Relating to the expansion of broadband services to certain areas.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 1, 2021
Signed Jun 15, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 8, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
79
Key actions
22
Committee
18
Amendments
8
Jun 15, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate adopts conference committee report
upper
May 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
House adopts conference committee report
lower
May 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report filed
upper
May 25, 2021
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
House requests conference committee-reported
upper
May 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
House requests conference committee
lower
May 3, 2021
Introduced
House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to Transportation
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended
lower
Apr 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Introduced
Amendment fails of adoption
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 111 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CP
Chris Paddie
RRepublican
P
DA
Doc Anderson
RRepublican
P
FP
Four Price
RRepublican
P
Robert Nichols
RRepublican
P
Terry Canales
DDemocratic
P
Trent Ashby
RRepublican
Co
AH
Abel Herrero
DDemocratic
Co
AD
Alex Dominguez
DDemocratic
Co
Alma Allen
DDemocratic
Co
Ana Hernandez
DDemocratic
Co
AM
Andy Murr
RRepublican
Co
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
Co
Angie Button
RRepublican
Co
Ann Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Armando Walle
DDemocratic
Co
AF
Art Fierro
DDemocratic
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