CS/CS/SB 1542 (2006) -  Office of Public Counsel

General Bill by Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations and Communications and Public Utilities and Constantine and Argenziano
Office of Public Counsel: provides additional authority to Public Counsel, including authority to provide legal representation to, & to appear on behalf of, state & its political subdivisions as consumers of communications services & utility services, to receive, investigate, & take legal action upon complaints involving communications services not within the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission, etc. Amends 350.0611.
Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Event: Died in Messages on Friday, May 5, 2006 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Communications and Public Utilities
    • On agenda for: 03/14/06 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 04/04/06 10:15 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 1544 Subject: Telecommunications Carriers Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations 4/5/2006 12:44:39 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Communications and Public Utilities 3/15/2006 1:29:21 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/20/2006 10:58 AM   Yeas: 37 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 8] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Messages Time: 05/05/2006 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/21/2006 - 1:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 00483 Time: 04/20/2006 - 10:59 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read third time -SJ 00483 Time: 04/20/2006 - 10:57 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read second time -SJ 00440 Time: 04/19/2006 - 11:16 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00446 Time: 04/17/2006 - 6:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00399 Time: 04/05/2006 - 2:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS read first time on 04/06/06 -SJ 00406 Time: 04/04/2006 - 2:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by- Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00399 Time: 04/04/2006 - 11:57 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations, 04/04/06, 10:15 am, 309-C Time: 03/31/2006 - 8:05 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Now in Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00261 Time: 03/15/2006 - 5:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS read first time on 03/16/06 -SJ 00265 Time: 03/14/2006 - 5:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS by Communications and Public Utilities; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00261 Time: 03/14/2006 - 10:22 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Communications and Public Utilities, 03/14/06, 9:00 am, 301-S Time: 03/10/2006 - 8:14 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Introduced, referred to Communications and Public Utilities; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00130 Time: 03/06/2006 - 6:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S References corrected to Communications and Public Utilities; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Time: 03/06/2006 - 8:25 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Referred to Communications and Public Utilities; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Ways and Means; Rules and Calendar Time: 02/13/2006 - 9:03 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Filed Time: 01/25/2006 - 3:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
0350.0611 SB 780, CS/SB 1544