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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 239

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Relating to: the use of certain federal funds for broadband expansion grants. (FE)

Data processing Federal aid Governor Public service commission Reports

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, stopped here
  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

Public utilities

Broadband expansion grants

The bill requires the governor to allocate $500,000,000 of the federal funds

received by the state under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to make broadband

expansion grants. Under current law, the Public Service Commission provides

grants to eligible applicants for constructing broadband infrastructure in

underserved areas. The bill also requires the PSC to submit an annual report to the

Joint Committee on Finance related to the broadband expansion grants awarded.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , Born (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Callahan (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Gundrum (R) , Horlacher (R) , Jagler (R) , James (R) , Knodl (R) , Krug (R) , Kurtz (R) , Moses (R) , Mursau (R) , Oldenburg (R) , Petryk (R) , Plumer (R) , Rozar (R) , Snyder (R) , Summerfield (R) , Swearingen (R) , Tranel (R) , Tusler (R) , Vorpagel (R) , Wittke (R) , Zimmerman (R)

9 cosponsors

Allen and Schraa , Bernier (R) , Dallman, Pronschinske and Dittrich , Felzkowski (R) , Feyen (R) , Kitchens (R) , Marklein (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Steffen (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Rural Development, Ayes 8, Noes 5

Passed 8–5 Apr 8, 2021 official source full page

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

Assembly: SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

Passed 57–37 Apr 13, 2021 official source full page

Aye · 57

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 57–37 Apr 13, 2021 official source full page

Aye · 57

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Apr 14, 2021 official source full page

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

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 18–13 Apr 14, 2021 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Full history

  1. Apr 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Summerfield, Edming, Armstrong, Born, Plumer, Krug, Cabral-Guevara, Snyder, Callahan, Gundrum, Horlacher, Duchow, Wittke, Rozar, Kurtz, Vorpagel, Moses, Tranel, Swearingen, Zimmerman, Mursau, Tusler, Petryk, Oldenburg, Knodl, James and Jagler; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Bernier, Felzkowski, Feyen and Stafsholt

  2. Apr 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Rural Development

  3. Apr 6, 2021 · Assembly

    Representatives Dallman, Pronschinske and Dittrich added as coauthors

  4. Apr 6, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Apr 7, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Apr 7, 2021 · Assembly

    Representatives Allen and Schraa added as coauthors

  7. Apr 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Apr 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Rural Development, Ayes 8, Noes 5

  9. Apr 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Apr 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 4-13-2021 by Committee on Rules

  11. Apr 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  12. Apr 12, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor

  13. Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  14. Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Anderson, Baldeh, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hong, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, Moore Omokunde, L. Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Pope, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Vining and Vruwink

  15. Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly

    Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  16. Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  17. Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 57, Noes 37

  18. Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Steffen

  19. Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  20. Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  22. Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 57, Noes 37

  23. Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  25. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  26. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-14-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  27. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  28. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  29. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  30. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 13

  31. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  32. Apr 14, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  33. Apr 14, 2021 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 4-14-2021

  34. Apr 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-21-2021 by directive of the Speaker

  35. Apr 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-22-2021

  36. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  37. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82