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2B167DCCEB66FDEE872589600052DC66 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For CONSIDERATION OF DRAFT LEGISLATION

JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Date Feb 24, 2023      
Location SCR 352



Consideration of Draft Legislation - Committee Discussion Only

08:05:06 AM  
Michael McReynolds and Brandi Reitter with the Office of Information Technology started with a presentation on Broadband (Attachment A). The committee asked questions about transparency of where broadband is and public engagement.
08:29:29 AM  

The presentation continued with information on the draft legislation OLLS 23-0657.01 Local Government Provision of Communication Services (Attachment B). The bill will allow for local government to provide certain communication services and broadband. Additionally, the committee received a fact sheet (Attachment C).

08:31:58 AM  
The committee asked questions about the timelines to access federal funding,


08:34:39 AM
Motion The Joint Technology Committee adopts OLLS 23-0657.01 bill draft for legislation.
Moved Titone
Seconded
Baisley Yes
Cutter Yes
Parenti Yes
Weinberg Yes
Titone Yes
Priola Yes
YES: 6   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
08:34:40 AM  
The committee assigned the bill to start in the Senate and will be sponsored by Senators Priola and Baisley and in the House it will be sponsored by Representatives Titone and Weinberg. Representatives Parenti and Story and Senator Cutter will be co-sponsoring the bill.
08:38:44 AM  
Nicole Meyers, Office of Legislative Legal Services, gave information on the draft bill.






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