BILL · 1999–00 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2880
HB 2880: Telcommunications services
Allowing public utility districts and rural port districts to provide wholesale telecommunications services.
Summary
- $ Public utility districts (PUDs) and rural port districts are each authorized to provide wholesale telecommunications services with its district limits. Public utility districts are also authorized to contract with other public utility districts to provide such services.
- $ PUDs and rural port districts are specifically not authorized to sell or provide retail telecommunications services.
- $ Districts are required to provide similar rates, terms, and conditions for entity's seeking similar services.
- $ A petition process is created through the Utilities and Transportation Commission if an entity feels it has received unfair treatment.
- $ Districts are prohibited from exercising eminent domain to acquire telecommunications facilities.
- $ Districts are required to keep separate accountings of revenues and expenditures from wholesale telecommunications activities, and that revenue from such services must be used for costs incurred in building and maintaining such activities.
From the House Bill Report (HB 2880), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
- IntroducedJan 21, 2000
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Mike Cooper (D-21)
- Introduced
- January 21, 2000 in the House
- Last action
- February 15, 2000
- Requested by
- Governor
- Companion bill
- SB 6675
- Versions
- HB 2880, SHB 2880
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Mike Cooper (D-21)
34 co-sponsors (24 Democrats, 10 Republicans)
Erik Poulsen D-34Larry Crouse R-4Joyce McDonald R-25Richard DeBolt R-20Cathy Wolfe D-22Jim Kastama D-25Roger Bush R-2Gary Chandler R-13Tom Mielke R-18Lynn Schindler R-4Don Cox R-9Laura Ruderman D-45Mark Miloscia D-30Phil Rockefeller D-23William "Ike" Eickmeyer D-35Mark Doumit D-19Val Ogden D-49Joyce Mulliken R-13Kelli Linville D-42Brian Hatfield D-19Dow Constantine D-34Jeff Gombosky D-3John Lovick D-44Michael Stensen D-31Jeanne Edwards D-1Al O'Brien D-1Karen Keiser D-33Steve Conway D-29Duane Sommers R-6Jim McIntire D-46Kathy Haigh D-35Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Alex Wood D-3Ruth Kagi D-32
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
HB 2880 in other sessions
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