SB 1308 (2012) -  Commercial Mobile Radio Services

by Altman
Prohibiting commercial mobile radio service carriers from adding charges to consumer accounts or collecting charges for third-party application providers that have not been expressly authorized by the primary account holders; prohibiting commercial mobile radio service carriers from obtaining a primary account holder’s authorization through misleading or deceptive means or from imposing charges, collecting payments, or otherwise profiting from blocking consumer accounts from incurring charges from third-party application providers or receiving, handling, or processing consumer complaints or disputes; providing procedures for consumer complaints or disputes and the reversal of disputed charges, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2012
Last Event: 03/09/12 S Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities on Friday, March 9, 2012 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
  • Budget

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Time: 03/09/2012 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 142 Time: 01/13/2012 - 5:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Budget -SJ 142 Time: 01/11/2012 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/15/2011 - 1:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
501.180 HB 889