of-hearing Minnesotans, making conforming changes; expanding commission duties to include the judicial branch and all state agencies, authorizing the commission to conduct meetings by telephone or other electronic means under certain conditions (Ch. 280, 2008) SF3839 - Elections affidavit of candidacy data and filing requirements
Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring affidavits of candidacy to state candidate address of residence and a telephone number for contact, prohibiting ballot placement certification upon a determination of non residency and requiring additional affidavit filings (rt) Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Governor's action Approval 03/27/07 Bill Text 1E Authorizing utilities to electronically file with the public utilities commission (PUC), permitting electronic signature, service of all notices, orders and documents and filings by electronic service; providing exemptions to electronic filing in certain situations; providing for submission of a document electronically constitutes service on the department; making technical and clarifying changes (Ch. 10, 2007) SF3337 - Omnibus energy bill
Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Governor's action Approval 05/12/08 Bill Text 3E Relating to energy ARTICLE 1 - UTILITIES Modifying provisions relating to the petrofund program; allowing the petroleum tank release compensation board to recover expenses incurred by the pollution control agency (PCA) in taking corrective actions; requiring the board to reimburse qualified persons for replacing PVC fill piping with metal piping at residential locations under certain conditions, limit; clarifying heating oil vendors residential spill nonresponsibility under certain conditions; requiring certain entities to provide a property owner with a copy of the appraisal before presenting a petition to acquire property; modifying provisions relating to power transmission lines, renewable energy obligations and related activities and costs, modifying certain duties of the public utilities commission (PUC) relating to transmission cost adjustments for allowing the utility to recover charges [...] show full description SF2866 - Broadband service statewide inventory and mapping requirement
Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Bill Text 1E Requiring the commissioner of commerce to produce a comprehensive statewide inventory of existing broadband service and capability by a certain date; specifying minimum inventory and mapping requirements (ra) SF2939 - Alternative telecommunication regulation plan provisions modification
Latest Action: 05/07/2008 - Governor's action Approval 05/01/08 Bill Text 1E Relating to telecommunications; modifying provisions relating to alternative regulation plans by telephone companies, authorizing telephone companies to elect to opt into another plan under certain conditions, specifying certain requirements (Ch. 254, 2008) Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Governor's action Approval 04/04/08 Bill Text 1E Relating to telecommunications; repealing certain obsolete state agency rules (Ch. 173, 2008) SF1449 - 911 emergency communication fees requirements modifications
Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Calendar: Third reading Passed Rules suspended, lie-over waived Bill Text 1E Requiring wireless, wire line and packet based telecommunications service providers and providers found in dispute with the commissioner of public safety to submit sworn declarations certifying 911 (emergency) fee computation veracity; authorizing the commissioner to conduct a fee examination to document fee submission and sworn declarations (me) HF3447 - Wireless service contract termination provided without penalty upon death of customer.
Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce and Labor Bill Text Wireless service contract termination provided without penalty upon death of customer. HF3307 - Telephone directory recipient removal allowed from distribution list.
Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Author added Murphy, E. Bill Text Telephone directory recipient removal allowed from distribution list. HF3000 - Statewide public safety radio system financing technical correction
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Received from House Bill Text Correcting the name of the entity responsible for the approval of the statewide public safety radio system from the public safety radio system planning committee to the statewide radio board (ra) HF0041 - Cell phone and mobile phone use prohibited while operating a motor vehicle.
Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Author added Lenczewski Bill Text Cell phone and mobile phone use prohibited while operating a motor vehicle. HF1822 - Cell phones; mobile telephones used in motor vehicles required to be hands-free.
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Committee report, to amend, no recommendation Public Safety and Civil Justice Bill Text HF 1822 FIRST ENGROSSMENT Cell phones; mobile telephones used in motor vehicles required to be hands-free. Section 1: Use of cellular phones language provided. JAJ 3/12/08 HF3726 - Wireless communication devices limited while operating motor vehicles.
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Author added Loeffler Bill Text Wireless communication devices limited while operating motor vehicles. HF3327 - Telephone company alternative regulation plan provisions modified.
Latest Action: 04/28/2008 - Author added Johnson Bill Text HF 3327 FIRST ENGROSSMENT Telephone company alternative regulation plan provisions modified. Section 1: Joining an existing plan language provided. JAJ 3/13/08 HF0311 - Cell phones; moving violation fines doubled when committed while operating mobile phone.
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Author added Haws Bill Text Cell phones; moving violation fines doubled when committed while operating mobile phone. |
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