Directing the office of the chief information officer and the Iowa economic development authority to jointly conduct a feasibility study relating to internet exchange points

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 19, 2022
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 19, 2022
3. ✓
   Done: House committeeFebruary 15, 2022
4. ✕
   Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
5. Next: Senate committee
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. 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

This bill directs the office of the chief information officer and the Iowa economic development authority to jointly conduct a feasibility study relating to internet exchange points. The bill requires the office and the authority to assess a timeline to construct and install an internet exchange point, internet exchange point construction and installation costs, internet exchange point maintenance requirements, internet exchange point maintenance costs, internet exchange point upgrade costs, upgrades recommended to be performed on an internet exchange point, and the optimum number of internet exchange points for the state. The bill requires the office and the authority to submit a report containing their findings and recommendations to the general assembly by December 15, 2022.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

House subcommittee

Named January 19, 2022 (as HSB 556). On February 10, 2022 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.

• Rep. Ray Sorensen REmail
• Rep. Liz Bennett DEmail
• Rep. Jeff Shipley REmail

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Fiscal note

Cost: up to $250,000 Compare with other bills

The estimated cost for OCIO to retain a third-party consultant for the study is $250,000. The estimated cost for the IEDA in FY 2023 is approximately $59,000 for the length of the study. 5 FTE position for an Economic Development Specialist 2 position. Funding to administer the study may require an appropriation which would likely be from the General Fund.

• Internet Exchange Points Study · February 22, 2022

Nonpartisan cost estimates from the Legislative Services Agency’s Fiscal Services Division. The newest is first. Reading a fiscal note

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