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HOUSE BILL 697

CHAPTER NUMBER: 320
File Code: Economic and Community Development
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1111/02 - CGM
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 487

Sponsored By:
Delegates Walkup, Amedori, Bartlett, Bohanan, Bozman, Cane, G. Clagett, Conway, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Hogan, Jameson, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, McKee, Mitchell, Myers, O'Donnell, Owings, Rudolph, Schisler, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Weldon, and Wood

Entitled:
Telecommunication and Computer Network Access - Task Force on Broadband Communications Deployment in Underserved Rural Areas

Synopsis:

Establishing a Task Force on Broadband Communications Deployment in Underserved Rural Areas; providing for the membership, duties, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before specified dates, with a final report on or before June 30, 2005; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Economic Matters
2/26
Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Doory) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/1
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/5
Returned Passed
5/13
Signed by the Governor Chapter 320
Senate Action
4/3
First Reading Senate Rules
4/7
Re-referred Finance
Favorable Report by Finance
4/5
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/6
Third Reading Passed (46-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5A
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
Delegate Sally Jameson, District 28
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Susan Wolf Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Kenneth D. Schisler, District 37B
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Richard Sossi, District 36
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
COMPUTERS -see also- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC GOVMNT.
CONSTRUCTION
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE -see also- ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
REPORTS
SUNSET
TELECOMMUNICATIONS -see also- TELEPHONES

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 413796/02 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2003   at: 11:19 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 763229/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2003   at: 11:21 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
April 1, 2003: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
April 6, 2003: Third Reading Passed (46-0)


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