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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 647

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Relating to: funding for broadband expansion grants and making an appropriation. (FE)

Data processing Public service commission

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill allows the Public Service Commission to make a total of $6,000,000 in

broadband expansion grants in any fiscal year until that total is depleted. Under

current law, the PSC makes the grants to eligible applicants for the purpose of

constructing broadband infrastructure in underserved areas. Current law provides

$6,000,000 in funding for the grants, but prohibits the PSC from making more than

$1,500,000 in grants in a fiscal year. This bill eliminates that prohibition and allows

the PSC to make the grants in any fiscal year until the $6,000,000 in funding is

depleted.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Horlacher (R) , Kulp (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Petryk (R) , Tranel (R) , VanderMeer (R)

5 cosponsors

Gudex (R) , Olsen (R) , Ringhand (D) , Vinehout (D) , Zepnick (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Feb 5, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 35

Passed 61–35 Feb 11, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 81, Noes 15

Passed 81–15 Feb 11, 2016 official source full page

Aye · 81

Not voting · 3

Full history

  1. Jan 7, 2016 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives VanderMeer, Petryk, Kulp, Tranel, Ohnstad, Edming, Horlacher and E. Brooks; cosponsored by Senators Gudex, Olsen, Vinehout and Ringhand

  2. Jan 7, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities

  3. Jan 22, 2016 · Assembly

    Representative Zepnick added as a coauthor

  4. Jan 26, 2016 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jan 26, 2016 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Feb 3, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 5, 2016 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  8. Feb 5, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2016 by Committee on Rules

  10. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  11. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Billings, Doyle and Spreitzer

  12. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 35

  13. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  15. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 81, Noes 15

  16. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Feb 11, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  18. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Placed at the foot of the calendar of 2-11-2016

  19. Feb 12, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  20. Feb 12, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  21. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1