Indiana 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 5 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 352 — Broadband development.

Last action — Signed by the President of the Senate

  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 11, 2021. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    3 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Requires the office of community and rural affairs (office) to establish a process to be used before each formal submission of applications for grants from the rural broadband fund (fund) in which the office will: (1) invite any prospective grant applicant to submit a letter of intent identifying all addresses and census blocks that the applicant intends to include in a grant application; and (2) make all addresses and census blocks submitted in letters of intent publicly available for a period of time, during which eligible broadband service providers will have the opportunity to challenge a listed address or census block. Provides that challenges under the new process are to be based on the asserted deployment of "minimum broadband Internet" (defined as a terrestrial connection to the Internet that provides an actual speed of at least 25 megabits per second downstream and at least three megabits per second upstream) at a specific address. Specifies that the process established is to precede and remain distinct from the statutory procedures for actual grant applications. Provides that the department of transportation (INDOT) may require a private entity to agree, as a condition of INDOT leasing a right-of-way to the private entity, that facilities constructed or installed by the private entity in or under the right-of-way, which if removed would: (1) cause irreparable soil disturbance; or (2) have a detrimental effect on INDOT's facilities or on the facilities of other utilities; will be considered abandoned without additional consideration, upon the private entity's written notice to INDOT. Provides that upon being abandoned, a facility may no longer be used for any purpose by any public or private entity.

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Action History

  1. Signed by the President of the Senate

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Public Law 121

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 435: yeas 49, nays 0

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 355: yeas 93, nays 1

  10. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  11. Amendment #1 (Manning) prevailed; voice vote

  12. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  13. First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications

  14. Referred to the House

  15. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 193: yeas 47, nays 0

  16. House sponsor: Representative Manning

  17. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  18. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  19. Senators Donato and Leising added as coauthors

  20. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  21. Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

  22. Senator Koch added as second author

  23. Senator Garten added as coauthor

  24. First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities

  25. Authored by Senator Houchin

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (143)

143 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

SB 352 - Houchin - 3rd Reading

Passed 47 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 24001
Unaffiliated 18002
Democrat 5000
Total 47003
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Crane — Yea
Houchin — Yea
Kruse — Yea
Lanane — Yea
Sandlin — Yea
Ford J.D. — Yea
Tallian — Yea
Boots — Yea
Melton — Yea
Breaux — Yea
Messmer — Yea
Brown — Yea
Walker G — Yea
Walker K — Yea
Grooms — Yea
Perfect — Yea
Zay — Yea
Mrvan — Not Voting
Young — Not Voting
Ford Jon — Yea
David Niezgodski Democrat Yea
Fady Qaddoura Democrat Yea
Greg Taylor Democrat Yea
Lonnie Randolph Democrat Yea
Shelli Yoder Democrat Yea
Aaron Freeman Republican Yea
Blake Doriot Republican Yea
Brian Buchanan Republican Yea
Chris Garten Republican Yea
Ed Charbonneau Republican Yea
Eric Bassler Republican Yea
Eric Koch Republican Yea
James Buck Republican Yea
James Tomes Republican Yea
Jean Leising Republican Yea
Jeff Raatz Republican Yea
Justin Busch Republican Yea
Linda Rogers Republican Yea
Michael Crider Republican Yea
Mike Bohacek Republican Yea
Mike Gaskill Republican Yea
Rick Niemeyer Republican Yea
Rodric Bray Republican Not Voting
Ron Alting Republican Yea
Ryan Mishler Republican Yea
Scott Baldwin Republican Yea
Stacey Donato Republican Yea
Susan Glick Republican Yea
Travis Holdman Republican Yea
Vaneta Becker Republican Yea

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Subjects

transportation technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 352 do?
Requires the office of community and rural affairs (office) to establish a process to be used before each formal submission of applications for grants from the rural broadband fund (fund) in which the office will: (1) invite any prospective grant applicant to submit a letter of intent identifying all addresses and census blocks that the applicant intends to include in a grant application; and (2) make all addresses and census blocks submitted in letters of intent publicly available for a period of time, during which eligible broadband service providers will have the opportunity to challenge a listed address or census block. Provides that challenges under the new process are to be based on the asserted deployment of "minimum broadband Internet" (defined as a terrestrial connection to the Internet that provides an actual speed of at least 25 megabits per second downstream and at least three megabits per second upstream) at a specific address. Specifies that the process established is to precede and remain distinct from the statutory procedures for actual grant applications. Provides that the department of transportation (INDOT) may require a private entity to agree, as a condition of INDOT leasing a right-of-way to the private entity, that facilities constructed or installed by the private entity in or under the right-of-way, which if removed would: (1) cause irreparable soil disturbance; or (2) have a detrimental effect on INDOT's facilities or on the facilities of other utilities; will be considered abandoned without additional consideration, upon the private entity's written notice to INDOT. Provides that upon being abandoned, a facility may no longer be used for any purpose by any public or private entity.
Who sponsors SB 352?
SB 352 is sponsored by Erin Houchin, Eric Koch (Republican), Chris Garten (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican), Jean Leising (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), and Ethan Manning (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 352?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2021. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 352?
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