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S.F. No. 0080 |
Telecommunications-exclusive contracts. |
Sponsored By: Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee
AN ACT relating to telecommunications; prohibiting political subdivisions from entering exclusive telecommunications services contracts; providing exceptions; providing for a complaint process; and providing for an effective date.
1/8/2007 Bill Number Assigned
1/9/2007 S Received for Introduction
1/10/2007 S Introduced and Referred to S07
1/26/2007 S07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Case, Cooper, Larson and Scott
Nays: Senator(s) Decaria
Ayes 4 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
1/26/2007 S Placed on General File
Page 1-line 1 Delete "prohibiting" insert "providing restrictions on".
Page 1-line 2 Delete "from".
Page 1-line 15 Delete "(e)" insert "(d)".
Page 1-line 16 Delete "no" insert "before the".
Page 2-line 1 After "state" delete ",".
Page 2-line 5 After "party" delete "." and insert "regarding telecommunications service, the city, town or other political subdivision shall:".
Page 2-after line 5 Insert:
"(i) Determine, after notice and opportunity for a public hearing, that no private provider of the telecommunications service is currently providing the service anywhere within the boundaries of the city, town or political subdivision;
(ii) Have submitted a written request to all incumbent providers of telecommunications services within the boundaries of the city, town or political subdivision for provision of the same quality and grade of telecommunications service within the same time frame and at the same consumer prices proposed under the exclusive contract;
(iii) Determine, after notice and opportunity for a public hearing that the incumbent telecommunications service providers have not agreed within ninety (90) days of the receipt of the request submitted pursuant to paragraph (ii) of this subsection to provide the same quality and grade of service within the same time frame and at the same consumer prices as proposed under the exclusive contract, or if the provider has agreed, that the provider has not commenced providing or constructing facilities to provide the service in the manner agreed upon; and
(iv) Limit the term of any exclusive agreement under this section to not more than six (6) years.". CASE, CHAIRMAN
1/29/2007 S Passed CoW
1/30/2007 S Passed 2nd Reading
1/31/2007 S Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern
Nays: Senator(s) Decaria and Massie
Excused: Senator(s) Peck
Ayes 27 Nays 2 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/2/2007 H Received for Introduction
2/6/2007 H Introduced and Referred to H07
2/16/2007 H07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Brown, Gentile, Gilmore, Illoway, Martin, Walsh and Zwonitzer, Dn.
Nays: Representative(s) Miller and Quarberg
Ayes 7 Nays 2 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/16/2007 H Placed on General File
SF0080HS001/ADOPTED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
Page 2-line 10 Delete "the".
Page 2-line 11 Delete "service" insert "services"; delete "the" insert "substantially the same or similar".
Page 2-line 16 Delete "incumbent" insert "private".
Page 2-line 24 Delete "incumbent" insert "private". ILLOWAY, CHAIRMAN
2/20/2007 H Passed CoW
SF0080H2001/FAILED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
Page 2-line 17 Delete entirely and insert "the state of Wyoming". BROWN
2/21/2007 H Passed 2nd Reading
2/22/2007 H Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Diercks, Dockstader, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Meyer, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.
Nays: Representative(s) Brechtel, Davison, Edmonds, Hammons, Lubnau, Mercer, Miller and Quarberg
Excused: Representative(s) Lockhart
Ayes 51 Nays 8 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/22/2007 S Did Concur
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Burns, Case, Coe, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern
Nays: Senator(s) Cooper, Decaria and Hines
Excused: Senator(s) Larson and Peck
Ayes 25 Nays 3 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/22/2007 Assigned Number SEA No. 0054
2/22/2007 S President Signed SEA No. 0054
2/23/2007 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0054
2/23/2007 Governor Signed SEA No. 0054
2/23/2007 Assigned Chapter Number
Chapter No. 0118 Session Laws of Wyoming 2007.