MS HB730 | 2013 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Establish A Goal For The State Of Mississippi That By No Later Than The Year 2021, All Residents And Businesses Have Access To Broadband At Certain Specified Download And Upload Speeds; To Require The Local Governing Authorities Of Certain Impoverished Counties And Municipalities To Enter Into Public-private Partnerships With Select Communications And Information Technology Service Providers And "telecommunications Enterprises" For Purposes Of Providing Broadband Services To Those Impoverished Areas; To Authorize The Use Of Local And State Funds For The Implementation Of The Broadband Initiative; To Authorize The Local Governing Authorities To Apply For Loans And Grants From The Rural Utility Service Of The United States Department Of Agriculture; To Require The Mississippi Department Of Information Technology Services To Serve As The Network Backbone And Central Server To Satellite Networks; To Require Local School Districts To Serve As The Local Hub For The Impoverished Areas; To Amend Sections 19-3-41, 21-17-1 And 37-7-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Bring Forward Section 57-87-3, 57-87-5 And 57-87-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establish The Mississippi Broadband Technology Development Act; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Rural broadband initiative; create.
Sponsors
Rep. John Hines [D] | Rep. Bryant Clark [D] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2013-02-05 | House | Died In Committee |
2013-01-21 | House | Referred To Public Utilities;Ways and Means |
Mississippi State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/history/HB/HB0730.xml |
Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0730IN.htm |