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Hillsborough County adds opposition to federal preemption, cites H.R. 2289 in federal agenda
Summary
The county adopted an amendment to its 2027 federal legislative agenda opposing federal preemption that would limit counties’ role in telecommunications infrastructure decisions, explicitly naming the American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025 (H.R. 2289).
The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners adopted an amendment to the county’s 2027 federal legislative agenda adding opposition to any federal preemption that would limit counties’ ability to play a role in telecommunications infrastructure decisions.
Demores, Hillsborough County communications and digital media, said the amendment explicitly referenced the American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025 (H.R. 2289) as an example of legislation the board opposes in its current form. The recorded recap did not include the full text of the amendment, a mover/second, or a roll-call vote tally.
The county said staff will continue to monitor federal proposals and represent the board’s position to state and federal contacts as the legislative session progresses.
