Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Utilities Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
House Bill 662
Office of Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi; require director to appoint administrator to establish local technology planning teams.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 77-19-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF BROADBAND EXPANSION AND ACCESSIBILITY OF MISSISSIPPI TO APPOINT A COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, COUNTY MANAGER, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE TO ESTABLISH, BUILD AND FACILITATE LOCAL TECHNOLOGY PLANNING TEAMS OR PARTNERSHIPS WITH CERTAIN MEMBERS REPRESENTING CROSS-SECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY; TO REQUIRE SUCH TEAMS TO WORK WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES TO HELP UNDERSTAND CURRENT BROADBAND AVAILABILITY, LOCATE UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS, IDENTIFY ASSETS RELEVANT TO BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT, BUILD PARTNERSHIPS WITH BROADBAND SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO LEVERAGE ASSETS AND REDUCE BARRIERS TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF BROADBAND INTERNET SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY; TO REQUIRE THAT SUCH TEAMS OR PARTNERSHIPS BE PROACTIVE IN FISCALLY CONSTRAINED COUNTIES IN IDENTIFYING AND PROVIDING ASSISTANCE WITH APPLYING FOR FEDERAL GRANTS FOR BROADBAND INTERNET SERVICE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 77-19-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATES TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF BROADBAND EXPANSION AND ACCESSIBILITY OF MISSISSIPPI, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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 26 to March 5, 2024, 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 26 to Mar 5 · stopped39 days
Public UtilitiesJan 26 to Mar 5 · stopped39 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 26 – Mar 5
- Jan 26Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
- Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 26Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives