CS/CS/HB 1239: Broadband Internet Infrastructure
GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Ways and Means Committee ; Tomkow ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Chambliss ; Morales ; Toledo
Broadband Internet Infrastructure; Revising duties of the Florida Office of Broadband; providing an appropriation to the Department of Economic Opportunity for geographic information system broadband mapping; providing for administration of the program; providing requirements for grant awards; requiring the publication of certain information related to grant applications and grant awards on a website; requiring the office to publish specified information annually on its website; establishing a promotional rate and related terms for wireline attachments of broadband facilities to municipal electric utility poles; providing procedures and requirements for receiving the promotional rates; establishing cost responsibility for replacement utility poles in certain circumstances; prohibiting municipal electric utilities from increasing certain fees for pole attachments for a specified period, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,500,000
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/23/2021 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/28/2021 | House |
• Referred to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee • Referred to Ways & Means Committee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee |
| 3/2/2021 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 3/18/2021 | House |
• Added to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee agenda |
| 3/22/2021 | House |
• Favorable by Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee • Reported out of Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee • Now in Ways & Means Committee |
| 4/6/2021 | House |
• Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda |
| 4/8/2021 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee |
| 4/9/2021 | House |
• Reported out of Ways & Means Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed |
| 4/12/2021 | House |
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Commerce Committee |
| 4/18/2021 | House |
• Added to Commerce Committee agenda • Added to Commerce Committee agenda |
| 4/19/2021 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee |
| 4/20/2021 | House |
• Reported out of Commerce Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2021) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) |
| 4/21/2021 | House |
• Amendment 787463 filed |
| 4/23/2021 | House |
• Read 2nd time • Amendment 787463 adopted • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar |
| 4/25/2021 | House |
• Amendment 311819 filed |
| 4/26/2021 | House |
• Read 3rd time • Amendment 311819 adopted • CS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 |
| 4/26/2021 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 4/26/2021 | House |
• Message sent to senate |
| 4/26/2021 | Senate |
• Referred to Appropriations -SJ 722 • Received -SJ 722 |
| 4/27/2021 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 728 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1592 -SJ 728 • Read 2nd time -SJ 728 • Amendment(s) adopted (767526) -SJ 728 • Read 3rd time -SJ 729 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 729 |
| 4/27/2021 | House |
• In Messages |
| 4/28/2021 | House |
• Added to Senate Message List • Amendment 767526 Concur • CS passed as amended; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled • Message sent to senate |
| 5/7/2021 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor • Approved by Governor |
|
| 5/11/2021 |
• Chapter No. 2021-24 |
207523 - Amendment to Amendment (341749)