2026 Regular Session
SB782
Telecommunications Infrastructure - Protections
Specifying that certain documentation may establish lawful authority to sell certain telecommunications equipment as junk or scrap metal; Requiring certain junk dealers, scrap metal processors, and antique dealers to register and provide a description including certain information of purchased telecommunications equipment with a certain law enforcement official; and prohibiting a person from recklessly or willfully and maliciously defacing, damaging, or destroying telecommunications infrastructure.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
April 8, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
43 yea–0 nay · 3 not voting · 1 absent
Committee referrals
April 13, 2026 · House
Economic Matters
April 8, 2026 · House
Rules and Executive Nominations
February 6, 2026 · Senate
Finance
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Rereferred to Economic Matters
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House Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
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Senate Third Reading Passed (43-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {333420/1 Adopted
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
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Senate Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate First Reading Finance