Assembly Actions -
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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Senate Bill S3364
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 36th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
(D) 20th Senate District
2021-S3364 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Services
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S6281
2017-2018: S5004
2019-2020: S2202
2023-2024: S1279
2021-S3364 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3364 SPONSOR: BAILEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to require the public service commission to undertake a study on various approaches to increasing broadband access within this state; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE: Relates to conducting a study on various approaches to increasing broad- band access within this state. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Requires the public service commission, within 30 days of the effective date, to undertake a study on various ways in which New York can increase broadband access, including a study of current broadband access, policies adopted by other states to increase access, and the feasibility of such policies in New York. The final report shall be
2021-S3364 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3364 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 29, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, MAY, MYRIE -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications AN ACT to require the public service commission to undertake a study on various approaches to increasing broadband access within this state; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration there- of THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public service commission shall, within thirty days of the effective date of this act, undertake a study on various approaches to increasing broadband access within this state. The public service commission shall study and make determinations on issues including but not limited to: (i) current broadband capacity within this state, including average internet access speeds statewide and in various regions of the state; (ii) regulatory and statutory barriers to improv- ing broadband speeds; (iii) comparative state policies that have aided the increase in broadband speeds in other states, and whether such meas- ures would be similarly effective in this state; (iv) whether the use of public-private partnerships would aid in the goal of increasing broad- band speeds, and whether relevant businesses would be open to such part- nerships; and (v) best practices recommended within the National Broad- band Plan issued by the Federal Communications Commission and whether the public service commission can readily adopt and put into place any such recommendations. § 2. The public service commission may conduct any hearings or take any written testimony as it deems necessary in order to aid such study, and shall take all other steps necessary to provide a thorough analysis of all issues related to the provisions listed in section one of this act. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07080-01-1
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