Georgia Senate Bill 459 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-28 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 46 and 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public utilities and public transportation and state government, respectively, so as to provide funding for the deployment of certain communications services throughout this state; to change certain provisions relating to the Universal Access Fund so as to modernize such Act and to provide for a certain portion of such fund to be used for the deployment of broadband services in unserved areas; to provide for limitations and sunset provisions; to change certain provisions relating to Georgia Broadband Deployment Initiative to provide for such funding awards; to provide for related matters; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Public Utilities and Public Transportation and State Government; funding for the deployment of certain communications services throughout this state; provide

Sen. Steve Gooch [R]	Sen. John Wilkinson [R]	Sen. Blake Tillery [R]	Sen. Tyler Harper [R]
Sen. Frank Ginn [R]	Sen. Bruce Thompson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-28	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2020-02-27	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57902
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/191420