Ark. House Passes Streaming Video Bill; Ore. House Passes 988 Measure

The Arkansas House voted 95-1 Monday for a bill to clarify that streaming and satellite video services don't have to pay franchise fees. HB-1338 passed in a committee last week (see 2303020012). In other state legislature votes Monday, the Oregon House voted 95-0 for HB-1134 to implement the 988 mental health hotline. The New Mexico House Commerce Committee voted 11-0 to clear SB-83 to clarify the definition of cramming. Under the bill, the term would include “the charging of customers for goods or services that are not telecommunications services only if those services were not authorized by a customer,” said a Feb. 6 summary.