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Hillsborough County adds opposition to broadband preemption legislation to federal agenda

Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners · February 4, 2026
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Summary

The county amended its 2026–27 federal legislative agenda to oppose federal preemption that would limit local control over telecommunications siting, specifically adding opposition to the American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025; the motion passed unanimously.

On Feb. 4 the Hillsborough County Commission unanimously approved an amendment to its 2026–27 federal legislative agenda adding opposition to any federal preemption of local authority over telecommunications infrastructure siting, explicitly naming the American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025.

Commissioner Donna Cameron Cepeda moved the…

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