Jennifer Boysko
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 38
Primary
Broadband service; new residential and commercial development; stakeholder advisory group. Provides that the Department of Housing and Community Development shall convene a stakeholder advisory group for the purpose of evaluating local and state policies, procedures, or ordinances to facilitate the expansion of high-speed broadband service and associated infrastructure in new residential and commercial development. The stakeholder advisory group shall be composed of representatives from the commercial and residential land development and construction industry, local government, high-speed broadband providers, and other stakeholders as determined by the Department and shall report its findings and recommendations to the Broadband Advisory Council no later than September 30, 2022. This bill is identical to HB 445.
Broadband service; new residential and commercialdevelopment. Allows localities to require broadband service andassociated infrastructure be installed for new residential and commercialdevelopment.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 593 (effective 7/1/22)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Impact statement from DPB (SB446ER)
Enrolled
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB446S1
Committee substitute agreed to 22105253D-S1
Reading of substitute waived
Read second time
Impact statement from DPB (SB446S1)
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Reported from Local Government with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 22105253D-S1
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
Rereferred to Local Government
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102502D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102502D | PDF HTML |
| Committee substitute printed 22105253D-S1 | PDF HTML |
| SB446ER | PDF HTML |
| CHAP0593 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB446FER122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB446FS1122.PDF |
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