Barbara Favola
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 40
Primary
Department of Housing and Community Development; broadband access services for mobile health clinics. Requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to, as part of its broader initiative to support the development and implementation of programs that support telehealth, include broadband access services for mobile health clinics as a priority for broadband nondeployment programs using federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program funding to the extent approved by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.
An Act to direct the Department of Housing and Community Development to include broadband access services for mobile health clinics as a priority for broadband nondeployment programs using federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program funding.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 356 (Effective 07/01/25)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0356)
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Signed by President
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB842)
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB842ER)
Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from General Laws (19-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB842)
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by Senate as amended
General Laws and Technology Amendments agreed to
Reading of amendments waived
Printed as engrossed 25102179D-E
Read second time
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102179D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Chaptered | HTML PDF |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| Engrossed | HTML PDF |
| General Laws and Technology Amendments | HTML |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
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| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB842) | PDF PDF |
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