Colorado Senate Panel Votes 3-1 for Net Neutrality Bill
A Colorado Senate panel cleared a net neutrality bill for floor debate. The State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee voted 3-1 Wednesday for SB-78, with Sen. Vicki Marble, the only Republican in attendance, voting against the bill that would restrict…
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high-cost support or other broadband funding to companies that adhere to net neutrality principles. The committee amended the bill to clarify it covers only state funding and that it’s the Broadband Deployment Board’s job to flag violations. Focusing on ISP use of state dollars is a “very legitimate nexus for the legislature to act,” sponsor Sen. Kerry Donovan (D) said at the livestreamed meeting. The FCC “severely curtailed our ability to much more than what’s in this bill,” said co-sponsor Sen. Jeff Bridges (D). Hawaii moved a similar net neutrality bill to the Senate floor Tuesday (see 1902260053).