Maryland Senate Bill 824 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum:
Status: Passed on May 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-30 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 633
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 certain broadband access to underserved areas; requiring the Department of Transportation and units of local government to allow joint trenching by broadband providers 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)

Sen. Katie Hester [D]	House Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Biotechnology Committee	Sen. Antonio Hayes [D]	Sen. Stephen Hershey [R]
Sen. Justin Ready [R]

2021-04-08 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-07 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 118 N: 18 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-03-19 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-30	Senate	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 633
2021-04-08	Senate	Passed Enrolled
2021-04-08	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2021-04-08	Senate	Senate Concurs House Amendments
2021-04-07	House	Third Reading Passed (118-18)
2021-04-05	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-04-05	House	Favorable with Amendments {503193/1 Adopted
2021-04-05	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
2021-03-20	House	Referred Economic Matters
2021-03-19	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2021-03-19	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-03-19	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {337071/1 Adopted
2021-03-19	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2021-02-10	Senate	Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
2021-02-09	Senate	First Reading Finance

HB1328 (Crossfiled) 2021-05-30 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 632

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Economic Development	5	1101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Economic Development	5	1103	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Transportation	8	654	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0824?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0824f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0824t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0824e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_633_sb0824e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0004/sb0824_33707101.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0004/sb0824_50319301.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/sb0824_fin.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/sb0824_ecm.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/0638.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/1155.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/1030.pdf