Leasing of broadband capacity infrastructure.
Summary
Urges the legislative council to assign to the interim study committee on energy, utilities, and telecommunications the topic of installation and leasing of broadband capacity infrastructure by investor-owned electric utilities to broadband service providers for the provision of broadband internet service to unserved and underserved areas in Indiana. Specifies issues that must be considered in the study.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2020
Last action Feb 10, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2020
How they voted
40–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 41
Jan 28, 2020
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican33
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jan 29, 2020
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0-1)
senate
Jan 23, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ed Soliday
RRepublican
P
Eric Koch
RRepublican
P
JM
James Merritt
RRepublican
Co
John Crane
RRepublican
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