Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Energy Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2511
Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi (BEAM) Act; amend.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 77-19-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AND TO DEFINE "BROADBAND SERVICEABLE LOCATION" AND "COMMUNITY ANCHOR INSTITUTION"; TO AMEND SECTION 77-19-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW BEAM TO MAKE DETERMINATIONS AND AWARDS FOR ELIGIBLE PROJECTS; TO AMEND SECTION 77-19-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW BEAM TO REVIEW APPLICATIONS AND MAKE DETERMINATIONS AND AWARDS TO PROVIDE BROADBAND ACCESS IN ELIGIBLE PROJECT AREAS, TO SPECIFY THAT THE BEAM FUND SHALL BE USED FOR THE EXPANSION AND ACCESSIBILITY OF BROADBAND IN ELIGIBLE PROJECT AREAS, AND TO REQUIRE THAT DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE FUND BE MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL STATUTES, RULES, REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES; TO AMEND SECTION 77-19-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO STIPULATE THAT FUNDS FROM GRANT PROGRAMS SHALL ONLY BE USED TO EXTEND SERVICE INTO ELIGIBLE PROJECT AREAS AND THAT FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FUNDS SUPERSEDE ANY LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS CHAPTER; TO AMEND SECTION 77-19-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT THE CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING THE AWARD OF FUNDS SHALL COMPLY WITH FEDERAL LAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS, AND GUIDANCE AND TO ALLOW THE CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN FACTORS IN AWARDING FUNDS; TO AMEND SECTION 77-19-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY WHAT INFORMATION IS REQUIRED ON AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDING; TO AMEND SECTION 77-19-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT THE GOVERNOR BE NOTIFIED BEFORE DISBURSEMENT OF GRANT MONIES AND TO CREATE CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS FOR BEAM EXPENDITURES THAT ARE REIMBURSED BY FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
February 16 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 SenateFeb 16 to Mar 5 · stopped18 days
EnergyFeb 16 to Mar 5 · stopped18 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.