FIRST REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE BILL NO. 1180

94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 

 

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE HARRIS (23).

                  Read 1st time March 27, 2007 and copies ordered printed.

D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk

2726L.02I


 

AN ACT

To amend chapter 67, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to video services.




Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:


            Section A. Chapter 67, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 67.2716, to read as follows:

            67.2716. 1. This section shall be known as and may be cited as the "Cable A La Carte Consumer Choice Act".

            2. A video service provider shall comply with all federal laws and regulations governing cable service by offering a basic service tier composed of the required number of local broadcast and public, educational, or governmental channels. All other channels shall be offered on an a la carte basis.

            3. Nothing in this section shall prevent a video service provider from offering tiers of service encompassing any or all channels offered on an a la carte basis.