Communications: video services; definition of video service; modify. Amends sec. 1 of 2006 PA 480 (MCL 484.3301).
SB 719 amends Michigan's "Uniform Video Services Local Franchise Act" to clarify the definition of "video service." It explicitly includes internet protocol television (IPTV) and "open video systems" (OVS) while excluding direct-to-home satellite services, mobile video, and internet streaming content. The bill also updates the definition of "low-income household" to mean a household with annual income below $35,000. This is a definitional amendment affecting how video service providers and local governments interpret the law, not a new policy or fee structure.
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Dec 2025
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Introduced Dec 2, 2025
Last action Dec 2, 2025
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Dec 2, 2025
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Dec 2, 2025
Introduced
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR KEVIN HERTEL
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
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P
Kevin Hertel
DDemocratic
Co
John Cherry
DDemocratic
Co
Kevin Daley
RRepublican
Co
Rick Outman
RRepublican
Co
Roger Victory
RRepublican
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