MS SB2497 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Create The Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act; To Provide Legislative Findings And Determinations; To Provide Definitions For The Act; To Provide For Ownership And Operation Of Broadband Systems By Electric Cooperatives; To Provide That No State Agency, Instrumentality Or Political Subdivision Shall Regulate The Facilities, Operations Or Services Of A Broadband Affiliate Or Other Broadband Operator Utilizing An Electric Cooperative's Electric Delivery System; To Require That Electric Cooperatives Maintain The Reliability Of Their Electric Systems; To Regulate Easements Under This Act; To Amend Sections 77-5-205 And 77-5-231, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act; create.

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-02-05SenateDied In Committee
2019-01-21SenateReferred To Energy;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

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