Cities and towns; legislative municipal procedures; property owner rights; zoning and regulation; public improvements; plats of land; hearing; effective date.
This bill amends Oklahoma law to update how cities and towns regulate video service providers, such as cable companies, that use public streets for their infrastructure. It requires municipalities to charge these providers a fee for using public rights-of-way, capped at five percent of their annual revenue, and limits licenses to a maximum of twenty-five years. The legislation also allows cities to adopt stricter local rules if they are consistent with state and federal laws and includes provisions for public access channels, though providers can opt to offer a "family-friendly" tier instead. Additionally, the bill clarifies that video services include wireline-based programming but exclude mobile services, satellite TV, and internet streaming.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2023
Last action May 23, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 26, 2023 · House Mar 6, 2023
How they voted
41–1
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 47
Apr 26, 2023
D
Democratic8
100% Yea
R
Republican39
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
12
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 69 Nays: 20
lower
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
2 CCR adopted
lower
May 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Motion to reconsider adopted: Ayes: 77 Nays: 15
lower
May 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
CCR adopted
lower
May 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
HC's named: Conference Committee on Government Modernization and Technology
lower
May 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
HC's named: Conference Committee on Government Modernization and Technology
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 1
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Introduced
General Order, Amended
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass General Government committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 98 Nays: 0
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Modernization and Technology Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2023
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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