To amend chapter 392, RSMo, by adding one new section relating to telecommunication services.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI,

AS FOLLOWS:

Section A. Chapter 392, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 392.172, to read as follows:

392.172. 1. If any city, town or village has granted a franchise to any provider of cable telecommunications service company to construct, operate or maintain cable telecommunications service as defined in section 386.020, RSMo, within a designated franchise area, no property owner, condominium association, managing agent, lessor, or other person in possession or control of any residential dwelling located within such designated franchise area shall forbid or prevent any occupant, tenant or lessee of any such dwelling from receiving cable telecommunications service from such franchisee, nor demand or accept payment from any such occupant, tenant or lessee in any form as condition of permitting the installation of cable telecommunications facilities or the maintenance of cable telecommunications service in any such dwelling or any portion thereof occupied or leased by such occupant, tenant or lessee, nor shall any such property owner, condominium association, managing agent, lessee or other person discriminate in rental charges or otherwise against any occupant, tenant or lessee receiving cable telecommunications service. The cable telecommunications franchisee installing such cable telecommunications facilities shall agree to indemnify the owner of such dwelling for damage caused by installation, operation or removal of such cable telecommunications facilities and service.

2. No provider of cable telecommunications services shall install cable telecommunications facilities within a residential dwelling pursuant to this section unless an occupant, tenant or lessee of such residential dwelling requests the delivery of cable telecommunications services.