CS/CS/SB 1592 (2021) -  Broadband Internet Infrastructure

General Bill by Appropriations and Finance and Tax and Burgess (CO-SPONSORS) Diaz; Albritton
Broadband Internet Infrastructure: Creating the "Florida Broadband Deployment Act of 2021"; requiring municipal electric utilities to provide a specified promotional rate to broadband providers for wireline attachments made in unserved or underserved areas within the utility’s service area; requiring municipal electric utilities to provide certain information regarding connections made available to broadband providers to the Office of Broadband within the Department of Economic Opportunity; requiring the local technology planning teams within the office to provide support to rural communities regarding broadband service availability; requiring wireline attachments to comply with certain safety and engineering standards, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2021
Last Event: 04/27/21 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1239 (Ch. 2021-24) -SJ 728 on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 10:53 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Regulated Industries
    • On agenda for: 03/09/21 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Finance and Tax
    • On agenda for: 03/31/21 11:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 2
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 04/19/21 10:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 20   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 1239 Subject: Broadband Internet Infrastructure Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 2
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • D 430276 , Appropriations, Burgess Date Filed: 04/19/21, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/20/2021 03:35 PM
    • A 509904 , Appropriations, Burgess Date Filed: 04/16/21, Line#: 132 Senate(c): Withdrawn 04/19/2021 08:15 AM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 803062 , Finance and Tax, Burgess Date Filed: 03/30/21, Line#: 97 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/01/2021 10:40 AM
    • A 129940 , Finance and Tax, Burgess Date Filed: 03/30/21, Line#: 141 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/01/2021 10:40 AM
    • A 404422 , Finance and Tax, Burgess Date Filed: 03/30/21, Line#: 279 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/01/2021 10:40 AM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/22/2021 8:52:34 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/22/2021 8:50:28 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Finance and Tax 4/1/2021 9:28:18 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Finance and Tax 3/29/2021 1:51:58 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Regulated Industries 3/9/2021 5:08:02 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Regulated Industries 3/8/2021 8:29:15 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1239 (Ch. 2021-24) -SJ 728 Time: 04/27/2021 - 10:53 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/HB 1239 -SJ 728 Time: 04/27/2021 - 10:53 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 728 Time: 04/27/2021 - 10:52 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/21 -SJ 745 Time: 04/26/2021 - 8:35 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/23/2021 - 2:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 646 Time: 04/22/2021 - 11:48 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/22/2021 - 8:07 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 642 Time: 04/19/2021 - 6:37 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/14/2021 - 5:24 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 04/02/2021 - 1:56 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S CS by Finance and Tax read 1st time -SJ 352 Time: 04/01/2021 - 5:01 PM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/01/2021 - 10:47 AM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: c1
Event: S CS by Finance and Tax; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 -SJ 342 Time: 03/31/2021 - 1:18 PM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 03/31/21, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building Time: 03/26/2021 - 3:27 PM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: __
Event: S Now in Finance and Tax Time: 03/09/2021 - 5:24 PM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 190 Time: 03/09/2021 - 11:19 AM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/09/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/04/2021 - 3:28 PM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 151 Time: 03/02/2021 - 7:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Regulated Industries; Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 151 Time: 03/02/2021 - 3:44 PM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/24/2021 - 9:51 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
364.0137 CS/CS/HB 1239*, CS/CS/SB 1560*

(*) Not the latest version