Telecommunications; Rural Broadband Expansion Council; allowing legislators to have chair or co-chair position; guidelines for broadband incentive awards; emergency.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 1, 2021
Signed May 27, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
12
Committee
8
Amendments
1
May 27, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/28/2021
lower
May 25, 2021
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed, to House: Ayes: 42 Nays: 3
upper
May 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
CCR adopted
upper
May 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 6
lower
May 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
CCR adopted
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 2
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 30, 2021
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Finance committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 15, 2021
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 14
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced
Amended by floor substitute
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Appropriations and Budget
lower
Feb 1, 2021
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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