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HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
HB 583 2023 Regular Session Davis
TELEVISION/CABLE: Provides relative to franchise fee audits
Synopsis of Senate Amendments
1.Provides an exception for certain local cable franchise agreements that allows
for the review of records beyond a three year period.
Digest of Bill as Finally Passed by Senate
Present law provides that a local governmental subdivision, upon reasonable written request,
may review the business records of a cable service provider or video service provider to the
extent necessary to ensure payment of the franchise fee in accordance with present law.
Proposed law provides that a review shall not address any records produced more than three
years from the date the review is commenced, except as otherwise provided in a local cable
franchise agreement, between a cable service provider or video service provider and a local
governmental subdivision, that is in effect at the time of the audit.
(Amends R.S. 45:1367(A))
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