Mississippi 2022 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 2604 — Mississippi Broadband Expansion Act; enact.

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The revised version of Bill SB 2604 creates the Mississippi Broadband Expansion Commission instead of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Broadband Commission. This change allows the commission to review funding applications for broadband infrastructure projects using both federal and state funds, broadening its financial support base. Additionally, the bill now includes provisions to exempt certain subcontractors from licensing requirements related to broadband expansion, which could streamline the construction process. These updates aim to improve broadband access across Mississippi by enhancing organizational efficiency and funding flexibility.

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Energy COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO.
Energy SENATE BILL NO.
2604 AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI BROADBAND EXPANSION ACT;
2604 (As Passed the Senate) AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI BROADBAND EXPANSION ACT;
TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION TO EXPEND FUNDS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI BROADBAND EXPANSION FUND IN THE EVENT FEDERAL RULES OR GUIDELINES REQUIRE FUNDS TO BE EXPENDED BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE CONVENES IN JANUARY 2023, AND TO REQUIRE NOTIFICATION OF SUCH EXPENDITURES PRIOR TO THEIR DISTRIBUTION;
TO AMEND SECTION 31-3-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT FROM LICENSING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE STATE BOARD OF CONTRACTORS CERTAIN UNDERTAKINGS BY A SUBCONTRACTOR OR SUB-SUBCONTRACTOR INVOLVING THE CONSTRUCTION IN THE BUILDOUT AND EXPANSION OF BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE;
TO CREATE NEW SECTION 21-27-79, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN MUNICIPALLY-OWNED ELECTRIC UTILITIES SHALL HAVE THE SAME POWERS AS ARE GRANTED TO AN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE BY THE MISSISSIPPI BROADBAND ENABLING ACT;
TO AMEND SECTIONS 17-13-5 AND 17-17-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PREVIOUS SECTION;
SECTION 1.
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This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Broadband Expansion Act." SECTION 2.
As used in this act:
(a) "Applicant" means a private provider that has authorization to do business in this state and has demonstrated that it has the technical, financial, and managerial resources and S.
2604 *SS36/R349CS.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 22/SS36/R349CS.1 PAGE 1 experience to provide broadband services in the state to retail end users.
2604 *SS26/R349PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 22/SS26/R349PS PAGE 1 SECTION 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Broadband Expansion Act." SECTION 2.
As used in this act:
(a) "Applicant" means a private provider that has authorization to do business in this state and has demonstrated that it has the technical, financial, and managerial resources and experience to provide broadband services in the state to retail end users.
(e) "Eligible broadband service provider" means any company, firm, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or association that either has been providing broadband service to at least one hundred (100) residences and businesses in Mississippi for at least three (3) consecutive years, or is an electric power association's broadband affiliate operating pursuant to Section 77-17-1 et seq.;
(e) "Eligible broadband service provider" means any company, firm, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or association that either has been providing broadband service to at least one hundred (100) residences and businesses in Mississippi for at least three (3) consecutive years, or is an electric power association's broadband affiliate S.
or has demonstrated financial, technical, and operational capability in building and operating a broadband network.
(f) "Eligible project" means a discrete and specific project located in an unserved or underserved area of the state seeking to provide broadband services to residences, businesses, S.
2604 *SS36/R349CS.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R349CS.1 PAGE 2 and community institutions not currently available for service in accordance with the applicable federal guidelines.
2604 *SS26/R349PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R349PS PAGE 2 operating pursuant to Section 77-17-1 et seq.;
or has demonstrated financial, technical, and operational capability in building and operating a broadband network.
(f) "Eligible project" means a discrete and specific project located in an unserved or underserved area of the state seeking to provide broadband services to residences, businesses, and community institutions not currently available for service in accordance with the applicable federal guidelines.
The commission shall review applications and shall provide recommendations on which projects should be funded to the Legislature on or before December 31 of each year.
Members of the commission shall be reimbursed for expenses in the manner and amount specified in Section 25-3-41 and shall be entitled to receive per diem compensation as authorized in Section 25-3-69.
2604 *SS36/R349CS.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R349CS.1 PAGE 3 Members shall not be currently employed or affiliated with any company, firm, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or association that will provide broadband service.
2604 *SS26/R349PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R349PS PAGE 3 The commission shall review applications and shall provide recommendations on which projects should be funded to the Legislature on or before December 31 of each year.
Members of the commission shall be reimbursed for expenses in the manner and amount specified in Section 25-3-41 and shall be entitled to receive per diem compensation as authorized in Section 25-3-69.
Members shall not be currently employed or affiliated with any company, firm, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or association that will provide broadband service.
(a) Coordinate all broadband expansion efforts on behalf of the state to ensure an effective and efficient use of broadband grant funds;
(b) If necessary and in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act develop rules and procedures for federal grant programs and for sub-grantees to receive funds from said federal grants;
2604 *SS36/R349CS.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R349CS.1 PAGE 4 (c) To develop rules and procedures, in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act to implement a competitive statewide broadband grant program;
2604 *SS26/R349PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R349PS PAGE 4 (a) Coordinate all broadband expansion efforts on behalf of the state to ensure an effective and efficient use of broadband grant funds;
(b) If necessary and in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act develop rules and procedures for federal grant programs and for sub-grantees to receive funds from said federal grants;
(c) To develop rules and procedures, in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act to implement a competitive statewide broadband grant program;
(5) As may be requested by the commission, the Public Utilities Staff shall provide the staff and other support necessary for the commission to perform its duties.
The commission shall also have the ability to employ staff and/or consultants as they deem appropriate.
(6) It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Public Utilities Staff and other support staff employed by the commission to:
2604 *SS36/R349CS.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R349CS.1 PAGE 5 (a) Work in conjunction with the Governor to apply for and to receive federal grants or funds, including, but not limited to, Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund established by Section 604 of the Social Security Act, as added by Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act;
2604 *SS26/R349PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R349PS PAGE 5 (5) As may be requested by the commission, the Public Utilities Staff shall provide the staff and other support necessary for the commission to perform its duties.
The commission shall also have the ability to employ staff and/or consultants as they deem appropriate.
(6) It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Public Utilities Staff and other support staff employed by the commission to:
(a) Work in conjunction with the Governor to apply for and to receive federal grants or funds, including, but not limited to, Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund established by Section 604 of the Social Security Act, as added by Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act;
(8) There is hereby created within the State Treasury the "Mississippi Broadband Expansion Fund" for the purposes of the expansion of broadband in unserved and underserved areas.
(8) There is hereby created within the State Treasury the "Mississippi Broadband Expansion Fund" for the purposes of the S.
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2604 *SS26/R349PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R349PS PAGE 6 expansion of broadband in unserved and underserved areas.
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2604 *SS36/R349CS.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R349CS.1 PAGE 6 SECTION 4.
(c) Projects that will deploy broadband service to the most unserved or underserved areas for the lowest grant amount per location;
(d) The scalability of the proposed project network to support the deployment of higher broadband speeds over time;
(e) The likelihood that the unserved or underserved area will not be served with broadband service without state grant funding;
2604 *SS36/R349CS.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R349CS.1 PAGE 7 (f) The applicant's ability to demonstrate the community's support for the project and a collaborated plan to leverage broadband services for community needs and economic development, such as rural development, education, tourism, new investment, or business attraction or retention;
2604 *SS26/R349PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R349PS PAGE 7 (c) Projects that will deploy broadband service to the most unserved or underserved areas for the lowest grant amount per location;
(d) The scalability of the proposed project network to support the deployment of higher broadband speeds over time;
(e) The likelihood that the unserved or underserved area will not be served with broadband service without state grant funding;
(f) The applicant's ability to demonstrate the community's support for the project and a collaborated plan to leverage broadband services for community needs and economic development, such as rural development, education, tourism, new investment, or business attraction or retention;
Within ninety (90) days after the commission is appointed and after notice and opportunity to comment, the commission shall establish and publish on its website its criteria for competitively scoring applications.
Within ninety (90) days after the commission is appointed and after notice and opportunity to comment, the commission shall establish and publish on its website its criteria S.
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2604 *SS26/R349PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R349PS PAGE 8 for competitively scoring applications.
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2604 *SS36/R349CS.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R349CS.1 PAGE 8 SECTION 7.
(f) Evidence of community support for the project with a narrative on the impact that the investment will have on community and economic development efforts in the area;
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(g) The total cost of the project and a detailed budget and schedule for the project, including the submission of a business plan that provides for the use of funds provided under this act.
Funds shall not be used to support the operational expenses of the network or to subsidize any other service provided by the applicant;
and S.
2604 *SS36/R349CS.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R349CS.1 PAGE 9 (h) The broadband service provider's experience and financial capabilities.
2604 *SS26/R349PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R349PS PAGE 9 (f) Evidence of community support for the project with a narrative on the impact that the investment will have on community and economic development efforts in the area;
(g) The total cost of the project and a detailed budget and schedule for the project, including the submission of a business plan that provides for the use of funds provided under this act.
Funds shall not be used to support the operational expenses of the network or to subsidize any other service provided by the applicant;
and (h) The broadband service provider's experience and financial capabilities.
If an objection submitted by a provider contains information that requires an investigation and the objection is found to be inaccurate, the provider shall reimburse the commission for the cost of verifying the information.
If an objection submitted by a provider contains information that S.
(4) The commission shall not recommend to the Legislature an applicant if verifiable information is made available that shows the proposed project includes an area where construction of a network to provide broadband service is underway, and the construction is scheduled to be completed within one (1) year after the date of the application.
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2604 *SS36/R349CS.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R349CS.1 PAGE 10 (5) An applicant's or challenging party's trade secrets, financial information, and proprietary information submitted under this act as part of an application or challenge are exempt from disclosure under the Mississippi Public Records Act, Section 25-61-1 et seq.
2604 *SS26/R349PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R349PS PAGE 10 requires an investigation and the objection is found to be inaccurate, the provider shall reimburse the commission for the cost of verifying the information.
(4) The commission shall not recommend to the Legislature an applicant if verifiable information is made available that shows the proposed project includes an area where construction of a network to provide broadband service is underway, and the construction is scheduled to be completed within one (1) year after the date of the application.
(5) An applicant's or challenging party's trade secrets, financial information, and proprietary information submitted under this act as part of an application or challenge are exempt from disclosure under the Mississippi Public Records Act, Section 25-61-1 et seq.
In the event federal rules or guidelines require funds to be expended before the Legislature meets on the Tuesday after the first Monday of January 2023, and such requirement is certified by the Executive Director of the Public Utilities Staff, the commission shall be authorized to expend funds from the Mississippi Broadband Expansion Fund and shall notify the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, S.
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2604 *SS26/R349PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R349PS PAGE 11 and the Legislative Budget Office of such expenditures prior to their distribution.
SECTION 9.
Section 31-3-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
31-3-1.
The following words, as used in this chapter, shall have the meanings specified below:
"Board":
The State Board of Contractors created under this chapter.
"Contractor":
Any person contracting or undertaking as prime contractor, subcontractor or sub-subcontractor of any tier to do any erection, building, construction, reconstruction, demolition, repair, maintenance or related work on any public or private project;
however, "contractor" shall not include any owner of a dwelling or other structure to be constructed, altered, repaired or improved and not for sale, lease, public use or assembly, or any person duly permitted by the Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board, pursuant to Section 53-3-11, Mississippi Code of 1972, to conduct operations within the state, and acting pursuant to said permit.
It is further provided that nothing herein shall apply to:
(a) Any contract or undertaking on a public or private project by a prime contractor, subcontractor or sub-subcontractor of any tier involving erection, building, construction, reconstruction, repair, maintenance or related work where such S.
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2604 *SS26/R349PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R349PS PAGE 12 contract, subcontract or undertaking is less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00);
(b) Highway construction, highway bridges, overpasses and any other project incidental to the construction of highways which are designated as federal aid projects and in which federal funds are involved;
(c) A residential project to be occupied by fifty (50) or fewer families and not more than three (3) stories in height;
(d) A residential subdivision where the contractor is developing either single-family or multifamily lots;
(e) A new commercial construction project not exceeding seventy-five hundred (7500) square feet and not more than two (2) stories in height undertaken by an individual or entity licensed under the provisions of Section 73-59-1 et seq.;
(f) Erection of a microwave tower built for the purpose of telecommunication transmissions;
(g) Any contract or undertaking on a public project by a prime contractor, subcontractor or sub-subcontractor of any tier involving the construction, reconstruction, repair or maintenance of fire protection systems where such contract, subcontract or undertaking is less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00);
(h) Any contract or undertaking on a private project by a prime contractor, subcontractor or sub-subcontractor of any tier involving the construction, reconstruction, repair or maintenance S.
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2604 *SS26/R349PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R349PS PAGE 13 of fire protection systems where such contract, subcontract or undertaking is less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00);
(i) Any contract or undertaking on a private or public project by a prime contractor, subcontractor or sub-subcontractor of any tier involving the construction, reconstruction, repair or maintenance of technically specialized installations if performed by a Mississippi contractor who has been in the business of installing fire protection sprinkler systems on or before July 1, 2000;
* * * (j) Any contractor undertaking to build, construct, reconstruct, repair, demolish, perform maintenance on, or other related work, whether on the surface or subsurface, on oil or gas wells, pipelines, processing plants, or treatment facilities or other structures of facilities.
Nothing herein shall be construed to limit the application or effect of Section 31-5-41 * * *;
or (k) Any contract or undertaking by a subcontractor or sub-subcontractor of any tier involving the construction and other related work required by a licensed prime contractor in the buildout and expansion of broadband infrastructure.
"Certificate of responsibility":
A certificate numbered and held by a contractor issued by the board under the provisions of this chapter after payment of the special privilege license tax therefor levied under this chapter.
"Person":
Any person, firm, corporation, joint venture or partnership, association or other type of business entity.
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2604 *SS26/R349PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R349PS PAGE 14 "Private project":
Any project for erection, building, construction, reconstruction, repair, maintenance or related work which is not funded in whole or in part with public funds.
"Public agency":
Any board, commission, council or agency of the State of Mississippi or any district, county or municipality thereof, including school, hospital, airport and all other types of governing agencies created by or operating under the laws of this state.
"Public funds":
Monies of public agencies, whether obtained from taxation, donation or otherwise;
or monies being expended by public agencies for the purposes for which such public agencies exist.
"Public project":
Any project for erection, building, construction, reconstruction, repair, maintenance or related work which is funded in whole or in part with public funds.
SECTION 10.
The following shall be codified as Section 21-27-79, Mississippi Code of 1972:
21-27-79.
(1) Any municipally-owned electric utility created under this chapter which has more than one-third (1/3) of its service area located outside the corporate boundaries of the municipality shall have the same powers as are granted to an electric cooperative by the Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act, Section 77-17-1 et seq.
(2) If more than one-fifth (1/5) of the land area of a municipal school district is located in the territory served by a S.
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2604 *SS26/R349PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R349PS PAGE 15 municipally-owned electric utility described in subsection (1) of this section, then the electric utility owned by the municipality in which the central office of that school district is located shall have the same powers as are granted to an electric cooperative by the Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act, Section 77-17-1 et seq.
SECTION 11.
Section 17-13-5, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
17-13-5.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following words shall be defined as herein provided unless the context requires otherwise:
(a) "Local governmental unit" shall mean any county, any incorporated city, town or village, any school district, any utility district, any community college, any institution of higher learning, any municipal airport authority or regional airport authority in the state, any local tourism commission in the state or any public improvement district created under the Public Improvement District Act.
For the purposes of this chapter, the term "local governmental unit" includes a municipally-owned electric utility system described in Section 21-27-79 for the purpose authorized in that section.
(b) "Governing authority" shall mean the board of supervisors of any county, board of trustees of any school district or community college whether elective or appointive, the governing board of any city, town or village, the board of S.
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2604 *SS26/R349PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R349PS PAGE 16 commissioners of a utility district, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, the commissioners of a municipal airport authority or regional airport authority, the commission of a local tourism commission or the board of directors of any public improvement district created under the Public Improvement District Act.
SECTION 12.
Section 77-17-3, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
77-17-3.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) "Broadband affiliate" or "affiliate" means any entity that is (i) wholly or partially owned by an electric cooperative, and (ii) formed to own or operate a broadband system or provide broadband services.
(b) "Broadband service provider" means an entity that provides broadband services to others on a wholesale basis or to * * * end-user customers on a retail basis.
(c) "Broadband operator" means a broadband service provider that owns or operates a broadband system on an electric cooperative's electric delivery system with the electric cooperative's consent.
(d) "Broadband services" means any service that consists of or includes the provision of or connectivity to a high-speed, high-capacity transmission medium that can carry S.
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2604 *SS26/R349PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R349PS PAGE 17 signals from or to multiple sources and that either:
(i) is used to provide access to the internet, or (ii) provides computer processing, information storage, information content or protocol conversion, including any service applications or information service provided over such high-speed access service.
As used herein, "broadband services" also includes video services, Voice over Internet Protocol services, any wireless services, and internet protocol-enabled services.
(e) "Broadband system" means the fiber, cables, materials, equipment and other facilities that are used or useful for the provision of broadband services.
(f) "Electric delivery system" means the poles, lines, fiber, cables, broadband system, materials, equipment, easements and other facilities or properties used by an electric cooperative to deliver or facilitate the delivery, sale or use of electric energy.
(g) "Electric cooperative" means an electric power association formed or operating under Sections 77-5-201, et seq.
For the purposes of this chapter, the term "electric cooperative" includes a municipally-owned electric utility system described in Section 21-27-79.
(h) "Internet protocol-enabled services" means any service, capability, functionality or application provided using internet protocol, or any successor protocol, that enables an end user to send or receive a communication in internet protocol S.
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2604 *SS26/R349PS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R349PS PAGE 18 format, or any successor format, regardless of whether the communications is voice, data or video.
(i) "Landowner" includes any person or entity holding an interest in real property.
(j) "Video services" means video programming services without regard to delivery technology, including internet protocol technology ("internet protocol television or IPTV") and video programming provided as a part of a service that enables users to access content, information, email or other services offered over the public internet.
The term "video programming" means any programming generally considered comparable to programming provided by a television broadcast station or others.
(k) "Voice over Internet Protocol services" means any service that:
(i) enables real-time, two-way voice communications that originate from or terminate to the user's location in internet protocol or any successor protocol;
(ii) uses a broadband connection from the user's location;
and (iii) permits users generally to receive calls that originate on the public switched telephone network and to terminate calls to the public switched telephone network.
SECTION 13.
2604 *SS36/R349CS.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS36/R349CS.1 ST:
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Action History

  1. Died In Committee

  2. Referred To Public Utilities

  3. Transmitted To House

  4. Passed As Amended

  5. Amended

  6. Reconsidered

  7. Motion to Reconsider Entered

  8. Passed As Amended

  9. Amended

  10. Committee Substitute Adopted

  11. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

  12. Referred To Energy

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Passage as Amended

Passed 52 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17000
Republican 26000
Democrat 9000
Total 52000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Barnett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Boyd — Yea
Branning — Yea
Butler A. (36th) — Yea
Butler K. (38th) — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Horhn — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Jordan — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Moran — Yea
Parker — Yea
Polk — Yea
Sojourner — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Derrick T. Simmons Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Yea
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Joseph Thomas Democrat Yea
Reginald Jackson Democrat Yea
Rod Hickman Democrat Yea
Sarita Simmons Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Bart Williams Republican Yea
Benjamin Suber Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Tate Republican Yea
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Michael McLendon Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

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Passage as Amended

Passed 52 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17000
Republican 26000
Democrat 9000
Total 52000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Barnett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Boyd — Yea
Branning — Yea
Butler A. (36th) — Yea
Butler K. (38th) — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Horhn — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Jordan — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Moran — Yea
Parker — Yea
Polk — Yea
Sojourner — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Derrick T. Simmons Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Yea
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Joseph Thomas Democrat Yea
Reginald Jackson Democrat Yea
Rod Hickman Democrat Yea
Sarita Simmons Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Bart Williams Republican Yea
Benjamin Suber Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Tate Republican Yea
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Michael McLendon Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

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SB 2604 is sponsored by Joel R. Carter, Jr. (Republican), Rod Hickman (Democrat), and Caughman.
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