Maryland House Bill 1328 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-30 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 632
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Authorizing a county or municipal corporation to adopt certain policies to advance progress of infrastructure, equipment, and systems needed to extend broadband access to underserved areas; requiring the Department of Transportation and units of local government to allow joint trenching by broadband providers in a certain manner under certain circumstances; exempting counties and municipal corporations within the jurisdiction of the Washington Suburban Sanitary District from certain requirements; etc.

Economic Development – Broadband Providers – Joint Trenching and Fee (Building Out Broadband Act of 2021)

Del. Jessica Feldmark [D]

2021-04-09 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-01 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 107 N: 28 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-30	House	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 632
2021-04-09	House	Returned Passed
2021-04-09	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2021-04-08	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2021-04-08	Senate	Favorable Adopted
2021-04-08	Senate	Favorable Report by Finance
2021-04-07	Senate	Rereferred to Finance
2021-04-02	Senate	Referred Rules
2021-04-01	House	Third Reading Passed (107-28)
2021-04-01	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-04-01	House	Favorable with Amendments {913598/1 Adopted
2021-04-01	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
2021-02-08	House	Hearing 3/04 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-02-08	House	First Reading Economic Matters

SB824 (Crossfiled) 2021-05-30 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 633

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Housing and Community Development	5	108	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Transportation	8	654	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1328?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb1328f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb1328t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_632_hb1328t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0008/hb1328_91359801.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb1328_ecm.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb1328_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/0937.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/1092.pdf