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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 519

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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 Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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

10 cosponsors

Darling (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Horlacher (R) , Kulp (R) , Moulton (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Petryk (R) , Tranel (R) , VanderMeer (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Commerce, Ayes 4, Noes 1

Passed 4–1 Jan 21, 2016 official source full page

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

Full history

  1. Jan 7, 2016 · Senate

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

  2. Jan 7, 2016 · Senate

    Senator Moulton added as a coauthor

  3. Jan 7, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Economic Development and Commerce

  4. Jan 11, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 11, 2016 · Senate

    Senator Darling added as a coauthor

  6. Jan 15, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Lassa

  7. Jan 15, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Jan 19, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  9. Jan 21, 2016 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Commerce, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  10. Jan 21, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1