Telecommunications - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Broadband Accessibility Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 7; Title 7, Chapter 59, Part 3; Title 65, Chapter 25 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 20.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
House Passage
Apr 2017
Signed into Law
Apr 2017
Introduced Feb 7, 2017
Signed Apr 24, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2017 · House Apr 10, 2017
How they voted
27–0
Passed
Total votes 27
Apr 3, 2017
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
58
Key actions
23
Committee
23
Amendments
2
Apr 24, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 10, 2017
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0159)
upper
Apr 10, 2017
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0335)
upper
Apr 10, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 4, PNV 0
lower
Apr 5, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2017
lower
Apr 4, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 3, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0114)
upper
Apr 3, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/4/2017
lower
Mar 28, 2017
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/29/2017
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/28/2017
upper
Mar 17, 2017
Upper · Passed
Recalled from Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 17, 2017
Upper · Passed
Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
upper
Mar 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Meeting Cancelled. Action def. in Business and Utilities Committee to 3/22/17
lower
Mar 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Business and Utilities Committee for 3/22/2017
lower
Mar 14, 2017
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Business and Utilities Committee for 3/15/2017
lower
Mar 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/14/2017
upper
Mar 7, 2017
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Business and Utilities Committee
lower
Mar 1, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Business and Utilities Subcommittee for 3/7/2017
lower
Feb 21, 2017
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/7/2017
lower
Feb 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Business and Utilities Subcommittee for 2/21/2017
lower
Feb 14, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee
lower
Feb 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
P2C, ref. to Business and Utilities Committee
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 8, 2017
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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