Indiana 2021 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 12 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 264 — Broadband capacity infrastructure study.

Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures

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

This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Urges the legislative council to assign to the interim study committee on energy, utilities, and telecommunications (committee) the topic of the installation and leasing of broadband capacity infrastructure by investor owned electric utilities to broadband service providers for the provision of broadband Internet service to unserved and underserved areas in Indiana. Provides that if a study is assigned to the committee: (1) the committee must consider certain specified issues; and (2) an electric utility may submit to the committee, not later than July 1, 2021, a study concerning the feasibility of making available broadband capacity infrastructure for use by broadband service providers in providing broadband service in unserved or underserved areas in the electric utility's assigned service area.

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Action History

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures

  2. Referred to the House

  3. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  4. Senator Zay added as coauthor

  5. Senators Holdman, Leising, Kruse, Becker, Glick, Rogers, Boots, Niemeyer added as coauthors

  6. Senator Buck added as coauthor

  7. Senators Doriot, Donato, Baldwin added as coauthors

  8. Senator Houchin added as third author

  9. Senator Perfect added as second author

  10. House sponsor: Representative Soliday

  11. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 54: yeas 47, nays 0

  12. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  13. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  14. First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities

  15. Authored by Senator Koch

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4 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (14)

Not signed on (132)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 264 do?
Urges the legislative council to assign to the interim study committee on energy, utilities, and telecommunications (committee) the topic of the installation and leasing of broadband capacity infrastructure by investor owned electric utilities to broadband service providers for the provision of broadband Internet service to unserved and underserved areas in Indiana. Provides that if a study is assigned to the committee: (1) the committee must consider certain specified issues; and (2) an electric utility may submit to the committee, not later than July 1, 2021, a study concerning the feasibility of making available broadband capacity infrastructure for use by broadband service providers in providing broadband service in unserved or underserved areas in the electric utility's assigned service area.
Who sponsors SB 264?
SB 264 is sponsored by Eric Koch (Republican), Chip Perfect, Erin Houchin, Blake Doriot (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican), Scott Baldwin (Republican), James Buck (Republican), Travis Holdman (Republican), Jean Leising (Republican), Dennis Kruse, Vaneta Becker (Republican), Susan Glick (Republican), Linda Rogers (Republican), Philip Boots, Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Andy Zay, Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), and Edmond Soliday (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 264?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 264?
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