Assembly Bill 391
Deployment of high-speed Internet services
Topics: Data processing, Organization, Miscellaneous, Public Service Commission, Telecommunications
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Aug 18, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Renewable Energy and Rural Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Public Service Commission (PSC) to contract with a nonprofit organization to create a statewide inventory of high-speed Internet and other relevant telecommunications and information technology services that is consistent with any data reporting required under federal law. The PSC is allowed to contract with a nonprofit organization only if the PSC determines that the nonprofit organization has an established competency in working with public and private sectors to accomplish wide-scale deployment and adoption of telecommunications and information technology. The inventory that is created must identify geographic gaps in high-speed Internet service and provide a baseline assessment of statewide high-speed Internet deployment in terms of percentage of households with high-speed Internet availability. The bill also requires the nonprofit organization to update the inventory every six months.
In addition, the contract entered into by the PSC must require the nonprofit organization to do the following: 1) track statewide residential and business adoption of high-speed Internet services, computers, and related information technology, identify barriers to such adoption, and annually measure progress regarding such adoption; 2) create and facilitate local technology planning teams in counties or other regions to measure technology use, set goals for improving technology use, and develop business plans for achieving the goals; 3) collaborate with high-speed Internet providers and technology companies to encourage deployment and use of high-speed Internet services, especially in underserved areas; and 4) establish programs to improve computer ownership and Internet access for disenfranchised populations. The bill also requires the nonprofit organization to obtain the input of specified governmental and nongovernmental entities in carrying out the foregoing duties.
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The bill allows the nonprofit organization to require nongovernmental entities to submit information that is relevant to the foregoing duties, but only to the extent and in the format that the data is maintained in the normal course of business. If a nongovernmental entity provides information that the nongovernmental entity designates as confidential or proprietary, the nonprofit organization must enter into a nondisclosure agreement with the nongovernmental entity regarding the designated information. Also, the designated information is not subject to disclosure under the state open records law.
Who's behind it
13 lawmakers are its . 11 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (13)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Brett Davis · Republican, Assembly
- Phil Garthwaite · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Hilgenberg · Democrat, Assembly
- Kim Hixson · Democrat, Assembly
- Ann Hraychuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Pocan · Democrat, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Robert Jauch · Democrat, Senate
- Pat Kreitlow · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Aug 19, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 18, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Renewable Energy and Rural Affairs.
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Aug 18, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Aug 18, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Jorgensen, Hixson, Garthwaite, Vruwink, Roys, Smith, Hilgenberg, Hraychuck, Berceau, Turner, Pocan, Davis and Suder;Cosponsored by Senators Kreitlow, Taylor, Holperin, Jauch, Lassa, Hansen, Harsdorf and Lehman
- Aug 18, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Renewable Energy and Rural Affairs
- Aug 19, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate