IL HB4758 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 24 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-04-11 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Creates the Illinois Broadband Deployment, Equity, Access, and Affordability Act of 2022. Provides that access to affordable, reliable, high-speed broadband service is essential to full participation in modern life in the State and throughout the United States. Defines terms. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall establish and implement a statewide broadband service grant program. Provides that the Department shall use money from the grant program only for the exclusive purpose of awarding grants to applicants for projects that are limited to the construction and deployment of broadband service into unserved areas in the State and for the Department's cost to administer the program. Provides that the Department shall not award grant money to a governmental entity or educational institution. Provides that the Department shall not, as a condition of an award of grant money, impose an open network architecture requirement, rate regulation, or other term or condition of service that differs from the applicant's terms or conditions of service in its other service areas. Includes provisions providing for the criteria for determining the award of funds, the information an applicant must provide for an application for a grant, the priority by which the Department shall follow in granting awards, and when the Department shall not award a grant to an applicant. Provides that when a grant is awarded, the Department shall provide notice on its website of each application receiving a grant. Provides that the Department shall require an applicant awarded a grant to submit a semi-annual report from the time the applicant receives the grant to 3 years after completion of the project. Makes a conforming change in the Freedom of Information Act. Effective immediately.

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Title

BROADBAND ACCESS ACT

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2022-04-11HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2022-03-31HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 8, 2022
2022-03-01HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) March 31, 2022
2022-03-01HouseAssigned to Appropriations-General Services Committee
2022-02-25HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
2022-02-25HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer
2022-02-25HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2022-02-18HouseCommittee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) February 25, 2022
2022-02-18HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
2022-02-18HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Luft
2022-02-17HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
2022-02-17HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
2022-02-14HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
2022-02-14HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
2022-02-07HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
2022-02-07HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2022-02-07HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Seth Lewis
2022-02-07HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
2022-02-07HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
2022-02-07HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
2022-02-03HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
2022-02-03HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
2022-02-03HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
2022-02-03HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
2022-02-03HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
2022-02-03HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
2022-02-03HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
2022-02-03HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
2022-02-03HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
2022-02-03HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
2022-02-03HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
2022-02-01HouseAssigned to Appropriations-General Services Committee
2022-01-27HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2022-01-27HouseFirst Reading
2022-01-24HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield

Code Citations

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51407.5Amended CodeCitation Text

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