Arkansas 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 150 — TO AMEND THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY REFORM ACT OF 2013; TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ACCESS TO FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION-DEFINED BROADBAND SERVICE; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Last action — Notification that SB150 is now Act 198

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 23, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

  • SB 150 Current pdf

How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends existing law to enhance the definition and authorization for government entities to provide broadband services and related telecommunications.

  • Arkansas Code § 23-17-403(26)

    “Government entity” includes without limitation all Arkansas state agencies, commissions, boards, authorities, and all Arkansas public educational entities, including school districts, and political subdivisions, including incorporated and unincorporated cities and towns and all institutions, agencies or instrumentalities of municipalities, and county governments;

    This change broadens the definition of 'government entity' to include a variety of Arkansas governmental bodies.

  • Arkansas Code § 23-17-409(b)

    a government entity may not provide, directly or indirectly, basic local exchange, voice, data, broadband, video, or wireless telecommunication service telecommunications services. → a government entity may not provide, directly or indirectly, basic local exchange service.

    This modification clarifies that while government entities cannot provide certain telecommunications services, basic local exchange service is specifically mentioned as restricted.

  • Arkansas Code § 23-17-409(b)

    government entity may provide, directly or indirectly, voice, data, broadband, video, or wireless telecommunications service services → government entity owning an electric utility system or television signal distribution system may provide, directly or indirectly, voice, data, broadband, video, or wireless telecommunications service

    This change allows specific government entities with utility systems to offer broader telecommunications services.

  • Arkansas Code § 23-17-409(b)

    that it the government entity now owns, or may hereafter construct or acquire, available to the public upon terms and conditions as may be established by its the government entity's governing authority, except the government entity may not use the telecommunications capacity or associated facilities to provide, directly or indirectly, basic local exchange service. → that it now owns, or may hereafter construct or acquire, available to the public upon terms and conditions as may be established by its governing authority, except to provide, directly or indirectly, basic local exchange service.

    The language is streamlined for clarity while maintaining restrictions on providing basic local exchange service.

  • Arkansas Code § 23-17-409(b)

    healthcare information technology → health care

    This change standardizes the terminology used in the context of healthcare services.

Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Notification that SB150 is now Act 198

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

  5. Returned from the House as passed.

  6. Returned To the Senate as passed.

  7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

  8. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

  9. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

  10. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE

  11. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

  12. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

  13. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

  14. Read the third time and passed.

  15. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  16. Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

  17. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

  18. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 2

  19. Re-referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE

  20. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  21. Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

  22. Withdrawn from Committee for purpose of amendment # 1

  23. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE

  24. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 137 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (137)

137 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

Passed 98 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 98002
Total 98002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Brown — Yea
Christiansen — Yea
Cloud — Yea
D. Douglas — Yea
C. Fite — Yea
L. Fite — Yea
Glover — Yea
Godfrey — Yea
M. Gray — Yea
Hawks — Yea
G. Hodges — Yea
M. Hodges — Yea
Kelly — Yea
Richardson — Yea
Slape — Yea
B. Smith — Yea
S. Smith — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Blake — Yea
Bragg — Yea
Burch — Yea
Capp — Yea
Coleman — Yea
Deffenbaugh — Yea
Fielding — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Gates — Yea
Hillman — Yea
House — Yea
Jett — Yea
Lowery — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nicks — Yea
Richey — Yea
Rushing — Yea
Sorvillo — Yea
Speaks — Yea
Watson — Yea
Aaron Pilkington — Yea
Andrew Collins — Yea
Austin McCollum — Yea
Breanne Davis — Yea
Breanne Davis — Yea
Brian S. Evans — Yea
Brit McKenzie — Yea
Bruce Cozart — Not Voting
Cameron Cooper — Yea
Carlton Wing — Yea
Carol Dalby — Yea
Cindy Crawford — Yea
Clint Penzo — Yea
Dan Sullivan — Yea
David Whitaker — Yea
DeAnn Vaught — Yea
Della Rosa — Yea
Denise Garner — Yea
Dwight Tosh — Yea
Frances Cavenaugh — Yea
Fred Allen — Yea
Fredrick J. Love — Yea
Harlan Breaux — Yea
Jack Ladyman — Yea
Jamie Scott — Yea
Jeff Wardlaw — Yea
Jim Dotson — Yea
Jim Petty — Yea
Jim Wooten — Yea
Jimmy Gazaway — Yea
John Maddox — Yea
John Payton — Yea
Johnny Rye — Yea
Jon S. Eubanks — Yea
Julie Mayberry — Yea
Justin Boyd — Yea
Justin Gonzales — Yea
Kenneth B. Ferguson — Yea
Kenneth B. Ferguson — Yea
Lane Jean — Yea
Lee Johnson — Yea
Les D. Eaves — Yea
Les Warren — Yea
Marcus E. Richmond — Yea
Mark Perry — Yea
Mary Bentley — Yea
Mike Holcomb — Yea
Nicole Clowney — Yea
Reginald Murdock — Yea
Richard Womack — Yea
Rick Beck — Yea
Robin Lundstrum — Yea
Roger D. Lynch — Yea
Ron McNair — Yea
Sonia Eubanks Barker — Yea
Stan Berry — Yea
Stephanie Flowers — Yea
Stephen Magie — Yea
Stephen Meeks — Yea
Steve Hollowell — Yea
Steven Walker — Yea
Tippi McCullough — Yea

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Read the third time and passed.

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34001
Total 34001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
B. Ballinger — Yea
E. Cheatham — Yea
L. Chesterfield — Yea
L. Eads — Yea
Elliott — Yea
J. Hendren — Yea
K. Ingram — Yea
M. Pitsch — Yea
B. Sample — Yea
J. Sturch — Yea
Bledsoe — Yea
Bond — Yea
Maloch — Yea
Rapert — Yea
Teague — Yea
Alan Clark — Yea
Bart Hester — Yea
Blake Johnson — Yea
Breanne Davis — Yea
Cameron Cooper — Yea
Dave Wallace — Yea
Denise Garner — Yea
Gary Stubblefield — Yea
Greg Leding — Yea
Jane English — Yea
Jimmy Hickey, Jr — Yea
Jonathan Dismang — Yea
Kim Hammer — Yea
Mark Johnson — Yea
Missy Irvin — Yea
Ricky Hill — Yea
Ronald Caldwell — Yea
Scott Flippo — Yea
Stephanie Flowers — Not Voting
Terry Rice — Yea

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Subjects

public-safety technology
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 150?
SB 150 is sponsored by Breanne Davis.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 23, 2019. Enacted.
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