HB400 Alabama 2019 Session
Bill Summary
This bill would authorize the placement, construction, installation, operation, and use of broadband and other advanced communication capabilities and related facilities within electric easements by electric providers
This bill would authorize electric providers to engage in, and to permit electric providers to authorize others to engage in, providing broadband services through advanced communications capabilities within electric easement
This bill would grant the right to electric providers to condemn easements and rights-of-way for advanced communications capabilities
This bill would also permit consents through service agreements, licenses, leases, and membership agreements to place, construct, install, operate and use advance communication capabilities within an electric easement
Relating to broadband services; to authorize the placement, construction, installation, operation, and use of broadband and other advanced communication capabilities and related facilities within electric easements by electric providers; to authorize electric providers to engage in, and to permit electric providers to authorize others to engage in, providing broadband services through advanced communications capabilities within electric easements; to grant the right to electric providers to condemn easements and rights-of-way for advanced communications capabilities; and to permit consents through service agreements, licenses, leases, and membership agreements to place, construct, install, operate, and use advance communication capabilities within an electric easement.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2019 | H | Delivered to Governor at 9:45 a.m. on May 23, 2019. |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Assigned Act No. 2019-326. |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| May 23, 2019 | S | Signature Requested |
| May 23, 2019 | S | Concurred in Second House Amendment |
| May 22, 2019 | H | Enrolled |
| May 22, 2019 | H | Shedd motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 887 |
| May 22, 2019 | H | Concurrence Requested |
| May 22, 2019 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 990 |
| May 22, 2019 | S | Givhan motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 989 |
| May 22, 2019 | S | Givhan Amendment Offered |
| May 22, 2019 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| May 16, 2019 | S | Livingston motion to Carry Over adopted Voice Vote |
| May 16, 2019 | S | Livingston motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 901 |
| May 16, 2019 | S | Livingston first Substitute Offered |
| May 16, 2019 | S | Third Reading Carried Over |
| May 14, 2019 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| May 7, 2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Engrossed |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 515 |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 514 |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Shedd Amendment Offered |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 513 |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Jones (M) Amendment Offered |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Baker motion to Carry Over Temporarily lost Roll Call 512 |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Fridy intended to vote Yea |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Motion to Adopt U&RD substitute adopted Roll Call 511 |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Lovvorn motion to Carry Over Temporarily lost Roll Call 510 |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Ingram motion to Carry Over Temporarily lost Roll Call 509 |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Fridy intended to vote Nay |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Blackshear motion to Carry Over Temporarily lost Roll Call 508 |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Urban and Rural Development Substitute resumed |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Shedd motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Urban and Rural Development Substitute Offered |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Third Reading Carried Over |
| April 25, 2019 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and |
| April 9, 2019 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Urban and Rural Development |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 14, 2019 | Room 825 at 14:00 | Senate FRED Hearing |
| Hearing | April 24, 2019 | ROOM 410 at 15:30 | House U&RD Hearing |
| Hearing | April 24, 2019 | ROOM 410 at 16:00 | House U&RD Hearing |
| Hearing | April 17, 2019 | ROOM 410 at 16:00 | House U&RD Public Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB400 Alabama 2019 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | HB400 Alabama 2019 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB400 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | House Urban and Rural Development first Substitute Offered |
| Bill Amendments | House Jones (M) Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | House Shedd Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Livingston first Substitute Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Givhan Amendment Offered |