l9n/ Oregon

2023 Regular Session

Senate Bill 943

Establishes Broadband Service Infrastructure Program within Oregon Broadband Office for purpose of offsetting cost of planning and developing high speed broadband service infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Labor and Business Committee on June 25, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Establishes Broadband Service Infrastructure Program within Oregon Broadband Office for purpose of offsetting cost of planning and developing high speed broadband service infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas. Requires eligible applicants that are awarded grant or loan to enter into performance agreement to plan and develop broadband service infrastructure within designated geographic area that reaches 95 percent or more of customers in geographic area and provides broadband service at speed of at least 100 megabits per second for downloads and uploads with capability to provide speeds of one gigabit per second for downloads and uploads. Requires Oregon Business Development Department to adopt initial rules and standards to carry out Broadband Service Infrastructure Program no later than December 31, 2023. Clarifies that moneys in Broadband Fund are appropriated to Oregon Business Development Department for purpose of providing grants or loans under program established by rule under section 5, chapter 17, Oregon Laws 2020 (first special session). Requires Oregon Business Development Department, through Oregon Broadband Office, to establish program to provide grants or loans to eligible applicants to support residents and businesses that are located within high-cost broadband service area having access to broadband services at rates that are reasonably comparable to rates in areas that are outside of high-cost broadband service areas. 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.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Kim Thatcher

In the House of Representatives

3 co-sponsors

Christine Goodwin, Bobby Levy, Virgle Osborne

Its course

February 21 to June 25, 2023, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action4 actions on 4 days

In the SenateFeb 21 to Jun 25 · stopped124 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 21 to Feb 232 days

Labor and BusinessFeb 23 to Jun 25 · stopped122 days

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Feb 21 – Jun 25

  1. Feb 21Introduced
  2. Feb 23Sent to Labor and Business
  3. Mar 9Heard in Labor and Business
  4. Jun 25Died when the session ended
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Feb 21Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Feb 23Referred to Labor and Business, then Ways and Means.Senate
  3. Mar 9Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Jun 25In committee upon adjournment.Senate