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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 798

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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 $10,000,000

in broadband expansion grants during fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17. 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 increases the amount of funding to

$10,000,000 and allows the PSC to make the grants in fiscal years 2015-16 and

2016-17. If the PSC makes less than $10,000,000 in grants in those fiscal years, the

amount remaining lapses to the general fund.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Bernier (R) , Czaja (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Kitchens (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Milroy (D) , Mursau (R) , Murtha (R) , Nerison (R) , Novak (R) , Petryk (R) , Quinn (R) , Ripp (R) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Swearingen (R) , T. Larson (R) , Tauchen (R) , Tranel (R) , VanderMeer (R)

1 cosponsors

Tiffany (R)

Full history

  1. Jan 22, 2016 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Quinn, E. Brooks, Tranel, Petryk, Ballweg, Bernier, Czaja, Edming, Kitchens, Krug, Kulp, T. Larson, Mursau, Murtha, Nerison, Novak, Ripp, Spiros, Swearingen, Tauchen, VanderMeer, Milroy and Skowronski; cosponsored by Senator Tiffany

  2. Jan 22, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Mining and Rural Development

  3. Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 8, 2016 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1