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Committee reports bill prioritizing broadband for mobile health clinics, contingent on federal BEAD approval
Summary
Senate Bill 842 would direct the Department of Housing and Community Development to prioritize broadband access for mobile health clinics in broadband programs, subject to approval and availability of federal BEAD funds; the committee reported the bill, 14-0.
Senator Favola summarized Senate Bill 842 as directing the Department of Housing and Community Development to include broadband access and services for mobile health clinics as a priority when administering broadband programs.
Favola said the bill includes a caveat that the Federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program funds may be used “to the extent that it is approved” by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. She said she worked with broadband staff and the Department of Housing and Community Development on the language and described the bill as a priority of the Joint Commission on Health Care to improve access to healthcare services.
After a motion and second, the committee voted to report the bill: Ayes 14, Noes 0. No public testimony was recorded in the transcript.
The bill was recorded as reported to the full Senate and will proceed through the legislative process.
