WA People
BILL · 1997–98 SESSION

SB 5370: Telecommunications rates

Allowing a telecommunications company to reduce a rate or charge in a more streamlined manner.

Summary

  • A telecommunications company may file a tariff that decreases its rates with ten days = notice to the WUTC if the filing does not contain an offsetting increase to another rate and the filing company agrees not to file, for a period of one year, an increase to another rate to recover the revenue deficit that results from the decrease.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5370), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 166, Laws of 1997
  1. IntroducedJan 24, 1997
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed SenateMar 14, 1997
  4. Passed HouseApr 11, 1997
  5. Governor
  6. LawApr 23, 1997
Prime sponsor
Bill Finkbeiner (R-45)
Introduced
January 24, 1997 in the Senate
Last action
April 23, 1997
Session law
Chapter 166, Laws of 1997
Requested by
Other
Companion bill
HB 1611

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Bill Finkbeiner (R-45)

7 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Lisa Brown D-3Harold Hochstatter R-13Gary Strannigan R-38Dino Rossi R-5Betti Sheldon D-23Julia Patterson D-33Shirley Winsley R-28

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 14, 1997
Version voted on: SB 5370
47 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat23000
Republican24002
How each member voted

Yea (47)

Excused (2)

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House · Final Passage

April 11, 1997
Version voted on: SB 5370
94 Yea 2 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat40002
Republican54200
How each member voted

Yea (94)

Excused (2)

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House · Final Passage

April 11, 1997
Version voted on: SB 5370
96 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat40002
Republican56000
How each member voted

Yea (96)

Excused (2)

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History

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SB 5370 in other sessions

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