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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 2016: Capital budget for broadband

Concerning an additive capital budget for state matching funds and federal expenditure authority for broadband.

Summary

  • Appropriates $1.2 billion in federal expenditure authority and $280 million in state matching funding for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2016), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedFeb 21, 2025
  2. Out of committeeFeb 28, 2025
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve Tharinger (D-24)
Introduced
February 21, 2025 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2026

AN ACT Relating to additive capital budget funding for state matching funds and federal expenditure authority for the broadband equity, access, and deployment program;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve Tharinger (D-24)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Lisa Parshley D-22

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. House Rules "X" file.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  4. CB - Majority; do pass.
  5. CB - Executive action taken by committee.
  6. First reading, referred to Capital Budget.

HB 2016 in other sessions

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