2007 Senate Bill 108 / 2008 Public Act 130

Allow local cable right of way fee rule exception

Introduced in the Senate

Jan. 30, 2007

Introduced by Sen. Ray Basham (D-8)

To retroactively extend a 2003 deadline by which local governments were supposed to adopt policies that required them to refrain from charging other right-of-way fees on telecommunications and cable providers in order to collect their share of the revenue collected by a state right of way fee imposed by <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2001-SB-880">Public Act 48 of 2002</a>.

Referred to the Committee on Energy Policy and Public Utilities

April 15, 2008

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

April 24, 2008

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

April 24, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology

April 30, 2008

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Passed in the House 108 to 0 (details)

To retroactively extend a 2003 deadline by which local governments were supposed to adopt policies that required them to refrain from charging other right-of-way fees on telecommunications and cable providers in order to collect their share of the revenue collected by a state right of way fee imposed by <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2001-SB-880">Public Act 48 of 2002</a>.

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

May 8, 2008