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.
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
- Regulated Industries (RI)
- Finance and Tax (FT)
- 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
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CS/CS/SB 1592, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/22/2021 at 8:08 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/22/2021 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1239 (er) Broadband Internet Infrastructure Commerce Committee Compare Last Action: 5/11/2021 Chapter No. 2021-24 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 364.0137 Page 2 (pdf) -
CS/SB 1592, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/1/2021 at 10:48 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/22/2021 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1239 (c2) Broadband Internet Infrastructure Commerce Committee Compare Last Action: 5/11/2021 Chapter No. 2021-24
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 509904 - Amendment
Delete lines 132 - 311 and insert:Appropriations
(Burgess)4/16/2021
10:18 AMWithdrawn
4/19/2021Web Page
PDF430276 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Appropriations
(Burgess)4/19/2021
8:15 AM
(Late Filed)Replaced by Committee Substitute
4/20/2021Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 4/19/2021 10:00 AM Appropriations 20 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions. Page 3 (pdf) 364.0137 Page 7 (pdf) -
SB 1592, Original Filed Version Posted 2/24/2021 at 9:51 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1239 Broadband Internet Infrastructure Commerce Committee Similar Last Action: 5/11/2021 Chapter No. 2021-24
Committee Amendments (3)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 803062 - Amendment
Delete lines 97 - 124 and insert:Finance and Tax
(Burgess)3/30/2021
10:08 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
4/1/2021Web Page
PDF129940 - Amendment
Delete lines 141 - 279 and insert:Finance and Tax
(Burgess)3/30/2021
10:08 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
4/1/2021Web Page
PDF404422 - Amendment
Between lines 279 and 280 insert:Finance and Tax
(Burgess)3/30/2021
10:09 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
4/1/2021Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 3/9/2021 9:00 AM Regulated Industries 9 Yeas - 0 Nays 3/31/2021 11:00 AM Finance and Tax 6 Yeas - 2 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions. Page 3 (pdf) 364.0137 Page 5 (pdf)
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