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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 1175

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Relating to: the Public Service Commission's authority to obtain information about Internet service availability.

Cooperative associations Data processing Electric utility 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 requires the Public Service Commission to require retail electric

utilities and cooperatives to survey customers and members about broadband

service availability and reimburse the utilities and cooperatives for conducting the

surveys. The bill also requires PSC to require Internet service providers to disclose

to PSC the properties they serve and the average minimum download and upload

speeds at which they provide residential and business service to those properties.

PSC must use the survey results and information disclosed to improve broadband

mapping.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bare (D) , Emerson (D) , Joers (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D)

5 cosponsors

Agard (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Madison (D) , Smith (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Shankland, Ratcliff, Sinicki, Joers, Stubbs, Emerson, Bare, Moore Omokunde and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Smith, Larson, L. Johnson and Agard

  2. Mar 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities

  3. Apr 3, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Madison added as a coauthor

  4. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1