2026 Regular Session Mississippi Video Service Act; create. AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI VIDEO SERVICE ACT; TO STATE THE INTENTION OF THE LEGISLATURE; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS RELATING TO THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR FRANCHISING AUTHORITY; TO REQUIRE PROVIDERS TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF FRANCHISE AUTHORITY FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE BEFORE CONDUCTING BUSINESS UNDER THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE PROVIDERS TO MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS; TO PROVIDE FOR INCUMBENT VIDEO SERVICE PROVIDERS; TO REQUIRE APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF FRANCHISE AUTHORITY TO INCLUDE CERTAIN INFORMATION; TO PROVIDE THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE WITH REGARD TO CERTIFICATES OF FRANCHISE AUTHORITY UNDER THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR TRANSFER AND TERMINATION OF CERTIFICATES; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN FEES RELATING TO FRANCHISING AUTHORITY; TO PROVIDE FOR USE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY BY HOLDER OF THE CERTIFICATE OF FRANCHISING AUTHORITY; TO PROVIDE FOR FEES PAID TO THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION WHERE SERVICE OCCURS; TO PROHIBIT POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FROM REQUIRING CERTAIN ADDITIONAL FEES OR CALCULATION METHODS; TO PROVIDE FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE REMEDIES FOR SUCH NONCOMPLIANCE; TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE STANDARDS RELATING TO VIDEO SERVICE PROVIDERS; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN DESIGNATION AND USE OF CHANNEL CAPACITY FOR PUBLIC, EDUCATIONAL OR GOVERNMENTAL USE; TO PROVIDE FOR APPLICATION OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 06/05/26 at 09:27 H B 1664 House Bill 1664 HB 1664 H Law General Bill/Constitutional Amendment No Three/Fifths Passage 391 Public Utilities F ../../House_cmtes/PU.xml Energy F ../../Senate_cmtes/EN.xml Powell ../../House_authors/Powell.xml 1 01/19 (H) Referred To Public Utilities 2 01/28 (H) Title Suff Do Pass 3 02/05 (H) Amended 4 02/05 (H) Passed As Amended ../../../../2026/pdf/votes/house/0310041.pdf 5 02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate 6 02/17 (S) Referred To Energy 7 03/02 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended 8 03/10 (S) Amended 9 03/10 (S) Passed As Amended ../../../../2026/pdf/votes/senate/0640014.pdf 10 03/11 (S) Returned For Concurrence 11 03/12 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate ../../../../2026/pdf/votes/house/0660005.pdf 12 03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed 13 03/16 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed 14 03/19 Approved by Governor ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1664SG.pdf ../../../../documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1664SG.htm ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1664IN.pdf ../../../../documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1664IN.htm ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1664PS.pdf ../../../../documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1664PS.htm ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1664SG.pdf ../../../../documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1664SG.htm Amendment Report for House Bill No. 1664 ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/sam/Amendment_Report_for_HB1664.pdf ../../../../../documents/2026/html/sam/Amendment_Report_for_HB1664.htm Amendment No 1 Adopted ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/ham/HB1664_H_Amend_01.htm ../../../../../documents/2026/html/ham/HB1664_H_Amend_01.htm Voice Vote Committee Amendment No 1 Adopted ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1664_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf ../../../../../documents/2026/html/sam/HB1664_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm Voice Vote N ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/fiscalnotes/HB1664.pdf