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2022 SESSION
HB 445 High-speed broadband service; expanding to new residential and commercial development.
Introduced by: Kathleen Murphy | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
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 SB 446.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103045D pdf
- 02/04/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22105452D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB445ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0592) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
HISTORY
- 01/11/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103045D
- 01/11/22 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/18/22 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/03/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N)
- 02/04/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22105452D-H1
- 02/04/22 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/08/22 House: Read first time
- 02/09/22 House: Read second time
- 02/09/22 House: Committee substitute agreed to 22105452D-H1
- 02/09/22 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB445H1
- 02/10/22 House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/22 House: VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/21/22 Senate: Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/21/22 Senate: Rereferred to Local Government
- 02/28/22 Senate: Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/22 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 03/02/22 Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/22 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/22 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB445ER)
- 03/08/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/22 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- 03/22/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/11/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 592 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0592)