Date: 03/25/2014

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB14-1330

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, ECONOMIC, & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 14-1330 to the Committee of the WPASS



01:41 PM -- HB14-1330

Representative Ryden called the meeting to order. A quorum was present. Representative Williams, sponsor, called Stephanie Donner to the table to provide an overview of the telecommunications bill package.

01:43 PM --
Stephanie Donner, General Counsel for the Office of the Governor, described the provisions of the five telecommunications bills.

01:48 PM

Representative Williams presented House Bill 14-1330, concerning an update of telecommunications terminology for intrastate telecommunications services. This bill amends statutory terms used in telecommunications regulation. Definitions are added or modified to reflect current practices related to competitive markets and types of telecommunications service providers. The bill also eliminates obsolete definitions and references, such as transitional provisions for the implementation of competitive markets in 1996.

01:50 PM -- Don Eberle, representing Verizon, came to the table to respond to questions on HB 14-1330. He described his participation in the bill's stakeholder process and discussed the purpose of the bill.

BILL:HB14-1330
TIME: 01:53:37 PM
MOVED:Williams
MOTION:Refer House Bill 14-1330 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED:Hamner
VOTE
Exum
Yes
Hamner
Yes
Holbert
Yes
Navarro
Yes
Nordberg
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Ryden
Yes
Szabo
Yes
Wright
Yes
Kraft-Tharp
Yes
Williams
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS