TO CREATE THE BROADBAND EXPANSION AND EFFICIENCY ACT; AND TO CREATE A SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT USED IN PRODUCING BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.

House Bill 1469, known as the "Broadband Expansion and Efficiency Act," aimed to create a sales and use tax exemption for machinery and equipment used by companies providing broadband communications services in Arkansas. This bill would have directly affected telecommunications, video programming, and internet access providers by exempting their purchases of specific infrastructure components like wires, cables, fiber, antennas, routers, and software from state sales taxes. The exemption was intended to encourage investment in broadband infrastructure by reducing costs for these service providers, though it specifically excluded personal consumer electronics and consumer-grade modems/Wi-Fi routers.