SB 352 IN

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Requires the office of community and rural affairs (office) to establish a process to be used before each formal submission of applications for grants from the rural broadband fund (fund) in which the office will: (1) invite any prospective grant applicant to submit a letter of intent identifying all addresses and census blocks that the applicant intends to include in a grant application; and (2) make all addresses and census blocks submitted in letters of intent publicly available for a period of time, during which eligible broadband service providers will have the opportunity to challenge a listed address or census block. Provides that challenges under the new process are to be based on the asserted deployment of "minimum broadband Internet" (defined as a terrestrial connection to the Internet that provides an actual speed of at least 25 megabits per second downstream and at least three megabits per second upstream) at a specific address. Specifies that the process established is to precede and remain distinct from the statutory procedures for actual grant applications. Provides that the department of transportation (INDOT) may require a private entity to agree, as a condition of INDOT leasing a right-of-way to the private entity, that facilities constructed or installed by the private entity in or under the right-of-way, which if removed would: (1) cause irreparable soil disturbance; or (2) have a detrimental effect on INDOT's facilities or on the facilities of other utilities; will be considered abandoned without additional consideration, upon the private entity's written notice to INDOT. Provides that upon being abandoned, a facility may no longer be used for any purpose by any public or private entity.

• Erin Houchin · author
• Eric Koch Republican · author
• Ethan Manning Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 11, 2021 Authored by Senator Houchin · upper
2. Jan 11, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities · upper
3. Jan 25, 2021 Senator Garten added as coauthor · upper
4. Feb 11, 2021 Senator Koch added as second author · upper
5. Feb 15, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations · upper
6. Feb 18, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
7. Feb 22, 2021 Senators Donato and Leising added as coauthors · upper
8. Feb 22, 2021 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
9. Feb 22, 2021 Senator Randolph added as coauthor · upper
10. Feb 23, 2021 House sponsor: Representative Manning · upper
11. Feb 23, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 193: yeas 47, nays 0 · upper
12. Feb 24, 2021 Referred to the House · upper
13. Mar 4, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications · lower
14. Mar 29, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
15. Apr 1, 2021 Amendment #1 (Manning) prevailed; voice vote · lower
16. Apr 1, 2021 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · lower
17. Apr 5, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 355: yeas 93, nays 1 · lower
18. Apr 6, 2021 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
19. Apr 12, 2021 Motion to concur filed · upper
20. Apr 13, 2021 Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 435: yeas 49, nays 0 · upper
21. Apr 21, 2021 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
22. Apr 22, 2021 Signed by the Speaker · lower
23. Apr 26, 2021 Public Law 121 · upper
24. Apr 26, 2021 Signed by the Governor · executive
25. Apr 26, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled Senate Bill (S) · Apr 14, 2021 · PDF
• Introduced Senate Bill (S) · Jan 11, 2021 · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · Feb 15, 2021 · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · Feb 18, 2021 · PDF
• Senate Bill (H) · Mar 29, 2021 · PDF
• Engrossed Senate Bill (H) · Apr 1, 2021 · PDF