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HB 5124

Communications: video services; requirements for video services reports; modify. Amends sec. 12 of 2006 PA 480 (MCL 484.3312).

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Brian BeGole and 15 co-sponsors

HB 5124 limits the commission's power over video providers and requires providers to file initial data and annual reports on video competition.

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Bill Summary · HB 5124

Summary — HB 5124 (2025)

Title: Communications: video services; requirements for video services reports; modify. (Amends sec. 12 of 2006 PA 480, the Uniform Video Services Local Franchise Act)

Main purpose

HB 5124 modifies section 12 of the Uniform Video Services Local Franchise Act to (1) clarify the Michigan regulatory commission’s scope of authority under the Act and (2) expand and clarify reporting and information‑submission obligations for video service providers. The bill is principally administrative — it sets timing and content requirements for the commission’s annual report and establishes provider filing and notice duties.

Key provisions

  • Clarifies commission authority (Sec. 12(1)):
    • States the commission’s authority is limited to powers explicitly provided in the Act and indicates the commission does not have authority to regulate or control a video provider as a public utility.
  • Annual report (Sec. 12(2)):
    • Requires the commission to file an annual report with the Governor and Legislature by April 1 each year (text indicates replacing an earlier February date).
    • Report must include information on the status of competition for video services in Michigan and any legislative recommendations.
  • Provider information obligations (Secs. 12(3)–(5)):
    • Providers must submit any information the commission requests for preparing the annual report; this obligation is limited to information generated or gathered in the normal course of business.
    • New initial filing: within 60 days after the amendatory act’s effective date, or within 30 days after beginning to offer service in Michigan (whichever is later), a video service provider must submit:
    • Provider name
    • Description of video services offered
    • Principal office address and telephone
    • Registered agent address and telephone for service of process
    • Any other information the commission determines necessary to administer the Act
    • Providers must notify the commission at least 30 days before a name change, business closure, or merger.

Who is affected

  • Video service providers operating or planning to operate in Michigan (cable, IPTV, OTT providers falling under the Act’s definition).
  • The state commission responsible for administering the Act (likely the Michigan Public Service Commission or commission referenced in the Act).
  • State government and Legislature (recipients of the annual report).

Procedural/timeline notes

  • Introduced: March 13, 2025 (Rep. Will Snyder sponsoring); electronically reproduced Oct 23, 2025.
  • Referred to committee(s): initially read and referred to Ways & Means (April 7, 2025); later referred to Committee on Government Operations (Oct 23, 2025).
  • Companion bill: SB 2588.

Potential impacts

  • Increases state visibility into market competition for video services through an annual report.
  • Creates modest administrative compliance duties for providers (initial filing, notices of corporate changes, and ad‑hoc responses to data requests limited to routine business records).
  • Clarifies limits on the commission’s authority, which could reduce regulatory uncertainty about treating video providers as public utilities.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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