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Senate committee advances bill requiring cities to document utility franchise requests
Summary
A Senate Municipalities Committee hearing advanced House Bill 1211, a municipal ordinance bill that would standardize how cities handle utility franchise requests for streets, including a two-week written submission requirement and a mandate that yays and nays be recorded.
A Senate Municipalities Committee hearing on Feb. 26, 2025, advanced House Bill 1211, a municipal ordinance that would set procedures for municipalities to grant utility franchises for streets, including digital infrastructure such as fiber optics.
The bill "is municipal ordinance for granting of utility franchises of, streets," the committee chair said at the committee's opening statement. The chair described the measure as intended "to be sure that this is a streamlined process and the cities can document it correctly and and move the process along."
Why it matters: supporters said the bill would standardize local procedures as companies install digital and other utility equipment along public ways. The committee discussion focused on…
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