2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1156

File Code: Economic and Community Development Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 753
Sponsored By:
Delegates Jameson, Walkup, Donoghue, Bohanan, Bozman, Conroy, Edwards, Elmore, Glassman, Haddaway, Kirk, Kullen, Levy, Love, Mayer, McKee, Miller, Minnick, Proctor, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stull, Weldon, Wood, and Krebs
Entitled:
Rural Broadband Communication Services

Synopsis:

Establishing the Maryland Rural Broadband Coordination Board; requiring the Board and affected units of State government to cooperate with specified entities in a specified manner for the establishment of rural broadband telecommunication services in rural and underserved areas; establishing a Rural Broadband Assistance Fund as a special fund in the Department of Business and Economic Development for specified purposes; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/10
First Reading Economic Matters
2/15
Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/27
Third Reading Passed (140-0)
4/4
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/27
First Reading Senate Rules
3/31
Re-referred Finance
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/30
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/1
Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Adopted
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/26
Governor vetoed - Duplicative

Sponsored by:

Delegate Sally Jameson, District 28
Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Murray D. Levy, District 28
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Wm. Daniel Mayer, District 28
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
APPROPRIATIONS
BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS
EASTERN SHORE
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, STATE
HIGHWAYS
PROCUREMENT
REPORTS
REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SUNSET
TELECOMMUNICATIONS -see also- TELEPHONES
TRANSPORTATION -see also- AIRCRAFT; AIRPORTS; BOATS; etc
TRI-COUNTY COUNCIL

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 83A Department of Business and Economic Development
( 5-1901 , 5-1902 )
Article - 41 Governor - Executive and Administrative Departments
( 21-101 , 21-102 , 21-103 )
Transportation
( 8-654 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 633597/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 27, 2006   at: 4:10 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 537176/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 3, 2006   at: 8:47 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 583925/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2006   at: 11:32 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 27, 2006: Third Reading Passed (140-0)
April 4, 2006: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
April 1, 2006: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)