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Relating to broadband infrastructure installation pursuant to a public road right-of-way or municipality-owned conduit
Sponsored by the House Information Technology Committee
Topics:State governmentTechnology & privacyTransportationBroadband
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 24, 2022
- Done: House committeeFebruary 3, 2022
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 23, 202293–4
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 17, 2022
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Government agencies that manage roads cannot force utility companies to use the agency's own pipes or conduits just to get access to a public road. Instead, these agencies must allow utility companies to use their pipes for broadband projects as long as the access is fair to everyone. This change clarifies the rules for companies building internet infrastructure.1
Read the official explanation
This bill prohibits a governmental body which exercises jurisdiction over roadways (agency) from requiring a public utility to place utility facilities within an agency-owned conduit as a condition of accessing a public road. An agency in control of a road must provide nondiscriminatory access to the road and nondiscriminatory access to an agency-owned conduit for projects related to broadband infrastructure. Current law is silent as to whether an agency can require a public utility to use an agency’s conduit as a condition of accessing a public road.
Changed since by amendment H-8031; see Amendments.
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