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MA H95
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
David Robertson
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AI Summary
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Establishes the Municipal Broadband Development Fund to provide competitive grants to municipal agencies for expanding, founding, advertising, or maintaining publicly-administered broadband internet service providers that adhere to net neutrality standards
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Creates a state net neutrality certification requiring broadband providers to avoid paid prioritization, ensure open access to legal web content, and refrain from imposing data caps or usage-based surcharges
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Prohibits state agencies, municipalities, and constitutional branches from renewing contracts with broadband providers that lack net neutrality certification
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Imposes a surtax of at least 50% on any surcharges levied by broadband internet service providers, with proceeds deposited into the Municipal Broadband Development Fund
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Requires municipal broadband recipients found in violation of net neutrality provisions to repay awarded funds plus a 5% penalty to the fund
Legislative Description
Relative to assuring a jumpstart in investments in telecoms to preserve access to the internet
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H5072
2/12/2026