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Committees · 2021–2022 Regular Session

Communications & Technology

A Senate committee, in every session since the 2017–2018 session.

Other sessions: 2025–2026 · 2023–2024 · 2019–2020 · 2017–2018

Members

As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.

Bills

Bills sent to the committee in the 2021–2022 Regular Session.

  • Bills sent9

    <1% of the bills the Senate sent to committees

  • Reported out78%

    7 of 9; 2 stopped in committee

  • Time in committeetoo few to say

  • Amendments offered3

    committee amendments

In every session

Each session over its whole term. The 2025–2026 is so far.

  • 2025–202624 bills

    reported 38% · too few to say · 6 amendments · 10 members

  • 2023–202419 bills

    reported 32% · too few to say · 5 amendments · 10 members

  • 2021–20229 bills

    reported 78% · too few to say · 3 amendments · 10 members

  • 2019–20208 bills

    reported 75% · too few to say · 5 amendments · 10 members

  • 2017–20187 bills

    reported 14% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 11 members

Bills it was sent

Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2021–2022 Regular Session, newest first.

9 bills

  • Senate Bill 1363 · An Act amending Titles 53 (Municipalities Generally) and 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in municipal authorities, further providing for purposes and powers; and, in alternative form of regulation of telecommunications services, further providing for definitions, for network modernization plans and for additional powers and duties.

    Sent November 14, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 2071 · 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.

    Sent December 13, 2021 · Reported out after 0 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and became law

  • House Bill 1621 · An Act providing for small wireless facilities deployment.

    Sent June 22, 2021 · Reported out after 1 day · then passed the Senate, and became law

  • Senate Bill 769 · An Act providing for small wireless facilities deployment.

    Sent June 15, 2021 · Reported out after 1 day · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

  • Senate Bill 696 · An Act amending the act of December 22, 2005 (P.L.474, No.94), known as the Breach of Personal Information Notification Act, further providing for title of act, for definitions and for notification of breach; prohibiting employees of the Commonwealth from using nonsecured Internet connections; providing for data storage policy and for entities subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; and further providing for notice exemption and for applicability.

    Sent May 19, 2021 · Reported out after 5 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and became law

  • Senate Bill 608 · An Act amending the act of December 22, 2005 (P.L.474, No.94), known as the Breach of Personal Information Notification Act, further providing for definitions and for notification of breach; and providing for contents and nature of notice and for storage policies.

    Sent April 27, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • Senate Bill 482 · An Act amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in boards and offices, providing for information technology; establishing the Office of Information Technology and the Information Technology Fund; providing for administrative and procurement procedures and for the Joint Cybersecurity Oversight Committee; imposing duties on the Office of Information Technology; providing for administration of Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network and imposing penalties.

    Sent March 25, 2021 · Reported out after 216 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

  • Senate Bill 442 · An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, providing for State-owned assets, county-owned assets and broadband services; establishing the Broadband Services Restricted Account; and providing for 2022-2023 budget implementation for State-related universities.

    Sent March 19, 2021 · Reported out after 32 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

  • Senate Bill 341 · An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in alternative form of regulation of telecommunications services, further providing for additional powers and duties of commission.

    Sent March 10, 2021 · Reported out after 41 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives