"Achieving Connectivity Everywhere (ACE) Act"
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to enact the "Achieving Connectivity Everywhere (ACE) Act"; to amend Titles 32, 36, 48, and 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to highways, bridges, and ferries, local government, revenue and taxation, and state government, respectively, so as to provide for broadband services planning, deployment, and incentives; to provide authorization for the Department of Transportation to take certain actions to enable the rights of way of interstate highways to be used for the deployment of broadband and other communications technologies; to change certain definitions relative to the "OneGeorgia Authority Act" to include broadband services; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Feb 7, 2018
Signed May 7, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Amendments
1
May 7, 2018
Signed into law
Act 423
upper
May 7, 2018
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 29, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
upper
Mar 29, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Conference Committee Report Adopted
lower
Mar 23, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Conference Committee Appointed 171st, 116th, 172nd
lower
Mar 23, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Conference Committee Appointed 51st, 18th, 56th
upper
Mar 23, 2018
Introduced
Senate Disagreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 23, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 19, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 23, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 20, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 8, 2018
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
19 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Watson
RRepublican
P
Bill Cowsert
RRepublican
P
Blake Tillery
RRepublican
P
Brandon Beach
RRepublican
P
Butch Miller
RRepublican
P
David Lucas
DDemocratic
P
Ellis Black
RRepublican
P
Frank Ginn
RRepublican
P
Greg Kirk
RRepublican
P
Jack Hill
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mullis
RRepublican
P
Jesse Stone
RRepublican
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
John Wilkinson
RRepublican
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
P
Lee Anderson
RRepublican
P
Matt Brass
RRepublican
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
P
Tyler Harper
RRepublican
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