Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Utilities Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 86
Broadband services; provide for certain participation of investor owned electric utilities in the expansion of in the state.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN PARTICIPATION OF INVESTOR OWNED ELECTRIC UTILITIES IN THE EXPANSION OF BROADBAND SERVICES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DECLARE THAT IT IS THE POLICY OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO SUPPORT EXPANSION OF EXISTING AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES TO FOSTER RELIABLE AND RESILIENT SERVICE AND CUSTOMER ACCESS TO ENHANCED SERVICES; TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE DEFINITIONS OF "BROADBAND SERVICE PROVIDER," "BROADBAND OPERATOR," "ELECTRIC DELIVERY SYSTEM" AND "ENHANCED GRID INVESTMENTS"; TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-44, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE FIBER-OPTIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENHANCED GRID INVESTMENTS AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY, TO ALLOW INVESTOR-OWNED ELECTRIC UTILITIES TO PERMIT BROADBAND PROVIDERS USE OF THE ELECTRIC DELIVERY SYSTEM TO PROVIDE BROADBAND SERVICES, TO REGULATE EASEMENTS, TO ALLOW CERTAIN ENTITIES TO CONSTRUCT FIBER-OPTIC INFRASTRUCTURE ON PUBLIC UTILITIES' EXISTING RIGHTS-OF-WAY; 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 7 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 7 to Feb 2 · stopped26 days
Public UtilitiesJan 7 to Feb 2 · stopped26 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 7 – Feb 2
- Jan 7Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
- Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 7Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives