AN ACT relating to broadband service.
Summary
Amend KRS 154.15-010 to add definitions for "broadband service," "eligible entity," "unserved area," and "wholesale network access"; amend KRS 154.15-020 to require the Kentucky Communications Network Authority to offer eligible entities wholesale network access to the excess capacity on KentuckyWired only in unserved areas.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2022
Last action Mar 29, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Mar 29, 2022
Committee
recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Introduced
floor amendment (3) filed
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Introduced
floor amendment (2) filed
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Committee
to Small Business & Information Technology (H)
lower
Jan 13, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 13, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Hart
RRepublican
P
Mary Beth Imes
RRepublican
P
Phillip Pratt
RRepublican
P
Richard Heath
RRepublican
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