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2021 Regular Session

House Bill 942

Public utilities; authorize rate-regulated electric utilities to permit broadband provider use of the electric delivery system.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 10, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DECLARE THAT IT IS THE POLICY OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO SUPPORT DEPLOYMENT OF EXISTING AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES TO FOSTER RELIABLE AND RESILIENT SERVICE AND CUSTOMER ACCESS TO ENHANCED SERVICES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION IS AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION AGENCY, OR STATE AGENCIES, FOR THE PURPOSES ONLY OF PROVIDING SERVICES FOR THE COLLECTION OF DATA FOR MAPPING OF BROADBAND AVAILABILITY; 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 RATE-REGULATED 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

2 co-sponsors

Debra Gibbs, De'Keither A. Stamps

Its course

January 18 to March 10, 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 action8 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 10 · stopped29 days

EnergyFeb 18 to Mar 212 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

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 as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 9Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 10 – Mar 10

  1. Feb 10Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 18Referred to the Senate committee on Energy
  3. Mar 2Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 10Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 27Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 9Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 9PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 10Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 18Referred To EnergySenate
  7. Mar 2Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  8. Mar 10Died On CalendarSenate