Mississippi House Bill 543

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Failed on March 27 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-27 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Helping Mississippians Afford Broadband Act; To Make An Appropriation From The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund To The Mississippi Department Of Information Technology Services; To Define Terms As Used In The Act; To Require The Department Of Information Technology Services, In Conjunction With The Wireless Communication Commission, To Create A Program For The Purpose Of Providing Financial Assistance To Eligible Households To Purchase Broadband Services; To Provide Financial Assistance To Providers In Order To Reduce Broadband Costs To Households; And For Related Purposes.

Helping Mississippians Afford Broadband Act; create.

Rep. Robert Johnson [D]	Rep. John Hines [D]	Rep. Jeffery Harness [D]	Rep. Daryl Porter [D]
Rep. Bryant Clark [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-27	House	Died In Committee
2024-01-24	House	Referred To Appropriations A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0543.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0543IN.htm