CS/CS/CS/SB 596 (2017) -  Utilities

General Bill by Rules and Governmental Oversight and Accountability and Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities and Hutson (CO-SPONSORS) Young; Broxson
Utilities: Authorizing the Department of Transportation and certain local governmental entities to prescribe and enforce reasonable rules or regulations with reference to the placing and maintaining across, on, or within the right-of-way limits of any road or publicly owned rail corridors under their respective jurisdictions any voice or data communications services lines or wireless facilities; creating the “Advanced Wireless Infrastructure Deployment Act”; providing requirements for the collocation of small wireless facilities on authority utility poles; authorizing an authority to enforce local codes, administrative rules, or regulations adopted by ordinance in effect on a specified date which are applicable to a historic area designated by the state or authority, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2017
Last Event: 04/28/17 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 687 (Ch. 2017-136), CS/CS/CS/HB 865 (Ch. 2017-42) -SJ 551 on Friday, April 28, 2017 5:55 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
    • On agenda for: 03/07/17 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 1
  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • On agenda for: 03/27/17 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 1
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 04/19/17 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 12   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 687 Subject: Utilities Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/HB 865 Subject: Department of Transportation Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1118 Subject: Transportation Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Engrossed 1
  • Committee Substitute 3
    • A 395772 , Hutson Date Filed: 04/26/17, Line#: 145 Senate: Adopted 4/27/2017 11:21:01 AM
  • Committee Substitute 2
    • D 219028 , Rules, Hutson Date Filed: 04/11/17, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/19/2017 07:49 PM
    • AA 320990 , Rules, Hutson Date Filed: 04/19/17, Line#: 54 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/19/2017 07:49 PM
    • AA 567676 , Rules, Hutson Date Filed: 04/12/17, Line#: 194 Senate(c): Withdrawn 04/19/2017 07:49 PM
    • AA 325560 , Rules, Lee Date Filed: 04/12/17, Line#: 309 Senate(c): Unfavorable 04/19/2017 07:49 PM
    • AA 741036 , Rules, Lee Date Filed: 04/12/17, Line#: 467 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/19/2017 07:49 PM
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • D 561176 , Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Hutson Date Filed: 03/27/17, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/27/2017 07:47 PM
    • AA 755080 , Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Rader Date Filed: 03/27/17, Line#: 52 Senate(c): Unfavorable 03/27/2017 07:47 PM
    • AA 634024 , Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Baxley Date Filed: 03/27/17, Line#: 59 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/27/2017 07:47 PM
    • A 266314 , Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Baxley Date Filed: 03/24/17, Line#: 64 Senate(c): Withdrawn 03/27/2017 07:47 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 904906 , Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, Hutson Date Filed: 03/06/17, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/07/2017 06:03 PM
    • AA 829302 , Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, Hutson Date Filed: 03/07/17, Line#: 235 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/07/2017 06:03 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/21/2017 9:20:16 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/11/2017 12:00:21 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 3/29/2017 10:54:24 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 3/24/2017 3:39:39 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities 3/8/2017 11:10:44 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities 3/6/2017 12:35:33 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 687 (Ch. 2017-136), CS/CS/CS/HB 865 (Ch. 2017-42) -SJ 551 Time: 04/28/2017 - 5:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/HB 687 -SJ 551 Time: 04/28/2017 - 5:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 550 Time: 04/28/2017 - 5:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/27/2017 - 11:21 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Ordered engrossed -SJ 509 Time: 04/27/2017 - 11:21 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (395772) -SJ 506 Time: 04/27/2017 - 11:21 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 506 Time: 04/27/2017 - 11:17 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 445 Time: 04/25/2017 - 7:40 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c3
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/17 Time: 04/25/2017 - 5:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 443 Time: 04/21/2017 - 3:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/21/2017 - 9:23 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c3
Event: S CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 443 Time: 04/19/2017 - 6:37 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/19/17, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 04/14/2017 - 2:45 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/12/17, 5:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 04/12/2017 - 8:45 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 262 Time: 03/29/2017 - 6:50 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c2
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 259 Time: 03/29/2017 - 4:59 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/29/2017 - 12:08 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 1 -SJ 259 Time: 03/27/2017 - 5:52 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/27/17, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building Time: 03/22/2017 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 174 Time: 03/10/2017 - 8:38 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities read 1st time -SJ 176 Time: 03/09/2017 - 5:06 PM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/09/2017 - 10:52 AM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: c1
Event: S CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 -SJ 174 Time: 03/07/2017 - 5:57 PM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 78 Time: 03/07/2017 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 03/07/17, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building Time: 03/02/2017 - 4:45 PM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: __
Event: S Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 78 Time: 02/09/2017 - 2:28 PM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/30/2017 - 2:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
337.401 CS/CS/HB 687, CS/CS/CS/HB 865, CS/CS/SB 1118