HOUSE BILL REPORT

HCR 4401

BYRepresentatives Jacobsen, Nelson and P. King 

Extending the joint select committee on telecommunications.

House Committe on Energy & Utilities

Majority Report:  Do pass.  (13)

      Signed by Representatives Nelson, Chair; Todd, Vice Chair; Armstrong, Barnes, Brooks, Hankins, Jacobsen, Jesernig, Madsen, May, Miller, Sutherland and Unsoeld.

House Staff:Fred Adair (786-7113)

AS PASSED HOUSE JANUARY 26, 1987

BACKGROUND:

Divestiture of AT&T, initiated by the federal government, began massive change in the telecommunications industry.  The change has continued to the present time.  A special committee exclusively devoted to telecommunications was deemed necessary to cope with the magnitude and number of impacts.  The need continues at least through the end of the 1987 legislative session.

SUMMARY:

The Joint Select Committee on Telecommunications, its staff, and budget are continued through the 1987 regular legislative session and until June 30, 1987.  The current chair and members shall continue.  The Speaker of the House shall fill the one current vacancy.

Fiscal Note:      Not Requested.

Effective Date:The bill is effective upon enactment.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:    Arthur A. Butler, TRACER; Don Heyrich, Washington Public Interest Research Group; John A. Jaeger, Communication Workers of America AFL/CIO.

House Committee - Testified Against:      None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony For:    There are still many complicated and changing issues in telecommunications.  Additionally, the work done before the session which generated legislative proposals should be seen through to a conclusion.

House Committee - Testimony Against:      None Presented.