HB410 Alabama 2014 Session

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Bill Summary

Sponsors

Mike Ball

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Emergencies, broadcasters, radio, t.v., and cable, emergency response broadcasters, training and certification by Homeland Security Department, access to facilities to repair and restart broadcasting during emergencies

Description

This bill would authorize radio stations, television stations, and cable operators to be certified by the Alabama Broadcasters Association as emergency response engineers and would authorize emergency response engineers to have access to areas affected by emergencies or disasters in order to restore broadcasting or cable signal capability and provide information related to an emergency or disaster to the public when a radio or television station or cable operator is in an affected area

Relating to radio and television stations and cable operators; to authorize planning for responding to emergencies or disasters by broadcasters and cable operators and to authorize access to emergency or disaster areas by emergency response engineers to restore broadcasting capability and to transmit emergency public information when the radio broadcasting station, television broadcasting station, or cable operator is located in the affected area.

Subjects

Telecommunications

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
February 27, 2014	S	Pending third reading on day 20 Favorable from Commerce, Transportation, and Utilities
February 27, 2014	S	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
February 20, 2014	S	Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Commerce, Transportation, and Utilities
February 20, 2014	H	Engrossed
February 20, 2014	H	Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 392
February 20, 2014	H	Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 391
February 20, 2014	H	Public Safety and Homeland Security Amendment Offered
February 20, 2014	H	Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 390
February 20, 2014	H	Public Safety and Homeland Security first Substitute Offered
February 20, 2014	H	Third Reading Passed
February 12, 2014	H	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and 1 amendment
February 6, 2014	H	Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security