Mississippi Senate Bill 2798 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 22 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-22 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Provide For Certain Participation Of Rate-regulated Electric Utilities In The Expansion Of Broadband Services In The State Of Mississippi; To Amend Section 77-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Declare That It Is The Policy Of The State Of Mississippi To Support Expansion Of Existing And Emerging Technologies To Foster Reliable And Resilient Service And Customer Access To Enhanced Services; To Amend Section 77-3-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Definitions Of "broadband Service Provider," "broadband Operator" And "electric Delivery System"; To Amend Section 77-3-44, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Fiber-optic Infrastructure As An Economic Development Activity, To Allow Rate-regulated Electric Utilities To Permit Broadband Providers Use Of The Electric Delivery System To Provide Broadband Services, To Regulate Easements, To Allow Certain Entities To Construct Fiber-optic Infrastructure On Public Utilities' Existing Rights-of-way; And For Related Purposes.

Public utilities; authorize rate-regulated electric utilities to permit broadband provider use of the electric delivery system.

Sen. Joel Carter [R]

2021-03-30 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-30 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 119 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-10 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 112 N: 6 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-22		Approved by Governor
2021-04-05	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2021-04-05	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2021-03-30	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2021-03-30	House	Conference Report Adopted
2021-03-29	House	Conference Report Filed
2021-03-29	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2021-03-22	House	Conferees Named Bounds,Anderson (122nd),Gibbs (36th)
2021-03-16	Senate	Conferees Named Carter,Parks,Polk
2021-03-12	Senate	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2021-03-11	House	Returned For Concurrence
2021-03-10	House	Passed As Amended
2021-03-10	House	Amended
2021-03-08	House	Read the Third Time
2021-03-02	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2021-02-24	House	Referred To Public Utilities
2021-02-04	Senate	Transmitted To House
2021-02-03	Senate	Passed
2021-02-03	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2021-01-28	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2021-01-18	Senate	Referred To Energy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
77	3	2	Amended Code	See Bill Text
77	3	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
77	3	44	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/SB/SB2798.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2798IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2798CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2798PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2798SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/ham/SB2798_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/ham/SB2798_H_Amend_01_to_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/senate/0300039.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/house/0650002.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/house/0850020.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/senate/0850027.pdf