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CS/CS/SB 1592: Broadband Internet Infrastructure

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Finance and Tax ; Burgess ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Diaz ; Albritton

Broadband Internet Infrastructure; Creating the "Florida Broadband Deployment Act of 2021"; requiring municipal electric utilities to provide a specified promotional rate to broadband providers for wireline attachments made in unserved or underserved areas within the utility’s service area; requiring municipal electric utilities to provide certain information regarding connections made available to broadband providers to the Office of Broadband within the Department of Economic Opportunity; requiring the local technology planning teams within the office to provide support to rural communities regarding broadband service availability; requiring wireline attachments to comply with certain safety and engineering standards, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 4/27/2021 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1239 (Ch. 2021-24) -SJ 728
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Finance and Tax (FT)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/24/2021 Senate • Filed
3/2/2021 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 151
• Introduced -SJ 151
3/4/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/09/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/9/2021 Senate • Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 190
• Now in Finance and Tax
3/26/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 03/31/21, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
3/31/2021 Senate • CS by Finance and Tax; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 -SJ 342
4/1/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Finance and Tax read 1st time -SJ 352
4/2/2021 Senate • Now in Appropriations
4/14/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/19/2021 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 642
4/22/2021 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 646
4/23/2021 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/26/2021 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/21 -SJ 745
4/27/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 728
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 1239 -SJ 728
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1239 (Ch. 2021-24) -SJ 728