Bill Summary

SB 1592 Broadband Internet Infrastructure (2021 Session)
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Sponsors
by Burgess Co Sponsors: Albritton, Diaz CS Sponsors: Finance and Tax, Appropriations
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Summary
Broadband Internet Infrastructure; Creating the "Florida Broadband Deployment Act of 2021"; requiring municipal electric utilities to provide a specified promotional rate to broadband providers for wireline attachments made in unserved or underserved areas within the utility’s service area; requiring municipal electric utilities to provide certain information regarding connections made available to broadband providers to the Office of Broadband within the Department of Economic Opportunity; requiring the local technology planning teams within the office to provide support to rural communities regarding broadband service availability; requiring wireline attachments to comply with certain safety and engineering standards, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2021
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committees of reference
   S Regulated Industries
   S Finance and Tax
   S Appropriations
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Actions
02/24/21
SENATE
Filed
03/02/21
SENATE
Referred to Regulated Industries; Finance and Tax; Appropriations
03/04/21
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Regulated Industries, 03/09/21, 9:00 am, 412 K
03/09/21
SENATE
Favorable by Regulated Industries; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/09/21
SENATE
Now in Finance and Tax
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)
03/26/21
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Finance and Tax, 03/31/21, 11:00 am, 110 S
03/31/21
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Finance and Tax; 6 Yeas, 2 Nays
04/01/21
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
04/02/21
SENATE
Now in Appropriations
04/14/21
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 K
04/19/21
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Appropriations; 20 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/22/21
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
04/23/21
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/26/21
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/21
04/27/21
SENATE
Read Second Time; Substituted for HB 1239; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 1239
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bill text & filed amendments
1592
Filed on 02/24/21
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Amendment 129940
Burgess
Filed on 03/30/21
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 404422
Burgess
Filed on 03/30/21
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 803062
Burgess
Filed on 03/30/21
Replaced by CS
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1592C1
Filed on 04/01/21
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Amendment 509904
Burgess
Filed on 04/16/21
Withdrawn
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Amendment 430276 LF DE
Burgess
Filed on 04/19/21
Replaced by CS
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1592C2
Filed on 04/22/21
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
364.0137
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