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2021 Regular Session

House Bill 505

Mississippi Broadband Accessibility Act; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Appropriations Committee on March 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI BROADBAND ACCESSIBILITY ACT; TO PROVIDE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR THE ACT; TO REQUIRE THE DIRECTOR OF MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC UTILITIES STAFF TO ESTABLISH AND ADMINISTER THE BROADBAND ACCESSIBILITY GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE DEPLOYMENT AND ADOPTION OF BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICES TO UNSERVED AREAS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROGRAM SHALL BE ADMINISTERED PURSUANT TO POLICIES DEVELOPED BY THE PUBLIC UTILITIES STAFF, SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT, WHICH SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE AWARDING OF GRANTS TO NON-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES THAT ARE COOPERATIVES, CORPORATIONS, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES, PARTNERSHIPS, OR OTHER PRIVATE BUSINESS ENTITIES THAT PROVIDE BROADBAND SERVICES; 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

7 co-sponsors

Jeramey Anderson, Debra Gibbs, Carl Mickens, Otis Anthony, Bo Brown, Tom Miles, De'Keither A. Stamps

Its course

January 18 to March 2, 2021, 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 action7 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 18 to Feb 922 days

Public UtilitiesJan 18 to Jan 279 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Mar 2 · stopped21 days

EnergyFeb 18 to Mar 111 days

AppropriationsMar 1 to Mar 2 · stopped1 day

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 18 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 18Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
  2. Jan 27Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 9Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 10 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 10Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 18Referred to the Senate committees on Energy and on Appropriations
  3. Mar 1Reported as amended from EN to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 27Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 9PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 10Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 18Referred To Energy;AppropriationsSenate
  6. Mar 1DR - TSDPAA: EN To APSenate
  7. Mar 2Died In CommitteeSenate