Maryland Senate Bill 717 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-4)
Status: Passed on May 25 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-25 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 621
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Establishing the Task Force on Rural Internet, Broadband, Wireless, and Cellular Service; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations on ways Western Maryland counties, Southern Maryland counties, Eastern Shore counties, and Frederick, Carroll, and Harford counties can work together to obtain federal assistance to improve specified communications services and accessibility in the specified counties; requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Governor and General Assembly by November 30, 2017; etc.

Connecting Rural Maryland Act of 2017

Sen. Adelaide Eckardt [R]	Sen. Thomas Middleton [D]	Sen. John Astle [D]	Sen. Joanne Benson [D]
Sen. Brian Feldman [D]	Sen. Stephen Hershey [R]	Sen. J.B. Jennings [R]	Sen. Katherine Klausmeier [D]
Sen. Jim Mathias [D]	Sen. Edward Reilly [R]	Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]	Sen. Nathaniel Oaks [D]

2017-04-01 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (138-0) (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2017-03-23 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-25	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 621
2017-04-10	Senate	Returned Passed
2017-04-08	House	Third Reading Passed (138-0)
2017-04-06	House	Second Reading Passed
2017-04-06	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2017-04-06	House	Favorable Report by Economic Matters
2017-04-04	House	Rereferred to Economic Matters
2017-03-27	House	First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
2017-03-27	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2017-03-24	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2017-03-24	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {997576/1 Report Adopted
2017-03-24	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2017-03-07	Senate	Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-02-03	Senate	First Reading Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0717?ys=2017rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/sb/sb0717f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/sb/sb0717t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/Chapters_noln/CH_621_sb0717t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/amds/bil_0007/sb0717_99757601.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/fnotes/bil_0007/sb0717.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/sb0717_fin.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/sb0717_ecm.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0717,s-0825&stab=02&ys=2017RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0717,h-1337&stab=02&ys=2017RS