AB509Introduced in the Assembly
Revises provisions relating to the access of public rights-of-way by broadband providers. (BDR 58-664)
Introduced by Commerce and Labor
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to utilities; requiring broadband providers to enter into agreements with local governments to access the public right-of-way managed by the local government; requiring such agreements to be performed in a nondiscriminatory matter; establishing certain compensation requirements under agreements between broadband providers and local governments; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
Chapter 155.
May 30, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Final Passage · May 21, 2025
21
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
21 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michelee Cruz-Crawford | 1 | Yes |
| Edgar Flores | 2 | Yes |
| Rochelle Nguyen | 3 | Yes |
| Dina Neal | 4 | Yes |
| Carrie Ann Buck | 5 | Yes |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | 6 | Yes |
| Roberta Lange | 7 | Yes |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | 8 | Yes |
| Melanie Scheible | 9 | Yes |
| Fabian Donate | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To printer.
From printer. To committee.
Notice of eligibility for exemption.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 437.)
Dispensed with reprinting.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.)
To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
To Senate.
In Senate.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee.
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time.
Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
In Assembly. To enrollment.
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Approved by the Governor.
Chapter 155.
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