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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 1085

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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 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

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

10 cosponsors

Bare (D) , Emerson (D) , Joers (D) , Madison (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 6, 2024 · Senate

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

  2. Mar 6, 2024 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities and Technology

  3. Apr 3, 2024 · Senate

    Representative Madison added as a cosponsor

  4. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1