CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 363(FIN)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act establishing the  office of broadband; creating                                                                    
     the broadband parity  adjustment fund; establishing the                                                                    
     Statewide Broadband  Advisory Board; and  providing for                                                                    
     an effective date."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:04:09 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator von  Imhof MOVED to  ADOPT the  committee substitute                                                                    
for CSHB 363(FIN), Work Draft 32-LS1527\F (Klein, 5/15/22).                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Bishop OBJECTED for discussion.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:04:30 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ERIN  SHINE,  STAFF,  SENATOR CLICK  BISHOP,  explained  the                                                                    
committee  substitute.  She  stated  that there  was  a  new                                                                    
Section 1  inserted into  the bill and  added a  new section                                                                    
with four of the legislative  findings from the Senate Labor                                                                    
and Commerce  Committee. She noted  that in Section  2 there                                                                    
were  two   additional  members  that  were   added  to  the                                                                    
Statewide  Broadband   Advisory  Board   representing  rural                                                                    
energy  systems and  a  technology  neutral consultant.  She                                                                    
noted that the  final change was in Section  2 that provided                                                                    
that the  Broadband Technical Working Group  be comprised of                                                                    
eight members appointed by the  Advisory Board to three year                                                                    
terms.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Bishop WITHDREW  their OBJECTION.  There being  NO                                                                    
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wielechowski looked at page  2, line 28, and queried                                                                    
the definition of grantees with instate experience.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Ms. Shine deferred to the sponsor.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1:07:09 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  BRYCE  EDGMON,  SPONSOR,  replied  that  the                                                                    
instate experience  came from the course  development of the                                                                    
Broadband Taskforce  Report, and was a  reference to attempt                                                                    
to  keep  the  experience  instate, but  felt  that  it  was                                                                    
broadly defined in the report.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wielechowski surmised that  there was not a specific                                                                    
number of years needed by a grantee.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Edgmon replied in the affirmative.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
1:09:16 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator von Imhof MOVED to ADOPT CONCEPTUAL AMENDMENT ONE:                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     On page 5, line 30 after the word board insert and                                                                         
     broadband technical working group                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Bishop OBJECTED for discussion.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:09:27 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator von  Imhof explained  the conceptual  amendment task                                                                    
force labor  and commerce had  a provision about  paying per                                                                    
diem. She  noted that  the current  version did  not provide                                                                    
per  diem,  and noted  the  addition  of the  working  group                                                                    
within the  bill. She  wanted to  ensure that  neither group                                                                    
receive per diem or travel expenses.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Bishop  WITHDREW  his OBJECTION.  There  being  NO                                                                    
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
1:11:04 PM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:11:37 PM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
1:11:41 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Bishop  stated  that there  would  be  forthcoming                                                                    
fiscal notes.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator von Imhof  MOVED to REPORT SCS CSHB  363(FIN) out of                                                                    
committee  with  individual   recommendations  and  attached                                                                    
fiscal notes. There being NO OBJECTION it was so ordered.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB 363(FIN)  was REPORTED out of  committee with three                                                                    
 no  recommendation  and  three   do pass   recommendations,                                                                    
and with one  new fiscal impact note from  the Department of                                                                    
Commerce, Community and Economic Development.