Maryland Senate Bill 968 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)
Status: Passed on April 24 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-04-24 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 178
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Requiring the Task Force on Rural, Internet, Broadband, Wireless, and Cellular Service, in conducting a certain study, to solicit input from local governments, Internet service providers, and wireless service providers on identifying unserved and underserved rural areas of Maryland; requiring the Task Force to make recommendations regarding ways Maryland counties can work together to obtain federal assistance to improve Internet, Broadband, wireless, and other cellular services and accessibility in rural areas of Maryland; etc.

Task Force on Rural Internet, Broadband, Wireless, and Cellular Service - Study and Extension

Sen. Adelaide Eckardt [R]	Sen. Thomas Middleton [D]	Sen. John Astle [D]	Sen. Joanne Benson [D]
Sen. Brian Feldman [D]	Sen. Stephen Hershey [R]	Sen. J.B. Jennings [R]	Sen. Katherine Klausmeier [D]
Sen. Jim Mathias [D]	Sen. Edward Reilly [R]	Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]

2018-03-22 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (136-0) (Y: 137 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2018-03-15 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Y: 45 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2018-01-12 - Senate - Senate Floor - Sustained (0-44) (Y: 1 N: 45 NV: 4 Abs: 1) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-04-24	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 178
2018-03-30	Senate	Returned Passed
2018-03-29	House	Third Reading Passed (136-0)
2018-03-28	House	Second Reading Passed
2018-03-28	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2018-03-28	House	Favorable Report by Economic Matters
2018-03-15	House	First Reading Economic Matters
2018-03-15	Senate	Third Reading Passed (44-0)
2018-03-13	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2018-03-13	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {647970/1 Report Adopted
2018-03-12	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2018-02-22	Senate	Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
2018-02-05	Senate	First Reading Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0968?ys=2018rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/sb/sb0968f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/sb/sb0968t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/Chapters_noln/CH_178_sb0968t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/amds/bil_0008/sb0968_64797001.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes/Senate/0016.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/fnotes/bil_0008/sb0968.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes_comm/sb0968_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes/Senate/0562.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes_comm/sb0968_ecm.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes/House/0932.pdf