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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 33

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Relating to: eligible applicants under the broadband expansion grant program.

Data processing Libraries Organization, miscellaneous Public service commission School Technical college Telecommunications

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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

Under the broadband expansion grant program, the Public Service

Commission (PSC), makes broadband expansion grants to eligible applicants for the

purpose of constructing broadband infrastructure in underserved areas designated

by PSC. Under current law an "eligible applicant" is any of the following: 1) an

organization; 2) a telecommunications utility; or 3) a city, village, town, or county

that submits an application in partnership with an eligible applicant identified in

items 1) and 2), above.

Under this bill, a school district, technical college district, or public library

board that submits an application in partnership with an organization or a

telecommunications utility is also an "eligible applicant."

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Lassa (D) , Miller (D) , Ringhand (D) , Shilling (D) , Vinehout (D)

24 cosponsors

Barca (D) , Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , Considine (D) , Danou (D) , Doyle (D) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Kolste (D) , Meyers (D) , Milroy (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Quinn (R) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Stuck (D) , Subeck (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 13, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Bewley, Vinehout, Miller, Ringhand, L. Taylor, Shilling and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Billings, Considine, Meyers, Pope, Danou, Kolste, Ohnstad, Doyle, Quinn, Stuck, Genrich, Bowen, Berceau, Subeck, Sinicki, Brostoff, Spreitzer, Milroy, Hebl, Hesselbein, Goyke, Barca, Shankland and Jorgensen

  2. Feb 13, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Public Works, and Military Affairs

  3. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1