2021-2022 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB328: Public utilities; one-time right of way permit fee and reduce annual right of way use fees; establish

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to telephone service general provisions, so as to establish a one-time right of way permit fee and reduce annual right of way use fees as due compensation paid to municipal authorities by telephone companies that do not have retail, end user customers located within the boundaries of the municipal authority; to provide certain notice requirements; to establish a civil penalty; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill History

2/8/2021
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/9/2021
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/10/2021
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/17/2021
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/3/2021
House Postponed
House of Representatives
3/5/2021
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/5/2021
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/8/2021
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/22/2021
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/22/2021
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/29/2021
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/29/2021
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/29/2021
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/29/2021
Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
Senate
3/3/2022
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
House of Representatives
3/16/2022
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
Senate
4/6/2022
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives
5/2/2022
House Date Signed by Governor
House of Representatives
5/2/2022
Act 741
5/2/2022
Effective Date 2022-07-01

Amendments

Senate Floor Amendment

Sen floor amend 3 AM 36 0876

Not Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

Sen floor amend 2

Not Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

Sen floor amend 1 AM 36 0872

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Floor Amendment AM 36 0885

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Agree To House Amendment To Senate Amendment: Senate Vote #683
3/16/2022
49
Yea
1
Nay
2
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Agree To Senate Am As Am: House Vote #600
3/3/2022
111
Yea
54
Nay
5
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage As Amended: Senate Vote #356
3/29/2021
34
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #171
3/5/2021
119
Yea
40
Nay
7
Not Voting
13
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/2/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197035.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197033.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197036.0 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text1/1/197036.2 KB