Legislation

Title: Department of Housing and Community Development - Office of Statewide Broadband - Established (Digital Connectivity Act of 2021)
Sponsored by: Delegates Lierman, Attar, Bridges, Henson, D. Jones, Rosenberg, and Smith
Status: In the House - Veto sustained (0-132)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Establishing the Office of Statewide Broadband in the Department of Housing and Community Development to ensure that every resident of the State is supported by high-quality broadband Internet service at an affordable price and has the tools necessary to use and take advantage of the Internet; requiring the Office to develop, by July 1, 2022, a statewide plan to ensure all State residents can connect to reliable broadband Internet by December 31, 2026; establishing the Digital Inclusion Fund to support capacity building in the State; etc.

Committees

Original:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Budget and Taxation

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Emergency Bill

Cross-filed with: SB0066

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): Upon Enactment

Bill imposes a mandated appropriation in the annual State Budget Bill

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 9/23/2020 Legislative Date 9/23/2020 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/13/2021 Legislative Date 1/13/2021 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Department of Housing and Community Development - Office of Digital Inclusion - Established (Digital Connectivity Act of 2021) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/12/2021 Legislative Date 1/12/2021 Action Hearing 1/26 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/25/2021 Legislative Date 3/25/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/25/2021 Legislative Date 3/12/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {703494/1 Adopted Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/25/2021 Legislative Date 3/12/2021 Action Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Kipke) Adopted Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/29/2021 Legislative Date 3/13/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 32AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Department of Housing and Community Development - Office of Statewide Broadband - Established (Digital Connectivity Act of 2021) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/30/2021 Legislative Date 3/14/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (115-19) Proceedings 33 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2021 Legislative Date 3/09/2021 Action Referred Rules Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2021 Legislative Date 4/02/2021 Action Rereferred to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2021 Legislative Date 4/09/2021 Action Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2021 Legislative Date 3/19/2021 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2021 Legislative Date 3/19/2021 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2021 Legislative Date 3/20/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 45AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/27/2021 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/28/2021 Legislative Date 5/28/2021 Action Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Governor's Veto Letter Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/06/2021 Legislative Date 12/06/2021 Action Veto sustained (0-132) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	9/23/2020	9/23/2020	Pre-filed
House	1/13/2021	1/13/2021	First Reading Economic Matters
			Text - First - Department of Housing and Community Development - Office of Digital Inclusion - Established (Digital Connectivity Act of 2021)
House	1/12/2021	1/12/2021	Hearing 1/26 at 1:30 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/25/2021	3/25/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
House	3/25/2021	3/12/2021	Favorable with Amendments {703494/1 Adopted	31 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/25/2021	3/12/2021	Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Kipke) Adopted	31 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/29/2021	3/13/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	32AClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Department of Housing and Community Development - Office of Statewide Broadband - Established (Digital Connectivity Act of 2021)
House	3/30/2021	3/14/2021	Third Reading Passed (115-19)	33 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/31/2021	3/09/2021	Referred Rules	36 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/02/2021	4/02/2021	Rereferred to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2021	4/09/2021	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	4/09/2021	3/19/2021	Favorable Adopted	44 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2021	3/19/2021	Second Reading Passed	44 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/10/2021	3/20/2021	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	45AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/12/2021	3/27/2021	Returned Passed	46 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/28/2021	5/28/2021	Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
			Governor's Veto Letter	Click to view Recorded Media
House	12/06/2021	12/06/2021	Veto sustained (0-132)

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