Telecommunications

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide details on specific updates to other titles beyond removing the reporting requirement for the comptroller.

Telecommunications Act

This bill removes a requirement for the comptroller to report recommendations about certain municipal electric systems providing services beyond their service area.

What This Bill Does

• Removes the need for the state's comptroller to submit a report by January 31, 2008, with suggestions on whether specific pilot projects should continue or expand.

Who It Names or Affects

• The state comptroller
• Municipal electric systems in Tennessee

Terms To Know

Comptroller

A government official responsible for managing financial records and reporting on the state's finances.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens after the requirement is removed.
• It's unclear how this change will affect future decisions about expanding services beyond municipal boundaries.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

SENATE BILL 287
By Bailey

HOUSE BILL 807
By Grills

HB0807
001758
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 35, Chapter
8, Part 1; Section 37-10-204; Section 38-6-121;
Title 39; Title 40, Chapter 6, Part 3; Title 47,
Chapter 18; Title 54; Title 55; Title 65; Title 66;
Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to
telecommunications.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-52-601(e)(3), is amended by
deleting the subdivision.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.