Broadband service; authority of localities to provide.
Summary
Authority of localities to provide broadbandservice. Provides that any locality may establish any department,office, board, commission, agency, or other governmental division or entity that has authority to offer telecommunications, Internetaccess, broadband, information, and data transmission services.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Last action Feb 11, 2020
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
Assigned CT & I sub: Technology and Innovation
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105181D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Steve E. Heretick
DDemocratic
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