AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS - NET NEUTRALITY (Requires Internet service providers to follow Internet service neutrality requirements.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2019
Last action May 1, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2019
How they voted
28–3
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 35
Apr 30, 2019
D
Democratic30
90% Yea
R
Republican5
60% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
May 1, 2019
Committee
05/01/2019 Referred to House Corporations
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/30/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
Apr 23, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/23/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 2, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/02/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 16, 2019
Introduced
01/16/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
legislature
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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