---
type: "Bill"
title: "Telegraph Companies"
description: "Telegraph Companies; Repeals provisions relating to regulation of telegraph companies and telegrams."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 6055"
citation: "Florida HB 6055 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["railroads and other regulated utilities"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2020-143"
primary_sponsors: ["Gregory"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-12-16"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/285f636b-ae2f-482c-aac3-c9768ed1c76d"
source_url: "http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/6055/ByCategory"
source_hash: "51c818aac7ae95d6fe88b72175caa8e7028ca621390727105b4fdae365504424"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 6055 (2020) — Telegraph Companies

Telegraph Companies; Repeals provisions relating to regulation of telegraph companies and telegrams.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2020-143.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 6055 Filed** (filed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/6055/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 6055 er** (enrolled) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/6055/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Passage, Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Favorable (Energy & Utilities Subcommittee) — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Commerce Committee) — **21–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gregory — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-12-16** Filed `filing`
- **2020-01-03** Referred to Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-13** On Committee agenda-- Energy and Utilities Subcommittee, 01/15/20, 9:30 am, Webster Hall
- **2020-01-14** Introduced `introduction`
- **2020-01-15** Favorable by Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-01-15** Now in Commerce Committee
- **2020-01-21** On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 01/23/20, 9:30 am, Webster Hall
- **2020-01-23** Favorable by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-01-23** Placed on Calendar
- **2020-02-06** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/12/20
- **2020-02-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-12** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2020-02-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-13** Passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-19** In Messages
- **2020-02-20** Referred to Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Judiciary; Rules `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-26** Received
- **2020-03-11** Withdrawn from Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Judiciary; Rules `withdrawal`
- **2020-03-11** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2020-03-11** Substituted for SB 1256
- **2020-03-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-11** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2020-03-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2020-03-12** Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Ordered enrolled
- **2020-06-17** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2020-06-29** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Chapter No. 2020-143

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/285f636b-ae2f-482c-aac3-c9768ed1c76d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).