Broadband capacity infrastructure study.
Summary
Urges the legislative council to assign to the interim study committee on energy, utilities, and telecommunications (committee) the topic of the installation and leasing of broadband capacity infrastructure by investor owned electric utilities to broadband service providers for the provision of broadband Internet service to unserved and underserved areas in Indiana. Provides that if a study is assigned to the committee: (1) the committee must consider certain specified issues; and (2) an electric utility may submit to the committee, not later than July 1, 2021, a study concerning the feasibility of making available broadband capacity infrastructure for use by broadband service providers in providing broadband service in unserved or underserved areas in the electric utility's assigned service area.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Last action Mar 2, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 2, 2021
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 47
Feb 2, 2021
D
Democratic11
81% Yea
R
Republican36
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 54: yeas 47, nays 0
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chip Perfect
RRepublican
P
Ed Soliday
RRepublican
P
Eric Koch
RRepublican
P
Erin Houchin
RRepublican
Co
Andy Zay
RRepublican
Co
Blake Doriot
RRepublican
Co
Dennis Kruse
RRepublican
Co
Jean Leising
RRepublican
Co
Jim Buck
RRepublican
Co
Linda Rogers
RRepublican
Co
Lonnie Randolph
DDemocratic
Co
Phil Boots
RRepublican
Co
Rick Niemeyer
RRepublican
Co
Scott Baldwin
RRepublican
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