Closing the digital equity divide by increasing the accessibility and affordability of telecommunications services, devices, and training.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 10, 2022
Signed Mar 31, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2022 · House Mar 7, 2022
How they voted
27–20
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Mar 4, 2022
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
52
Key actions
33
Committee
28
Mar 31, 2022
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 70; nays, 28; absent, 0; excused, 0.
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (27-20-2)
senate
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
upper
Feb 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
upper
Feb 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Public hearing scheduled, but not heard in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 8:00 AM.
upper
Feb 12, 2022
Lower · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
CED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 10:00 AM
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 10:00 AM.
lower
Jan 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 8:00 AM.
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 10:00 AM
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 10:00 AM.
lower
1 primary · 23 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mia Gregerson
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Ramel
DDemocratic
Co
Cindy Ryu
DDemocratic
Co
David Hackney
DDemocratic
Co
Gerry Pollet
DDemocratic
Co
Jamila Taylor
DDemocratic
Co
Javier Valdez
DDemocratic
Co
Jesse Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Kirsten Harris-Talley
DDemocratic
Co
Laurie Dolan
DDemocratic
Co
Lillian Ortiz-Self
DDemocratic
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