Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on March 23, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 5551
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF POWER AND TELEPHONE LINES.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To (1) allow companies that provide electric or telephone services to acquire by eminent domain a tree or shrub that is on or adjacent to an existing right-of-way or easement held by the company if the company determines that such tree or shrub would cause an interruption in the delivery of such service due to the condition of the tree or in the event of a storm accompanied by winds of hurricane force, snow or ice, and (2) make technical changes.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
March 21 to March 23, 2012, 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 House of RepresentativesMar 21 to Mar 23 · stopped2 days
Judiciary CommitteeMar 21 to Mar 23 · stopped2 days
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Mar 21 – Mar 23
- Mar 21Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
- Mar 23Heard in Judiciary Committee
All 2 actions, as published
- Mar 21REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 23PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses