MS SB2893 | 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]
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 Definitions For The Act; To Provide For Ownership And/or Operation Of Broadband Systems By Electric Cooperatives Through Affiliates Or Operators; To Require Electric Cooperatives To Charge Or Pay Any Entity The Same Amount Of Fees That It Charges Or Pays An Affiliate For Pole Attachment Fees Or Other Items; To Provide Nondiscrimination In Pole Access; To Require An Electric Cooperative To Conduct An Economic Feasibility Study Before Broadband Services May Be Provided; To Require That Electric Cooperatives Maintain The Reliability Of Their Electric Systems; To Regulate Easements Under This Act; To Require An Annual Compliance Audit; 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.
Title
Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act; create.
Sponsors
| Sen. Sally Doty [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-05 | Senate | Died In Committee |
| 2019-01-21 | Senate | Referred To Energy |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2893.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2893IN.htm |
