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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending Title 64 (Public Authorities and Quasi-Public Corporations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, establishing the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority to provide broadband Internet access to unserved and underserved residents; and providing for powers and duties of the authority and for grant awards."
description: "An Act amending Title 64 (Public Authorities and Quasi-Public Corporations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, establishing the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority to provide broadband Internet access to unserved and underserved residents; and providing for powers and duties of the authority and for grant awards."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 2071"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 2071 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Causer"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-22T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c3a8dc64-83dc-4b7d-9a51-58324cc01278"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=2071"
source_hash: "eccddb42caba890974dbd90fcee79ca36af1b4b9e70513c6edf96bce63c0af3a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
---
# Pennsylvania HB 2071 (2021-2022) — An Act amending Title 64 (Public Authorities and Quasi-Public Corporations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, establishing the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority to provide broadband Internet access to unserved and underserved residents; and providing for powers and duties of the authority and for grant awards.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Printer's No. 2392** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2071&pn=2392)
2. **Printer's No. 2432** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2071&pn=2432)
3. **Printer's No. 2518** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2071&pn=2518)
## Votes
- FINAL PASSAGE — **202–0** (pass) · lower
- HB 2071 PN 2392, 2021 A3054 — **200–0** (pass) · lower
- HB 2071 PN 2518, CONCUR — **200–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY): Reported as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY): Adopt Amendment A03202 — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 2071 PN 2518, Final Passage — **50–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Causer — primary (person)
- Armanini — cosponsor (person)
- Major — cosponsor (person)
- Marshall — cosponsor (person)
- Matzie — cosponsor (person)
- Owlett — cosponsor (person)
- Pickett — cosponsor (person)
- Roae — cosponsor (person)
- Snyder — cosponsor (person)
- Struzzi — cosponsor (person)
- T. Davis — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** PN 2392 Referred to CONSUMER AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2021-11-17T05:00:00+00:00** PN 2432 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2021-11-17T05:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** PN 2518 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2021-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2021-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Act No. 96 of 2021
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c3a8dc64-83dc-4b7d-9a51-58324cc01278`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).