Senate Bill 783
Public, educational, and governmental access channel requirements for video service providers and interim cable operators. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 3, 2016
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Elections and Local Government. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill makes changes to requirements regarding public, educational, and governmental access channels (PEG channels). Under current law, the duty of a video service provider or interim cable operator to provide monetary support to a municipality for access facilities for PEG channels expired on January 1, 2011. A video service provider is a person to whom the Department of Financial Institutions has granted a franchise that allows the person to provide cable television or comparable service through facilities located, at least in part, in public rights-of-way. An interim cable operator is a person to whom a municipality granted a cable television franchise under prior law. Upon expiration of a municipally granted franchise, current law requires the holder of the franchise to obtain a video service franchise granted by DFI.
The bill allows a municipality to require, beginning on January 1, 2017, video service providers and interim cable operators to pay a fee for the purpose of supporting PEG channels. The fee, which must be set by ordinance, may be equal to no more than 1 percent of a video service provider's or interim cable operator's annual gross receipts. The bill also makes video service providers and interim cable operators responsible for making any changes to PEG channel content or programming that are necessary for compatibility with their service-delivery technology or protocol. Under current law, municipalities that provide PEG channel programming are responsible for such changes.
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The bill also requires video service providers and interim cable operators to provide channel capacity for PEG channels with accessibility, functionality, and audio and visual quality that is at least equivalent to certain commercial channels.
In addition, the bill requires video service providers and interim cable operators to do the following: 1) provide channel capacity for PEG channels so that it is viewable by subscribers without additional service or equipment charges; 2) provide such channel capacity on a service tier that is viewable by 100 percent of customers, rather than by more than 50 percent, which is required under current law; 3) upon request, put the PEG channel schedule into the electronic program guide with the same functionality as commercial broadcast channels; and 4) provide facilities adequate to carry signals for PEG channels without material degradation, alteration, or removal of PEG channel content. Also, the bill clarifies duties under current law regarding the relocation of origination points for PEG channels. Additionally, the bill eliminates the authority of a video service provider or interim cable operator to provide certain restored PEG channel capacity on any service tier. Finally, the bill eliminates limits on the aggregate number of PEG channels that apply to video service providers and interim cable operators that provide video programming to more than one municipality.
Who's behind it
7 senators are its . All 7 are Democrats.
13 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (13)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 4, 2016 to Mar 10, 2016
2 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Mar 3, 2016
Sent to the Senate Committee on Elections and Local Government.
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Mar 3, 2016
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 3, 2016 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Vinehout, Bewley, Miller, C. Larson, Lassa, Wirch and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Hebl, Kahl, Jorgensen, Wachs, Danou, Shankland, Johnson, Goyke, Sinicki and Berceau
- Mar 3, 2016 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections and Local Government
- Mar 4, 2016 · Senate
Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor
- Mar 4, 2016 · Senate
Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
- Mar 10, 2016 · Senate
Representative Pope added as a cosponsor
- Apr 13, 2016 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor