An Act protecting consumers by prohibiting blocking, throttling, or paid prioritization in the provision of Internet service
Summary
By Mr. Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Andres X. Vargas and others for legislation to assure net neutrality by Internet service providers and the equal treatment of data on the Internet, and to prohibit discrimination or charge disparity of user, content, website, platform, application, type of attached equipment or method of communication. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2017
Committee Review
Jan 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
Governor
Introduced Dec 28, 2017
Last action Jul 16, 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
15
Key actions
5
Committee
2
May 9, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Apr 23, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Mar 22, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Mar 1, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Jan 25, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Jan 22, 2018
Committee
Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported,
rules suspended and referred to the committee on Telecommunications,
Utilities and Energy
lower
Dec 28, 2017
Committee
Referred to the committee on House Rules
lower
1 primary · 58 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andy Vargas
DDemocratic
Co
Aaron Vega
DDemocratic
Co
Adrian Madaro
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara A. L'Italien
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Driscoll
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Straus
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Ashe
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Murray
DDemocratic
Co
Byron Rushing
DDemocratic
Co
Carmine Gentile
DDemocratic
Co
CW
Chris Walsh
DDemocratic
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