Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Utilities Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 619
Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI BROADBAND ENABLING ACT; TO PROVIDE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR THE ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF BROADBAND SYSTEMS BY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES; TO PROVIDE THAT NO STATE AGENCY, INSTRUMENTALITY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION SHALL REGULATE THE FACILITIES, OPERATIONS OR SERVICES OF A BROADBAND AFFILIATE OR OTHER BROADBAND OPERATOR UTILIZING AN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE'S ELECTRIC DELIVERY SYSTEM; TO REQUIRE THAT ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES MAINTAIN THE RELIABILITY OF THEIR ELECTRIC SYSTEMS; TO REGULATE EASEMENTS UNDER THIS ACT; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 16 to February 5, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 5 · stopped20 days
Public UtilitiesJan 16 to Feb 5 · stopped20 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
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 16 – Feb 5
- Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives