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IntroducedJan 26, 2021
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Passed HouseMar 24, 2021
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Passed SenateMay 12, 2021
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Signed into LawMay 21, 2021
An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 21, 2021: House message: Governor approved bill on June 8, 2021
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Official Summary/Bill Text
Comments on H 360
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
Votes
YES: 145
- Achey
- Ancel
- Anthony
- Arrison
- Austin
- Bartholomew
- Batchelor
- Beck
- Birong
- Black
- Bluemle
- Bock
- Bongartz
- Bos-Lun
- Brady
- Brennan
- Briglin
- Brown
- Brownell
- Brumsted
- Burditt
- Burke
- Burrows
- Campbell
- Canfield
- Chase
- Christie
- Cina
- Coffey
- Colburn
- Colston
- Conlon
- Copeland Hanzas
- Corcoran
- Cordes
- Cupoli
- Dickinson
- Dolan
- Donahue
- Donnally
- Durfee
- Elder
- Emmons
- Fagan
- Feltus
- Gannon
- Goldman
- Goslant
- Grad
- Graham
- Gregoire
- Hango
- Harrison
- Higley
- Hooper
- Houghton
- Howard
- James
- Jerome
- Jessup
- Killacky
- Kimbell
- Kitzmiller
- Kornheiser
- LaClair
- LaLonde
- Lanpher
- Lefebvre
- Leffler
- Lippert
- Long
- Marcotte
- Martel
- Martin
- Masland
- Mattos
- McCarthy
- McCormack
- McCoy
- McCullough
- McFaun
- Morgan
- Morrissey
- Mrowicki
- Mulvaney-Stanak
- Murphy
- Nicoll
- Nigro
- Norris
- Notte
- Noyes
- O'Brien
- Ode
- Page
- Pajala
- Palasik
- Parsons
- Partridge
- Patt
- Pearl
- Peterson
- Rachelson
- Redmond
- Rogers
- Rosenquist
- Satcowitz
- Savage
- Scheu
- Scheuermann
- Shaw
- Sheldon
- Sibilia
- Sims
- Small
- Smith
- Squirrell
- Stebbins
- Stevens
- Strong
- Sullivan
- Surprenant
- Taylor
- Terenzini
- Till
- Toleno
- Toof
- Townsend
- Troiano
- Vyhovsky
- Walz
- Webb
- White
- Whitman
- Williams
- Wood
- Yacovone
- Yantachka
NO: 1
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- May 21, 2021 | Senate
- House message: Governor approved bill on June 8, 2021
- May 21, 2021 | executive
- Signed by Governor on June 8, 2021
- May 21, 2021 | House
- Delivered to the Governor on June 2, 2021
- May 21, 2021 | Senate
- House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
- May 19, 2021 | House
- Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill)
- Senate Message, report of Committee of Conference adopted
- May 19, 2021 | Senate
- Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint
- Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Cummings for Committee, text
- Committee of Conference report adopted
- Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint
- May 18, 2021 | legislature
- Committee of Conference
- May 17, 2021 | House
- Senate Message, Committee of Conference members appointed
- May 17, 2021 | legislature
- Committee of Conference
- May 14, 2021 | Senate
- House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed
- Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Cummings, Pearson, and Brock
- May 13, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Energy and Technology - Committee Discussion
- Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Sibilia of Dover
- Speaker appointed Briglin of Thetford, Sibilia of Dover and Patt of Worcester as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- May 12, 2021 | House
- Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
- May 12, 2021 | Senate
- New Business/Third Reading
- Pending third reading, motion to amend to be offered by Senator(s) White, Clarkson, Collamore, Pollina, and Ram
- Pending third reading, Senator(s) White, Clarkson, Collamore, Pollina, and Ram motion to amend proposal of amendment; text
- Consideration postponed on motion of Senator Cummings
- Consideration resumed
- Proposal of amendment agreed to
- Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
- Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint
- May 11, 2021 | Senate
- New Business/Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance
- Reported favorably by Senator Starr for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment
- Proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
- Proposal of amendment  by Committee on Finance, as amended, agreed to
- 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Hardy, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0
- May 11, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Energy and Technology - Walk-through and discussion of Senate version
- May 07, 2021 | Senate
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- May 06, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- May 05, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance - Walk-through and Vote; Vote
- May 04, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance - Mark-up and Possible Vote; Review Senator Brock's Amendment and Possible Vote
- May 03, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance - Mark-up and Possible Vote
- Apr 30, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance - Mark-up and Possible Vote
- Apr 28, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance - Mark-up and Possible Vote
- Apr 27, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance - Committee Discussion
- Apr 23, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance - Net Neutrality
- Apr 21, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance - Committee Discussion
- Apr 16, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Apr 15, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance - Act 79- Make-Ready Provisions and Pole Harvesting - Where are we and what is needed?; Property Tax Exemption
- Apr 14, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Apr 13, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance - Broadband in Affordable Multifamily Housing; Committee Discussion
- Apr 09, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance - Committee Discussion
- Apr 08, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance - Other ISP Providers; Testimony continued; VEDA's Role
- Apr 07, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance - Update on CUDs; Commissioner Tierney's Review of H.360 and S.118; CUDs - Update on Status and Future Plans/Abilities (10 min each)
- Apr 06, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance - H.360 vs S.118; Lessons from the VTA
- Mar 30, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Mar 26, 2021 | Senate
- Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance
- Mar 24, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Energy and Technology - Mulvaney-Stanak Amendment Discussion
- House Committee on Appropriations - Amendment; Floor Amendment - Discussion
- Amendment as offered by Rep. Mulvaney-Stanak of Burlington disagreed to
- Division results Yeas, 15; Nays, 117
- Read Third time and passed
- Mar 23, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Energy and Technology - Committee Discussion
- Read Second time
- Rep. Sibilia of Dover spoke for the Committee on Energy and Technology
- Rep. Elder of Starksboro recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- Rep. Feltus of Lyndon recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- Report of Committee on Appropriations agreed to
- Amendment as offered by Rep. Marcotte of Coventry, Jerome of Brandon, Kimbell of Woodstock, Kitzmiller of Montpelier, Mulvaney-Stanak of Burlington, Nicoll of Ludlow, Nigro of Bennington, and White of Bethel agreed to
- Rep. Briglin of Thetford demanded yeas and nays
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 146 to Pass -- Yeas = 145, Nays = 1
- Third Reading ordered
- Mar 19, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Energy and Technology - Committee Discussion
- Mar 18, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Mar 17, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- House Committee on Energy and Technology - Committee Discussion
- House Committee on Appropriations - Review of the Bill
- Mar 16, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Energy and Technology - Committee Discussion
- Mar 11, 2021 | House
- Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- Mar 10, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Ways and Means - potential vote
- Mar 09, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Energy and Technology - VEDA Broadband Expansion Lending Program
- Feb 26, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- Committee bill read first time
- Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- Feb 24, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Energy and Technology - Mark-up and Possible Vote
- Feb 19, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Energy and Technology - Draft 4.1 Walk-through; Mark-up and Possible Vote
- Feb 18, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Energy and Technology - Testimony; Committee Discussion
- Feb 17, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Energy and Technology - Pole Surveying; Testimony; Testimony on Vermont Telecom Authority; Draft 3.1 Walk-through and Discussion
- Feb 16, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Energy and Technology - Workforce Development; Testimony from DPS Commissioner Tierney
- Feb 12, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Energy and Technology - Testimony Regarding Broadband Lending Program Expansion; Committee Discussion and Walk-Through
- Feb 11, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Energy and Technology - Walk-through; Consolidated Communications; Department of Public Service Testimony on Open Access, State-Owned Assets, and the Role of the Rural Broadband Tech Assistant Specialist
- Feb 10, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Energy and Technology - Treasurer Testimony on Broadband Lending Program Expansion; Vermont Electric Coop Testimony; Testimony from Independent Telephone / Broadband Companies of VT
- Feb 09, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Energy and Technology - Kingdom Fiber Testimony
- Feb 05, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Energy and Technology - Department of Public Service Overview of Connectivity Division, Connectivity Initiative, and Connectivity Fund; Committee Discussion and Mark-up
- Feb 04, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Energy and Technology - Washington Electric Coop Testimony on Fiber Property Tax Exemption; Tax Department Testimony on Fiber Property Tax Exemption
- Feb 03, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Energy and Technology - History of the Vermont Telecommunications Authority; Testimony from Vermont Communications Union Districts Association (VCUDA)
- Feb 02, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Energy and Technology - Testimony from Independent Telephone / Broadband Companies of Vermont; History of Vermont Telecommunications Authority
- Jan 28, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Energy and Technology - Property Tax Exemption for Broadband Fiber
- Jan 26, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Energy and Technology - Walk-through
Bill Texts
Documents
- Act SummaryPDF
- Committee Documents: House Committee on AppropriationsPDF
- Committee Documents: House Committee on Energy and TechnologyPDF
- Committee Documents: House Committee on Ways and MeansPDF
- Committee Documents: Senate Committee on AppropriationsPDF
- Committee Documents: Senate Committee on FinancePDF
- Fiscal Note: H.360 An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment–As passed by the General AssemblyPDF
- Fiscal Note: H.360 An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment–As Introducedand with House Appropriations proposal of amendmentPDF
- Fiscal Note: H.360 An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment–As Introducedand as voted out of House Ways and MeansPDF