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2019 Regular Session

House Bill 366

Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act; create.

Became law as Chapter 301, Laws of 2019, signed January 30, 2019, 16 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI BROADBAND ENABLING ACT; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR THE ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR OWNERSHIP AND/OR OPERATION OF BROADBAND SYSTEMS BY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES THROUGH AFFILIATES OR OPERATORS; TO REQUIRE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES TO CHARGE OR PAY ANY ENTITY THE SAME AMOUNT OF FEES THAT IT CHARGES OR PAYS AN AFFILIATE FOR POLE ATTACHMENT FEES OR OTHER ITEMS; TO REQUIRE AN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE TO CONDUCT AN ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY STUDY BEFORE BROADBAND SERVICES MAY BE PROVIDED; TO REQUIRE THAT ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES MAINTAIN THE RELIABILITY OF THEIR ELECTRIC SYSTEMS; TO REGULATE EASEMENTS UNDER THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE AN ANNUAL COMPLIANCE AUDIT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 77-5-205 AND 77-5-231, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

40 co-sponsors

D. Stephen Holland, Jay Hughes, Tom Miles, Thomas U. Reynolds, Jody Steverson, Charles Jim Beckett, Carl Mickens, Karl Oliver, Mark Tullos, Noah Sanford, Margaret Rogers, Gary Chism, Randy Rushing, Nolan Mettetal, Jerry R. Turner, Mac Huddleston, Mark Baker, Shane Barnett, William Shirley, Joey Hood, Price Wallace, Randy P. Boyd, Vince Mangold, Kabir Karriem, Nick Bain, Deborah Butler Dixon, Gregory Holloway, Sr., Cheikh Taylor, Debra Gibbs, Kathy Sykes, Brent Powell, Fred Shanks, Otis Anthony, Lester Carpenter, William Tracy Arnold, Oscar Denton, Cedric Burnett, Bill Kinkade, Orlando Paden, Timmy Ladner

Its course

January 14 to January 30, 2019, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action14 actions on 9 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 14 to Jan 151 day

Public UtilitiesJan 14 to Jan 140 days

In the SenateJan 15 to Jan 238 days

EnergyJan 21 to Jan 221 day

With the GovernorJan 23 to Jan 307 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 14 – Jan 15

  1. Jan 14Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
  2. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 15Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Jan 15 – Jan 23

  1. Jan 15Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Beckett and Steverson)
  2. Jan 16Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Jan 17Sent to the Senate
  4. Jan 21Referred to the Senate committee on Energy
  5. Jan 22Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  6. Jan 23Passed the Senate

To the Governor Jan 24 – Jan 30

  1. Jan 24Returned to the House for enrolling
  2. Enrolled bill signed in the House
  3. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  4. Jan 30Approved by the Governor
All 14 actions, as published
  1. Jan 14Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 14Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 15AmendedHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 15Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Jan 15Motion to Reconsider Entered (Beckett, Steverson)House of Representatives
  6. Jan 16Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  7. Jan 17Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Jan 21Referred To EnergySenate
  9. Jan 22Title Suff Do PassSenate
  10. Jan 23PassedSenate
  11. Jan 24Returned For EnrollingSenate
  12. Jan 24Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  13. Jan 24Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  14. Jan 30Approved by GovernorGovernor