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type: "Bill"
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title: "Broadband Internet Service"
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description: "Broadband Internet Service; Authorizes certain funds within State Transportation Trust Fund to be used for certain broadband infrastructure projects within or adjacent to multiuse corridors; requires DOT to give priority to certain projects; designates DEO as lead state agency to facilitate expansion of broadband Internet service; requires DEO to work with certain entities; creates Florida Office of Broadband in DEO; provides purpose & duties of office."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "HB 969"
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citation: "Florida HB 969 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["public transportation", "railroads and other regulated utilities"]
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2020-26"
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primary_sponsors: ["Drake"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 32
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2019-12-16"
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last_action: "2020-06-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe607468-2090-4952-b150-0a2fe549f2b8"
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source_url: "http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/969/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "6afbc191ad4bdac97586320f142e2bcd671aa4d088593a4e85625ec2fad1fbc6"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
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---
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# Florida HB 969 (2020) — Broadband Internet Service
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Broadband Internet Service; Authorizes certain funds within State Transportation Trust Fund to be used for certain broadband infrastructure projects within or adjacent to multiuse corridors; requires DOT to give priority to certain projects; designates DEO as lead state agency to facilitate expansion of broadband Internet service; requires DEO to work with certain entities; creates Florida Office of Broadband in DEO; provides purpose & duties of office.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2020-26.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **H 969 Filed** (filed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/969/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 969 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/969/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 969 er** (enrolled) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/969/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Transportation & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee) — **12–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage, Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Energy & Utilities Subcommittee) — **14–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Commerce Committee) — **18–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Drake — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-12-16** Filed `filing`
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- **2020-01-03** Referred to Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-14** Introduced `introduction`
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- **2020-01-16** On Committee agenda-- Energy and Utilities Subcommittee, 01/21/20, 10:00 am, Webster Hall
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- **2020-01-21** Favorable by Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-01-21** Now in Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
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- **2020-01-30** On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/03/20, 3:00 pm, Reed Hall
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- **2020-02-03** CS by Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
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- **2020-02-04** Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
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- **2020-02-04** CS by Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time
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- **2020-02-05** Now in Commerce Committee
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- **2020-02-11** On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 02/13/20, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
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- **2020-02-13** Favorable by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-02-14** Placed on Calendar
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- **2020-02-20** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/20
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- **2020-02-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-26** CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2020-03-03** In Messages
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- **2020-03-04** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2020-03-04** Received
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- **2020-03-05** Withdrawn from Appropriations `withdrawal`
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- **2020-03-05** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2020-03-05** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1166
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- **2020-03-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2020-03-05** Placed on 3rd reading
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- **2020-03-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2020-03-06** CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2020-03-06** Ordered enrolled
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- **2020-05-26** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
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- **2020-06-09** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2020-06-10** Chapter No. 2020-26
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fe607468-2090-4952-b150-0a2fe549f2b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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