The Tennessee House Utilities, Banking, and Small Business sub-committee voted 8 to 6 to recommend passage of the cable franchise bill that will eliminate local control of cable franchises.

Representatives voting for approval were: Cobb C, Gilmore, Kelsey, Lynn, McCormick, Pitts, Curtiss, Shepard.

Representatives voting against approval were: Fitzhugh, Lundberg, Matheny, McManus, Rowe, Towns.

It is on the Senate Commerce, Labor, and Agriculture committee calendar for action today. The House action today was, I believe, the first recorded vote on the measure.

Here's a recent post by C.E. Petro about why this isn't a good idea, and here's a KnoxViews roundup.