State administration of federal BEAD program.
Summary
Specifies that the existing Indiana statute concerning the awarding of grants by the office of community and rural affairs for certain eligible broadband projects does not apply to subgrants awarded by the Indiana broadband office (office) under the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program (program). Establishes a new Indiana Code chapter governing the administration of the program by the office. Requires the office to administer the program in Indiana in compliance with all mandatory provisions set forth in: (1) the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Act); and (2) the BEAD Notice of Funding Opportunity (BEAD NOFO); with respect to the program. Provides that before awarding a subgrant to an eligible broadband service provider during any round of funding under the program, the office shall submit to the budget committee for review the proposed amount and terms of the subgrant. Provides that in awarding subgrants for the deployment of a broadband network using program funds, the office may not exclude cooperatives, nonprofit organizations, public-private partnerships, private companies, public or private utilities, public utility districts, or local governments from eligibility for those funds, as set forth in the Act. Provides that the final proposal submitted by the office to the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) with respect to the program must include the specifications for the required low cost broadband service option that are set forth in the office's initial proposal, as submitted to and approved by NTIA.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Mar 12, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 29, 2024 · House Jan 23, 2024
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 48
Feb 29, 2024
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican39
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Mar 12, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 283: yeas 90, nays 0
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 223: yeas 47, nays 0
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 40: yeas 94, nays 0
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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