SB 359 IN Became Law
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Summary
Requires the Indiana department of transportation (INDOT) to create a broadband corridor program (dig once program) to manage the location, installation, and maintenance of communications infrastructure that is used for the provision of broadband services and is located within the rights-of-way of limited access highways. Requires INDOT to adopt policies, procedures, and standards under the dig once program for required installation of fiber conduit by a public or private entity that performs an excavation within a limited access highway right-of-way.
Sponsors (4)
- Scott Baldwin Republican · author
- Chris Garten Republican · author
- Eric Koch Republican · author
- Ethan Manning Republican · sponsor
14 coauthors / cosponsors
- Liz Brown Republican · coauthor
- Kyle Walker Republican · coauthor
- Jack Sandlin · coauthor
- Erin Houchin · coauthor
- Eric Bassler Republican · coauthor
- Blake Doriot Republican · coauthor
- Shelli Yoder Democratic · coauthor
- Travis Holdman Republican · coauthor
- Jeff Raatz Republican · coauthor
- Timothy Lanane · coauthor
- Mike Gaskill Republican · coauthor
- John Crane · coauthor
- Lonnie Randolph Democratic · coauthor
- J.D. Prescott Republican · cosponsor
Action history (31)
- Jan 11, 2021 Coauthored by Senators Brown L, Walker K, Sandlin and Houchin · upper
- Jan 11, 2021 Authored by Senators Baldwin, Garten, Koch · upper
- Jan 11, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities · upper
- Jan 25, 2021 Senator Bassler added as coauthor · upper
- Feb 11, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy · upper
- Feb 15, 2021 Senator Doriot added as coauthor · upper
- Feb 15, 2021 Senator Yoder added as coauthor · upper
- Feb 16, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
- Feb 16, 2021 Senator Holdman added as coauthor · upper
- Feb 16, 2021 Senators Raatz and Lanane added as coauthors · upper
- Feb 18, 2021 Amendment #1 (Baldwin) prevailed; voice vote · upper
- Feb 18, 2021 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
- Feb 18, 2021 Senator Gaskill added as coauthor · upper
- Feb 22, 2021 Senator Crane added as coauthor · upper
- Feb 22, 2021 Senator Randolph added as coauthor · upper
- Feb 22, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 160: yeas 49, nays 0 · upper
- Feb 22, 2021 House sponsor: Representative Manning · upper
- Feb 23, 2021 Referred to the House · upper
- Mar 4, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications · lower
- Mar 29, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
- Apr 1, 2021 Representative Prescott added as cosponsor · lower
- Apr 1, 2021 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
- Apr 5, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 356: yeas 94, nays 1 · lower
- Apr 6, 2021 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
- Apr 19, 2021 Motion to concur filed · upper
- Apr 20, 2021 Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 456: yeas 45, nays 0 · upper
- Apr 23, 2021 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
- Apr 28, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Apr 28, 2021 Signed by the Speaker · lower
- Apr 29, 2021 Signed by the Governor · executive
- Apr 29, 2021 Public Law 156 · upper
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