Indiana House Bill 1277

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Passed on March 12 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-12 - Public Law 86
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

State administration of federal BEAD program. Specifies that the existing Indiana statute concerning the awarding of grants by the office of community and rural affairs for certain eligible broadband projects does not apply to subgrants awarded by the Indiana broadband office (office) under the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program (program). Establishes a new Indiana Code chapter governing the administration of the program by the office. Requires the office to administer the program in Indiana in compliance with all mandatory provisions set forth in: (1) the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Act); and (2) the BEAD Notice of Funding Opportunity (BEAD NOFO); with respect to the program. Provides that before awarding a subgrant to an eligible broadband service provider during any round of funding under the program, the office shall submit to the budget committee for review the proposed amount and terms of the subgrant. Provides that in awarding subgrants for the deployment of a broadband network using program funds, the office may not exclude cooperatives, nonprofit organizations, public-private partnerships, private companies, public or private utilities, public utility districts, or local governments from eligibility for those funds, as set forth in the Act. Provides that the final proposal submitted by the office to the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) with respect to the program must include the specifications for the required low cost broadband service option that are set forth in the office's initial proposal, as submitted to and approved by NTIA.

State administration of federal BEAD program.

Rep. Edmond Soliday [R]	Rep. Alex Zimmerman [R]	Rep. Matt Pierce [D]	Rep. David Hall [R]
Sen. Eric Koch [R]	Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]

2024-03-05 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 90 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-23 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-12	House	Public Law 86
2024-03-12	House	Signed by the Governor
2024-03-08	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2024-03-07	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2024-03-07	House	Signed by the Speaker
2024-03-05	House	House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 283: yeas 90, nays 0
2024-03-05	House	Motion to concur filed
2024-03-01	Senate	Returned to the House with amendments
2024-02-29	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 223: yeas 47, nays 0
2024-02-27	Senate	Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
2024-02-26	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2024-02-22	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2024-02-05	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities
2024-01-24	House	Referred to the Senate
2024-01-23	House	Senate sponsor: Senator Koch
2024-01-23	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 40: yeas 94, nays 0
2024-01-23	House	Representatives Zimmerman, Pierce M, Hall D added as coauthors
2024-01-22	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2024-01-18	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2024-01-09	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
2024-01-09	House	Authored by Representative Soliday

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1277/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1277/HB1277.01.INTR.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1277/HB1277.02.COMH.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1277/HB1277.03.COMS.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1277/HB1277.04.ENRS.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1277/committee-amendments/amendments/HB1277.01.INTR.AMH01.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1277/committee-amendments/amendments/HB1277.02.COMH.AMS03.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1277/fiscal-notes/HB1277.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1277/votesheets/HB1277.01.INTR.02.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1277/committee-reports/HB1277.01.INTR.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1277/fiscal-notes/HB1277.02.COMH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1277/fiscal-notes/HB1277.02.COMH.FN002.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1277/fiscal-notes/HB1277.02.COMH.FN003.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1277/votesheets/HB1277.02.COMH.01.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1277/committee-reports/HB1277.02.COMH.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1277/fiscal-notes/HB1277.03.COMS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1277/fiscal-notes/HB1277.03.COMS.FN002.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1277/fiscal-notes/HB1277.03.COMS.FN003.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1277/fiscal-notes/HB1277.04.ENRS.FN001.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1277/rollcalls/HB1277.40_H.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1277/rollcalls/HB1277.223_S.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1277/rollcalls/HB1277.283_H.pdf