Mississippi House Bill 1388 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create A Committee Of The House Of Representatives To Study The Expansion Of Broadband Internet Access In Rural Areas Of The State Of Mississippi; To Require The Committee To Survey The State To Locate Rural Areas With The Least Internet Access And Conduct An Assessment Of The Areas' Needs For Internet Service; To Require The Committee To Develop A Plan To Address Certain Challenges In Rural Areas And Evaluate A Means For Internet Development And Installation; To Require That The Committee Study The Potential For Economic Growth And Advancement In These Rural Areas Of The State; To Provide For The Membership Of The Committee; To Provide That The Committee Shall Prepare A Report For The House Of Representatives; And For Related Purposes.

Broadband internet; create committee to study for rural areas of the state.

Rep. Scott Bounds [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-30	House	Died In Committee
2018-01-15	House	Referred To Public Utilities

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/HB/HB1388.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1388IN.htm