Mississippi House Bill 579 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Establish A Goal For The State Of Mississippi That By No Later Than The Year 2020, All Residents And Businesses Have Access To Broadband At Certain Specified Download And Upload Speeds; To Require Annual Reports Be Made By The Public Service Commission To The Legislature That Identifies Barriers Impeding The Achievement Of The Goal; To Require The Commission To Appoint A Broadband Advisory Group; To Bring Forward Section 27-65-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Certain Industrial Exemptions From Sales Tax, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 57-87-3 Through 57-87-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Mississippi Broadband Technology Development Act, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 77-3-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Certain Definitions For The Regulation Of Public Utilities, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Broadband/high-speed internet speed standards; establish for the state.

Rep. Dirk Dedeaux [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-11		Referred To Public Utilities

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB0579.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0579IN.htm