ELIM DIG DIVIDE-USED COMPUTERS
Summary
Amends the State Property Control Act and the Eliminate the Digital Divide Law. Provides that State employers and agencies may donate their used computers free of charge to individuals and entities within the State that are negatively impacted by the digital divide. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall establish rules for distributing the computers.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2007
Committee Review
May 2008
House Passage
May 2008
Senate Passage
May 2008
Signed into Law
Jul 2008
Introduced May 16, 2007
Signed Jul 18, 2008
Floor votes · Senate May 23, 2008 · House May 15, 2007
How they voted
52–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 57
May 23, 2008
D
Democratic35
91% Yea
R
Republican22
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Jul 18, 2008
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 23, 2008
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 23, 2008
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (52-0-5)
senate
May 8, 2008
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Environment and Energy; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 17, 2008
Committee
Assigned to Environment and Energy
upper
May 29, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
May 16, 2007
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
May 15, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (111-0-4)
house
May 2, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 26, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Computer Technology Committee; 005-000-000
lower
Apr 26, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Computer Technology Committee
lower
Apr 25, 2007
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 25, 2007
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
lower
Mar 22, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Computer Technology Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Jan 31, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Computer Technology Committee
lower
Jan 19, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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