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A2321Assembly2017-2018 SessionSame asS4290

Make Cable Rules Permanent

Official title

“Relates to making permanent provisions relating to transfers of cable franchises”

Sponsor Jeffrey DinowitzAD-81+1 co-sponsorAffects Economy
Status
Stricken
Impact
3/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions

What's happening

This bill makes permanent the provisions related to transfers of cable franchises in New York State law.

Why it matters

  1. Ensures Long-Term Stability for Cable Franchise Transfers. By making the provisions permanent, the bill removes the previous sunset date, providing cable companies, local governments, and consumers with more predictable rules about when and how cable franchise ownership can be transferred.

  2. Affects Oversight and Regulation. The permanent status means continued regulatory oversight by the Public Service Commission over cable franchise transfers, impacting how mergers, acquisitions, or sales of cable systems are reviewed and approved.

  3. Impacts Local Communities and Service Continuity. Local municipalities rely on these provisions to maintain oversight and input into who provides cable services in their area, helping to ensure uninterrupted service and potentially maintaining local benefits or conditions negotiated in franchise agreements.

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Make Cable Rules Permanent

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Jeffrey Dinowitz

Assembly Member · Assembly District 81

Chair, Codes

1 Co-sponsor

2 Multi-sponsors

History

  1. Enacting clause stricken
  2. Recommitted to corporations, authorities and commissions
  3. Ordered to third reading cal.174
  4. Returned to assembly
  5. Died in senate
  6. Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
  7. Delivered to senate
  8. Passed assembly
  9. Advanced to third reading cal.21
  10. Reported
  11. Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

S4290Senate

Make Cable Transfer Rules Permanent

In Senate Committee · Energy And Telecommunications · Sponsor Rich Funke

Impact 3 · Low0% to pass

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

2321

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 17, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend chapter 57 of the laws of 2014, amending the public service law relating to transfers of cable franchises, in relation to making the provisions permanent

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Section 2 of part R of chapter 57 of the laws of 2014, amending the public service law relating to transfers of cable franchises, is amended to read as follows:

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately [and shall apply to any application pending before the public service commission on such date and shall expire and be deemed repealed April 1, 2017].

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD01664-01-7

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