SJR 175 Kentucky Senate · 2024 Regular Session

A JOINT RESOLUTION facilitating the deployment of broadband internet service to unserved and underserved citizens in the Commonwealth and declaring an emergency.

Summary
Direct the Public Service Commission to promulgate emergency administrative regulations on utility pole attachments for broadband service providers that will address the backlog of pole attachment requests and establish parameters for preventing delays and backlogs of requests in the future; require the Public Service Commission to open a docket to receive comments and requests from affected parties and issue a quarterly report to the Legislative Research Commission beginning September 30, 2024; EMERGENCY.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Feb 21, 2024 Signed Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 22, 2024

How they voted

940
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 98
Mar 22, 2024
D Democratic20
19 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican78
75 Yea 3
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Apr 4, 2024
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 71)
upper
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
adopted 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (1), Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Committee
to Rules (S)
upper
Mar 22, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (94-0-4)
senate
Mar 13, 2024
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Committee
to Small Business & Information Technology (H)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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