Sign Up
H 458 Vermont House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

An act relating to the Community Media Public Benefit Fund

This bill proposes creating the Community Media Public Benefit Fund to help cover operational costs for Vermont's 24 access management organizations. The fund would be financed through an annual charge on communications service providers for using utility poles. The legislation establishes a new revenue stream specifically designated to support these organizations without changing existing operational requirements.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill creates new funding mechanism for community media access organizations, increasing public service funding through dedicated revenue stream.85% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyBill creates funding for community media access organizations, promoting digital equity and internet access infrastructure.75% confidence
Bill status introduced 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2023 Last action Mar 1, 2023
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
1
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Energy
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AP
Avram Patt
DDemocratic
VT
Lamoille-Washington