Protecting Community Television Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 8
- Latest action
- Jun 6, 2025
What it does
The Protecting Community Television Act would amend the Communications Act of 1934 to change the definition of "franchise fee" by replacing the word "includes" with "means" and adding the term "other monetary" before "assessment." This change would narrow the legal definition of what constitutes a franchise fee, potentially limiting the types of payments local governments can collect from cable operators. The bill affects cable service providers and local franchising authorities that negotiate franchise agreements, altering how fees for the use of public rights-of-way are defined under federal law.
AI summary · The lawmakers haven’t published an official summary of this bill yet, so 52 wrote this one from the bill’s text.
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.