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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 278

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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

  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

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: Bernier (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Feyen (R) , Marklein (R) , Stafsholt (R)

31 cosponsors

Allen and Schraa , Armstrong (R) , Born (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Callahan (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Gundrum (R) , Horlacher (R) , Jagler (R) , James (R) , Kitchens (R) , Knodl (R) , Krug (R) , Kurtz (R) , Moses (R) , Mursau (R) , Oldenburg (R) , Petryk (R) , Plumer (R) , Pronschinske, Dittrich and Dallman , Rozar (R) , Snyder (R) , Steffen (R) , Summerfield (R) , Swearingen (R) , Tranel (R) , Tusler (R) , Vorpagel (R) , Wittke (R) , Zimmerman (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4

Passed 11–4 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.

Full history

  1. Apr 5, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Marklein, Bernier, Felzkowski, Feyen and Stafsholt; cosponsored 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

  2. Apr 5, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Joint Committee on Finance

  3. Apr 6, 2021 · Senate

    Representatives Pronschinske, Dittrich and Dallman added as cosponsors

  4. Apr 7, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Apr 7, 2021 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Apr 7, 2021 · Senate

    Representatives Allen and Schraa added as cosponsors

  7. Apr 7, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Apr 8, 2021 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4

  9. Apr 8, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Apr 9, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor

  11. Apr 13, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Kitchens added as a cosponsor

  12. Apr 13, 2021 · Senate

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

  13. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on the foot of the 11th order of business on the calendar of 4-14-2021

  14. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Laid on table

  15. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1