Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Energy Committee on February 1, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.
2022 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2535
Helping Mississippians Afford Broadband Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE HELPING MISSISSIPPIANS AFFORD BROADBAND ACT; TO DEFINE TERMS AS USED IN THE ACT; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION COMMISSION, TO CREATE A PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS TO PURCHASE BROADBAND SERVICES; TO PROVIDE SUBSIDIES TO PROVIDERS IN ORDER TO REDUCE BROADBAND COSTS TO HOUSEHOLDS; TO PROVIDE THAT FUNDING FOR SUBSIDY COSTS SHALL COME FROM FUNDS AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN 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.
Its course
January 17 to February 1, 2022, 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 SenateJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days
EnergyJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 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 Senate Jan 17 – Feb 1
- Jan 17Referred to the Senate committees on Energy and on Appropriations
- Feb 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 17Referred To Energy;AppropriationsSenate
- Feb 1Died In CommitteeSenate