SB 1592 Florida Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Broadband Internet Infrastructure

Summary

Broadband Internet Infrastructure; Creating the "Florida Broadband Deployment Act of 2021"; requiring municipal electric utilities to provide a specified promotional rate to broadband providers for wireline attachments made in unserved or underserved areas within the utility’s service area; requiring municipal electric utilities to provide certain information regarding connections made available to broadband providers to the Office of Broadband within the Department of Economic Opportunity; requiring the local technology planning teams within the office to provide support to rural communities regarding broadband service availability; requiring wireline attachments to comply with certain safety and engineering standards, etc.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2021

Senate Passage

Apr 2021

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 2, 2021 Last action Apr 27, 2021

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 27, 2021

Upper · Passed

Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1239 (Ch. 2021-24)

upper

Apr 22, 2021

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Apr 14, 2021

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Apr 1, 2021

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Mar 26, 2021

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 03/31/21, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building

upper

Mar 9, 2021

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0

upper

Mar 4, 2021

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/09/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Mar 2, 2021

Introduced

upper

Mar 2, 2021

Committee

Referred to Regulated Industries; Finance and Tax; Appropriations

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors