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HB18-1116

Broadband Deployment Board Apply For Federal Funds

Concerning measures authorizing the broadband deployment board to seek federal money earmarked for financing broadband deployment.
Session:
2018 Regular Session
Subject:
Telecommunications & Information Technology
Bill Summary

Telecommunications - broadband deployment board - application for federal funding authorized - federal connect America fund phase II auction. The act authorizes the broadband deployment board to apply for federal funding of broadband deployment and allocate any federal money received to broadband deployment projects approved by the board. The act also directs the board to petition the federal communications commission (FCC) for a waiver from the FCC's rules prohibiting a state entity from applying for federal money earmarked for broadband deployment through the FCC's connect America fund phase II auction to allow the board to apply for the federal auction money.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Introduced
Passed
Became Law

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Bill Text

  • All Versions (7 )
    Date Bill Type Documents
    01/29/2018 Signed Act PDF
    01/29/2018 Final Act PDF
    01/26/2018 Rerevised PDF
    01/25/2018 Revised PDF
    01/24/2018 Reengrossed PDF
    01/23/2018 Engrossed PDF
    01/19/2018 Introduced PDF

Sponsors

Sponsor Type Legislators
Prime Sponsor

Rep. B. Rankin
Sen. D. Moreno

Sponsor

Rep. M. Hamner, Rep. C. Hansen, Rep. D. Young
Sen. K. Lambert, Sen. K. Lundberg

Co-sponsor

Rep. J. Arndt, Rep. K. Becker, Rep. J. Bridges, Rep. J. Buckner, Rep. J. Danielson, Rep. C. Duran, Rep. D. Esgar, Rep. T. Exum, Rep. A. Garnett, Rep. J. Ginal, Rep. M. Gray, Rep. L. Herod, Rep. E. Hooton, Rep. C. Kennedy, Rep. T. Kraft-Tharp, Rep. P. Lee, Rep. S. Lontine, Rep. B. McLachlan, Rep. J. Melton, Rep. D. Michaelson Jenet, Rep. B. Pettersen, Rep. D. Roberts, Rep. P. Rosenthal, Rep. J. Singer, Rep. M. Weissman, Rep. Y. Willett, Rep. F. Winter
Sen. I. Aguilar, Sen. D. Coram, Sen. L. Court, Sen. L. Crowder, Sen. S. Fenberg, Sen. R. Fields, Sen. L. Garcia, Sen. L. Guzman, Sen. C. Holbert, Sen. M. Jones, Sen. J. Kefalas, Sen. A. Kerr, Sen. B. Martinez Humenik, Sen. M. Merrifield, Sen. K. Priola, Sen. R. Scott, Sen. J. Sonnenberg, Sen. J. Tate, Sen. N. Todd, Sen. A. Williams, Sen. R. Zenzinger