48:5A-2

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY CHECKLIST

Compiled by the NJ State Law Library

LAWS OF: 2006 CHAPTER: 83

NJSA: 48:5A-2 (Authorizes a competitive system-wide franchise for certain providers of cable television service)

BILL NO: A804 (Substituted for S192)

SPONSOR(S) Caraballo and others

DATE INTRODUCED: Pre-filed

COMMITTEE: ASSEMBLY: Telecommunications and Utilities

SENATE:

AMENDED DURING PASSAGE: No

DATE OF PASSAGE: ASSEMBLY: May 22, 2006

SENATE: June 19, 2006

DATE OF APPROVAL: August 4, 2006

FOLLOWING ARE ATTACHED IF AVAILABLE:

FINAL TEXT OF BILL (Assembly Committee Substitute enacted)

A804

SPONSOR’S STATEMENT: (Begins on page 29 of original bill) Yes

COMMITTEE STATEMENT: ASSEMBLY: Yes

SENATE: No

FLOOR AMENDMENT STATEMENT: No

LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE: Yes

S192

SPONSOR’S STATEMENT: (Begins on page 32 of original bill) Yes

COMMITTEE STATEMENT: ASSEMBLY: No

SENATE: Yes Economic Growth

3-13-06 & 5-15-06

FLOOR AMENDMENT STATEMENT: No

LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE: Yes

VETO MESSAGE: No

GOVERNOR’S PRESS RELEASE ON SIGNING: Yes

FOLLOWING WERE PRINTED:

To check for circulating copies, contact New Jersey State Government

Publications at the State Library (609) 278-2640 ext. 103 or mailto:refdesk@njstatelib.org.

REPORTS: No

HEARINGS: No

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES: Yes

“Phone firms to offer cable TV service,” 8-5-2006 The Times, pA1

“Verizon gets OK to sell TV service in NJ,” 8-5-2005 Asbury Park Press, pA1

“New cable law will let Verizon vie for TV service,” 8-5-2006 Star Ledger, p1

“New Jersey to let phone companies become pay television providers,” 8-5-2005 NYT, p.B1

RWH 3/12/08