Senate File 372 - Introduced





                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO SF 275)


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requesting the establishment of a telecommunications
  2    regulation interim study committee.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2189SV 83
  5 rn/sc/14

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  1  1    Section 1.  TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATION INTERIM STUDY
  1  2 COMMITTEE == REQUEST TO ESTABLISH.  The legislative council is
  1  3 requested to establish an interim study committee to examine
  1  4 and evaluate telecommunications industry regulation at the
  1  5 state and federal level and make recommendations deemed
  1  6 necessary to improve or enhance telecommunications regulation
  1  7 in this state.  In conducting the study and developing
  1  8 recommendations, the committee shall review provisions of the
  1  9 federal communications code and other federal laws and
  1 10 regulations impacting the telecommunications industry, review
  1 11 existing state telecommunications industry regulations, and
  1 12 consider testimony from telecommunications industry
  1 13 representatives and other interested persons or entities as
  1 14 determined appropriate by the committee.  The committee shall
  1 15 be composed of ten members, representing both political
  1 16 parties and both houses of the general assembly.  Five members
  1 17 shall be members of the senate, three of whom shall be
  1 18 appointed by the majority leader of the senate, and two of
  1 19 whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate.
  1 20 Five members shall be members of the house of representatives,
  1 21 three of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house
  1 22 of representatives, and two of whom shall be appointed by the
  1 23 minority leader of the house of representatives.  The
  1 24 committee shall issue a report containing its recommendations
  1 25 to the general assembly by January 15, 2010.
  1 26                           EXPLANATION
  1 27    This bill requests the legislative council to establish an
  1 28 interim study committee to examine and evaluate
  1 29 telecommunications industry regulation at the state and
  1 30 federal level and make recommendations to improve or enhance
  1 31 telecommunications regulation in Iowa.  The bill directs the
  1 32 committee to review provisions of the federal communications
  1 33 code and other federal laws and regulations impacting the
  1 34 telecommunications industry, review existing state
  1 35 telecommunications industry regulations, and consider
  2  1 testimony from telecommunications industry representatives and
  2  2 other interested persons or entities.  The bill provides that
  2  3 the committee shall be composed of ten members, representing
  2  4 both political parties and both houses of the general
  2  5 assembly, and that the committee shall issue a report of its
  2  6 recommendations to the general assembly by January 15, 2010.
  2  7 LSB 2189SV 83
  2  8 rn/sc/14