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FL S1848

Bill

Status

Failed

3/14/2020

Primary Sponsor

Jose Rodriguez

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Removes wireless facilities and data communications lines from the list of utilities that local governments can regulate within public rights-of-way
  • Eliminates the Advanced Wireless Infrastructure Deployment Act, which had established rules for small wireless facility deployment, including permit processes, application timelines, collocation requirements, and fee structures (previously capped at $150 annually per pole)
  • Restores broader municipal and county authority over communications services providers by removing restrictions that prohibited local governments from requiring licenses, franchises, or individual agreements
  • Removes provisions that limited local governments' ability to impose permit fees, require facility inventories, or enforce certain regulations on communications services providers in rights-of-way
  • Eliminates the civil action provision that allowed aggrieved parties to sue for violations of the communications services regulations and recover attorney fees

Legislative Description

Communications Services

Last Action

Died in Community Affairs

3/14/2020

Committee Referrals

Community Affairs1/17/2020

Full Bill Text

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