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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 780
BY REPRESENTATIVE HARRISON
TELEVISION: Requires certain communication companies to offer local channel access
through their networks
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 45:1356, relative to television; to require television broadcast providers to2
offer local broadcast channel access through their networks; and to provide for3
related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 45:1356 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
ยง1356. Local broadcast channel access required7
Any company offering television services in this state, including but not8
limited to satellite and cable, shall provide all customers with access to Federal9
Communications Commission (FCC) licensed Class A television stations, regardless10
of whether they are a high- or low-power provider.11
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Harrison HB No. 780
Abstract: Requires television broadcast providers to offer local broadcast channel access
through their networks.
Proposed law requires any company offering television services in this state, including but
not limited to satellite and cable, to provide all customers with access to Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) licensed Class A television stations, regardless of
whether they are a high- or low-power provider.
(Adds R.S. 45:1356)