Bill Summary

HB 1239 Broadband Internet Infrastructure (2021 Session)
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Sponsors
by Tomkow Co Sponsors: Chambliss, Morales, Toledo CS Sponsors: Commerce Committee, Ways & Means Committee
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Summary
Broadband Internet Infrastructure; Revising duties of the Florida Office of Broadband; providing an appropriation to the Department of Economic Opportunity for geographic information system broadband mapping; providing for administration of the program; providing requirements for grant awards; requiring the publication of certain information related to grant applications and grant awards on a website; requiring the office to publish specified information annually on its website; establishing a promotional rate and related terms for wireline attachments of broadband facilities to municipal electric utility poles; providing procedures and requirements for receiving the promotional rates; establishing cost responsibility for replacement utility poles in certain circumstances; prohibiting municipal electric utilities from increasing certain fees for pole attachments for a specified period, etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2021
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committees of reference
   H Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
   H Ways & Means Committee
   H Commerce Committee
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Actions
02/23/21
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Filed
02/28/21
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Referred to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee; Ways & Means Committee; Commerce Committee
02/28/21
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Now in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
03/11/21
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 03/12/21, 9:00 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
03/18/21
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 03/19/21, 9:00 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
03/18/21
HOUSE 
On Committee agenda - Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee, 03/22/21, 3:00 pm, 212 K
03/22/21
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Favorable by Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee; 15 Yeas, 1 Nay
03/22/21
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Now in Ways & Means Committee
04/06/21
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On Committee agenda - Ways & Means Committee, 04/08/21, 5:30 pm, 17 H
04/08/21
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Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee; 15 Yeas, 1 Nay
04/09/21
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
04/12/21
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Now in Commerce Committee
04/18/21
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On Committee agenda - Commerce Committee, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 212 K
04/19/21
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Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee; 22 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/20/21
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
04/20/21
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/20/21
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/21
04/23/21
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Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (787463); Placed on Third Reading, 04/26/21
04/26/21
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Read Third Time; Amendment Adopted (311819); Passed (Vote: 114 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/26/21
HOUSE 
Engrossed Text (E2) Filed
04/26/21
SENATE
In Messages
04/26/21
SENATE
Received; Referred to Appropriations
04/27/21
SENATE
Withdrawn from Appropriations; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading; Substituted for SB 1592; Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (767526); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 40 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/27/21
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In returning messages
04/28/21
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Received from Messages; Concurred with Amendment (767526); Passed (Vote: 115 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/28/21
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Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
04/28/21
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Engrossed Text (E3) Filed
04/28/21
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
05/07/21
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 05/22/21)
05/07/21
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2021-024
06/17/21
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR`s Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 06/21/21, 10:00 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
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bill text & filed amendments
1239
Filed on 02/23/21
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Amendment 378801
Tomkow
Filed on 04/08/21
Adopted
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1239C1
Filed on 04/09/21
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Amendment 341749 DE
Tomkow
Filed on 04/18/21
Adopted as Amended
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Amendment 207523 AA
Tomkow
Filed on 04/19/21
Adopted
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1239C2
Filed on 04/20/21
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Amendment 787463
Tomkow
Filed on 04/21/21
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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1239E1
Filed on 04/23/21
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Amendment 311819 DE
Tomkow
Filed on 04/25/21
Adopted on 3rd Reading
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1239E2
Filed on 04/26/21
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Amendment 767526
Ausley
Filed on 04/27/21
Concurred
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1239E3
Filed on 04/28/21
PDF
No amendments to this bill text filed.
1239ER
Filed on 04/28/21
PDF
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
288.9961
288.9962
288.9963
364.0135
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