Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Energy Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2003
Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE SMALL WIRELESS FACILITIES DEPLOYMENT ACT TO ALLOW A WIRELESS PROVIDER TO DEPLOY A SMALL WIRELESS FACILITY AND ANY ASSOCIATED UTILITY POLE WITHIN A RIGHT-OF-WAY UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THE ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE SCOPE OF THE ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ACT ONLY APPLIES TO A WIRELESS PROVIDER DEPLOYING, WITHIN A RIGHT-OF-WAY, A SMALL WIRELESS FACILITY OR A UTILITY POLE ASSOCIATED WITH A SMALL WIRELESS FACILITY; TO AUTHORIZE AN AUTHORITY TO CHARGE A RATE OR FEE FOR THE USE OF A RIGHT-OF-WAY; TO PROVIDE WIRELESS PROVIDER RIGHT OF ACCESS, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS; TO PROVIDE HEIGHT LIMITATIONS IN A RIGHT-OF-WAY; TO AUTHORIZE A WIRELESS PROVIDER TO REPLACE A DECORATIVE POLE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF STRUCTURES IN AN AREA DESIGNATED AS AN UNDERGROUND DISTRICT; TO AUTHORIZE AN AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE A TECHNOLOGICALLY NEUTRAL DESIGN OR CONCEALMENT MEASURE IN AN HISTORIC DISTRICT; TO REQUIRE AUTHORITIES TO MANAGE A WIRELESS PROVIDER'S USE OF A RIGHT-OF-WAY IN A NONDISCRIMINATORY MANNER WITH REGARD TO ANY OTHER USER OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY; TO REQUIRE REPAIR OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY IF A WIRELESS PROVIDER'S ACTIVITY CAUSES DAMAGE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PERMITTING PROCESS FOR SMALL WIRELESS FACILITIES; TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS TO PERMITTING; TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO AUTHORITY POLES WITHIN A RIGHT-OF-WAY; TO PROVIDE FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY RATES AND APPLICATION FEES; TO AUTHORIZE AUTHORITIES TO IMPLEMENT THIS ACT BY ORDINANCE, OR IF APPLICABLE, BY EXECUTING AN AGREEMENT WITH A WIRELESS PROVIDER; TO PROVIDE FOR NONCOMPLIANT AGREEMENTS AND ORDINANCES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 8 to February 5, 2019, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 8 to Feb 5 · stopped28 days
EnergyJan 8 to Feb 5 · stopped28 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
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What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.