First Net Neutrality Bills of 2019 Surface in State Legislatures
State net neutrality bills flooded into legislatures as sessions opened this week. Connecticut legislators floated bills in both chambers Wednesday: Rep. Michael Winkler (D) introduced HB-5016 to require ISPs that are state contractors to adopt net neutrality policy, and Sen.…
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Bob Duff (D) sponsored SB-6 to require the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to apply and enforce net neutrality rules for ISPs. Connecticut’s Joint Energy and Technology Committee will be first to review them. Legislative sessions also opened in several states with prefiled net neutrality bills, including Missouri (HB-391), New Hampshire (HB-132) New York (see 1901070025) and South Carolina (see 1812190005). Lawmakers got to work in Colorado, where Sen. Kerry Donovan (D) is soon expected to introduce a net neutrality bill (see 1812280020).