House Bill 3201

Requires Oregon Business Development Department to provide financial assistance to support broadband access, affordability and adoption. Permits department to establish one or more programs to provide financial assistance. <i>Requires that department, when evaluating proposed projects under program to support broadband service infrastructure, give preference to proposed projects that serve unserved areas or underserved areas.</i>] Requires department to establish by rule, for each program established, certain criteria, requirements and processes. <b>Specifies certain definition, eligibility criteria and process for challenging applications that shall apply to programs Oregon Business Development Department establishes that support broadband service infrastructure using moneys from federal Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund. Specifies certain definitions and eligibility criteria that shall apply to programs Oregon Business Development Department establishes that support broadband service infrastructure using moneys from federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program.</b> Makes Broadband Fund permanent. Expands permitted uses of moneys in Broadband Fund. Removes requirements for Oregon Business Development Department to establish by rule certain criteria, requirements and processes for temporary program for providing grants or loans to support projects for planning and development of broadband service infrastructure and digital literacy, inclusion and adoption. Removes requirements for department to give certain preference in making grant or loan award decisions. Requires Oregon Broadband Advisory Council to include in biennial report evaluation of continuing need for temporary program for providing grants or loans to support projects for planning and development of broadband service infrastructure and digital literacy, inclusion and adoption. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

In the House of Representatives

• Pam Marsh

  Sponsor

• Mark Owens, Courtney Neron Misslin

  Chief co-sponsors

In the Senate

• Aaron Woods

  Sponsor

• Wlnsvey Campos

  Chief co-sponsor

• House of Representatives, third reading43–15

  Passed · Mar 30 · 2 present

• Senate, third reading23–1

  Passed · Jun 22 · 6 present

• House of Representatives, concurrence50–4

  Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 23 · 6 present

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Mar 23

• Senate committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted May 19

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In the House of Representatives Feb 7 – Mar 30

1. Feb 7Introduced
2. Feb 9Sent to Economic Development and Small Business
3. Feb 21Heard in Economic Development and Small Business
4. Mar 9Heard in Economic Development and Small Business
5. Mar 16Heard in Economic Development and Small Business
6. Mar 23Economic Development and Small Business recommended it as amended
7. Mar 27Read a second time
8. Mar 30Passed the House of Representatives, 43 to 15

In the Senate Apr 3 – Jun 22

1. Apr 3Arrived in the Senate
2. Apr 4Sent to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs
3. May 2Heard in Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs
4. May 9Heard in Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs
5. May 19Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs recommended it as amended
6. Jun 15Read a second time
7. Jun 22Passed the Senate, 23 to 1

Back in the House of Representatives Jun 23 – Jun 25

1. Jun 23The House of Representatives agreed to the Senate's amendments and passed it again, 50 to 4
2. Jun 25Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Jun 27 – Jul 26

1. Jun 27Signed in the Senate
2. Jul 18Signed by the Governor
3. Jul 26Became chapter 338 of Oregon Laws 2023, in force from July 18, 2023