Kentucky
General Assembly

01/13/22	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
01/25/22	to Small Business & Information Technology (H)
02/02/22	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/03/22	2nd reading, to Rules
02/14/22	floor amendment (1) filed
02/16/22	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 17, 2022
02/25/22	floor amendment (2) filed
03/02/22	floor amendment (3) filed
03/29/22	taken from the Orders of the Day recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	L. Bechler
Summary	Amend definition of "unserved areas" to include areas that may be served by direct broadcast satellite..
Index Headings	Fiscal Note - Kentucky Communications Network Authority, wholesale network access in unserved areas Television and Radio - Kentucky Communications Network Authority, wholesale network access in unserved areas Information Technology - Kentucky Communications Network Authority, wholesale network access in unserved areas Telecommunications - Kentucky Communications Network Authority, wholesale network access in unserved areas Technology - Kentucky Communications Network Authority, wholesale network access in unserved areas Internet - Kentucky Communications Network Authority, wholesale network access in unserved areas

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	P. Pratt
Summary	Retain original provisions; delete "eligible entity" from the definitions in Section 1; amend Section 2 to allow the Kentucky Communications Network Authority to offer network access to both public and private entities in unserved areas, but only direct retail network access to private entities in unserved areas.
Index Headings	Television and Radio - Kentucky Communications Network Authority, network access in unserved areas Information Technology - Kentucky Communications Network Authority, network access in unserved areas Telecommunications - Kentucky Communications Network Authority, network access in unserved areas Technology - Kentucky Communications Network Authority, network access in unserved areas Internet - Kentucky Communications Network Authority, network access in unserved areas

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	L. Bechler
Summary	Retain original provisions; delete "eligible entity" from the definitions in Section 1; amend definition of "unserved areas" to include areas that may be served by direct broadcast satellite; amend Section 2 to allow the Kentucky Communications Network Authority to offer network access to both public and private entities in unserved areas, but only direct retail network access to private entities in unserved areas.
Index Headings	Television and Radio - Kentucky Communications Network Authority, network access in unserved areas Information Technology - Kentucky Communications Network Authority, network access in unserved areas Telecommunications - Kentucky Communications Network Authority, network access in unserved areas Technology - Kentucky Communications Network Authority, network access in unserved areas Internet - Kentucky Communications Network Authority, network access in unserved areas