GENERAL ORDERS
SB 249 (Cropsey)
Judiciary appropriations for FY 2009-2010.
- Committee substitute S-1 not adopted
- Cropsey substitute S-2 adopted
- Brater 2A adopted
- Switalski 2B adopted
- SB 249 advanced to 3rd Reading
SB 250 (Garcia)
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs appropriations for FY 2009-2010.
- Committee substitute S-1 not adopted
- Garcia substitute S-4 adopted
- SB 250 advanced to 3rd Reading
SB 371 (Garcia)
The bill would create the "Military Personnel Wireless Contract Act" to do all of the following:
-- Allow a service member who was transferred, or deployed overseas, on active duty for at least 180 days, to an area not served by his or her wireless telecommunication provider, or the service member's spouse if authorized by the service member to make changes to the account, to terminate a wireless telecommunications contract without an early termination charge.
-- Require the person terminating the contract to give written notice by certified mail, and document the service member's transfer or deployment orders.
-- Require the person terminating the contract to return equipment acquired from the telecommunications provider and not owned by the service member.
-- Authorize the Attorney General to seek civil damages of up to $2,000 for each violation of the bill, and require that the recovered money be deposited into the Military Family Relief Fund.
- SB 371 advanced to 3rd Reading
MOTIONS & RESOLUTIONS
- Objection to bills being considered read
- Motion to adjourn adopted
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