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2022 SESSION
SB 446 High-speed broadband service; expanding to new residential and commercial development.
Introduced by: Jennifer B. Boysko | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (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 HB 445.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102502D pdf
- 02/07/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22105253D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB446ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0593) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102502D
- 01/11/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/17/22 Senate: Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/22 Senate: Rereferred to Local Government
- 02/07/22 Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22105253D-S1
- 02/08/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/22 Senate: Read second time
- 02/09/22 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/09/22 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 22105253D-S1
- 02/09/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB446S1
- 02/10/22 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/22 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/22 House: Read first time
- 02/21/22 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/25/22 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/22 House: Read second time
- 03/02/22 House: Read third time
- 03/02/22 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/22 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/22 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB446ER)
- 03/08/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/22/22 Senate: 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 593 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0593)