H.B. No. 5

	AN ACT
	relating to the expansion of broadband services to certain areas.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 490H.002, Government Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 490H.002.  COMPOSITION. (a) The council is composed of
	one nonvoting member appointed by the broadband development office
	and the following [17] voting members appointed by the governor:
	(1)  two representatives of separate Internet service
	provider industry associations, including at least one
	representative of an association that primarily represents small
	providers, as defined by Section 56.032, Utilities Code[, appointed
	by the governor];
	(2)  one representative of the health information
	technology industry[, appointed by the governor];
	(3)  two representatives of unaffiliated nonprofit
	organizations that advocate for elderly persons statewide[,
	appointed by the governor];
	(4)  two representatives of unaffiliated nonprofit
	organizations that have a demonstrated history of working with the
	legislature and the public to identify solutions for expanding
	broadband to rural, unserved areas of this state[, appointed by the
	governor];
	(5)  one representative of an agricultural advocacy
	organization in this state[, appointed by the governor];
	(6)  one representative of a hospital advocacy
	organization in this state[, appointed by the governor];
	(7)  one representative of a medical advocacy
	organization in this state[, appointed by the governor];
	(8)  one county official who serves in an elected
	office of a county with a population of less than 35,000[, appointed
	by the governor];
	(8-a)  one county clerk of a county with a population of
	less than 60,000;
	(8-b)  one sheriff of a county with a population of less
	than 60,000;
	(9)  one municipal official who serves in an elected
	office of a municipality with a population of less than 20,000
	located in a county with a population of less than 60,000[,
	appointed by the governor];
	(10)  one representative of an institution of higher
	education that has its main campus in a county with a population of
	less than 60,000[, appointed by the governor];
	(11)  one representative of a school district with a
	territory that includes only counties with a population of less
	than 60,000[, appointed by the governor];
	(12)  one representative from a library association[,
	appointed by the governor];
	(13)  one hospital administrator employed by a licensed
	hospital located in a county with a population of less than 60,000
	[member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker
	of the house of representatives]; [and]
	(14)  one representative from an electric cooperative
	providing broadband;
	(15)  one representative of a school district with a
	territory that includes all or part of a county with a population of
	more than 500,000; and
	(16)  one representative of a nonprofit organization
	that has a demonstrated history of facilitating broadband adoption
	by offering digital literacy training or providing access to
	broadband technology [state senator, appointed by the lieutenant
	governor].
	(b)  The governor shall, to the greatest extent practicable,
	make appointments to the council that ensure that the composition
	of the council reflects the racial and ethnic composition of the
	state.
	(c) [(b)]  A member of the council appointed under
	Subsection (a) serves for a five-year term.
	(d) [(c)]  A vacancy on the council is filled in the same
	manner as the original appointment.
	SECTION 2.  Section 490H.003, Government Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 490H.003.  COUNCIL OFFICERS; COMMITTEES [PRESIDING
	OFFICER]. (a) The governor shall designate from the members of the
	council a chair and vice chair [the presiding officer] of the
	council for two-year terms.
	(b)  When designating a chair or vice chair, the governor
	shall ensure that:
	(1)  during a term when the chair resides in a county
	with a population of 100,000 or more, the vice chair resides in a
	county with a population of less than 100,000;
	(2)  during a term when the chair resides in a county
	with a population of less than 100,000, the vice chair resides in a
	county with a population of 100,000 or more;
	(3)  persons described by Subdivision (1) are
	immediately succeeded by persons described by Subdivision (2); and
	(4)  persons described by Subdivision (2) are
	immediately succeeded by persons described by Subdivision (1).
	(c)  The chair may appoint subcommittees and technical
	advisory committees to assist with the duties of the council.
	SECTION 3.  Section 490H.004, Government Code, is amended by
	amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read
	as follows:
	(b)  The council shall convene at the call of the chair or, if
	the chair is unable to call a meeting or does not call at least one
	meeting to meet the requirements of Subsection (a), at the call of
	the vice chair [presiding officer].
	(c)  The council shall:
	(1)  post the agenda for each council meeting on the
	council's Internet website at least 48 hours before the meeting;
	and
	(2)  not later than the 14th day after the date of each
	meeting, post on the council's Internet website the minutes or
	recording of the meeting required under Section 551.021.
	(d)  As an exception to Chapter 551 and other law, the
	council may meet by use of video conference call. This subsection
	applies for purposes of constituting a quorum, for purposes of
	voting, and for any other purpose allowing a member of the council
	to fully participate in any meeting of the council. A meeting held
	by use of video conference call:
	(1)  must be open to the public, which includes a video
	broadcast of the meeting in real time through the council's
	Internet website;
	(2)  must specify in the meeting notice the link to the
	video broadcast described by Subdivision (1); and
	(3)  must provide two-way video communication between
	all council members attending the meeting.
	SECTION 4.  Sections 490H.006(a) and (b), Government Code,
	are amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The council shall:
	(1)  research and monitor the progress of:
	(A)  broadband development in unserved areas;
	(B)  deployment of broadband statewide;
	(C)  purchase of broadband by residential and
	commercial customers; and
	(D)  patterns and discrepancies in access to
	broadband;
	(2)  identify barriers to residential and commercial
	broadband deployment in unserved areas;
	(3)  study:
	(A)  technology-neutral solutions to overcome
	barriers identified under Subdivision (2);
	(B)  industry and technology trends in broadband;
	and
	(C)  the detrimental impact of pornographic or
	other obscene materials on residents of this state and the
	feasibility of limiting access to those materials; and
	(4)  analyze how statewide access to broadband would
	benefit:
	(A)  economic development;
	(B)  the delivery of educational opportunities in
	higher education and public education;
	(C)  state and local law enforcement;
	(D)  state emergency preparedness; and
	(E)  the delivery of health care services,
	including telemedicine and telehealth.
	(b)  The council may research another matter related to
	broadband [only if a majority of the council approves researching
	the matter].
	SECTION 5.  Subtitle F, Title 4, Government Code, is amended
	by adding Chapter 490I to read as follows:
	CHAPTER 490I. BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
	Sec. 490I.0101.  THRESHOLD SPEED FOR BROADBAND SERVICE. (a)
	For purposes of this chapter, subject to Subsection (b), "broadband
	service" means Internet service with the capability of providing:
	(1)  a download speed of 25 megabits per second or
	faster; and
	(2)  an upload speed of three megabits per second or
	faster.
	(b)  If the Federal Communications Commission adopts upload
	or download threshold speeds for advanced telecommunications
	capability under 47 U.S.C. Section 1302 that are different than
	those specified by Subsection (a), the comptroller may require
	Internet service to be capable of providing download or upload
	speeds that match that federal threshold in order to qualify under
	this chapter as "broadband service."
	(c)  Not later than the 60th day after the date the
	comptroller adjusts the minimum download or upload speeds required
	for Internet service to qualify as "broadband service," the
	broadband development office shall publish on the comptroller's
	Internet website the adjusted minimum download and upload speeds.
	Sec. 490I.0102.  OFFICE. (a) The broadband development
	office is an office within the comptroller's office.
	(b)  The comptroller may employ additional employees
	necessary for the discharge of the duties of the broadband
	development office.
	(c)  The broadband development office:
	(1)  is under the direction and control of the
	comptroller;
	(2)  shall promote the policies enumerated in this
	chapter; and
	(3)  may perform any action authorized by state or
	federal law.
	Sec. 490I.0103.  POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The broadband
	development office shall:
	(1)  serve as a resource for information regarding
	broadband service and digital connectivity in this state;
	(2)  engage in outreach to communities regarding the
	expansion, adoption, affordability, and use of broadband service
	and the programs administered by the office; and
	(3)  serve as an information clearinghouse in relation
	to:
	(A)  federal programs providing assistance to
	local entities with respect to broadband service; and
	(B)  addressing barriers to digital connectivity.
	(b)  The office has the powers necessary to carry out the
	duties of the office under this chapter, including the power to
	enter into contracts and other necessary instruments.
	(c)  This chapter does not grant the comptroller authority to
	regulate broadband services or broadband service providers or,
	except as required of an applicant or recipient under Section
	490I.0106, to require broadband service providers to submit
	information to the comptroller.
	(d)  For the purpose of carrying out a duty or power of the
	office under this chapter, the office may:
	(1)  advertise in any available media; and
	(2)  promote the office's programs and functions.
	Sec. 490I.0104.  PARTICIPATION IN PROCEEDINGS OF FEDERAL
	COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION. (a) The broadband development office
	may monitor, participate in, and provide input in proceedings of
	the Federal Communications Commission related to the geographic
	availability and deployment of broadband service in this state to
	ensure that:
	(1)  the information available to the commission
	reflects the current status of geographic availability and
	deployment of broadband service in this state; and
	(2)  this state is best positioned to benefit from
	broadband service deployment programs administered by federal
	agencies.
	(b)  The office may participate in a process established by
	the Federal Communications Commission allowing governmental
	entities to challenge the accuracy of the commission's information
	regarding the geographic availability and deployment of broadband
	service.
	(c)  The office shall establish procedures and a data
	collection process in accordance with rules established by the
	Federal Communications Commission that will enable the office to
	participate in the process described by Subsection (b).
	Sec. 490I.0105.  BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT MAP. (a) The
	broadband development office shall create, update annually, and
	publish on the comptroller's Internet website a map classifying
	each designated area in this state as:
	(1)  an eligible area, if:
	(A)  fewer than 80 percent of the addresses in the
	designated area have access to broadband service; and
	(B)  the federal government has not awarded
	funding under a competitive process to support the deployment of
	broadband service to addresses in the designated area; or
	(2)  an ineligible area, if:
	(A)  80 percent or more of the addresses in the
	designated area have access to broadband service; or
	(B)  the federal government has awarded funding
	under a competitive process to support the deployment of broadband
	service to addresses in the designated area.
	(b)  The comptroller by rule may determine the scope of a
	designated area under Subsection (a).
	(c)  After creation of the initial map described in
	Subsection (a), the office may evaluate the usefulness of the
	standards for eligible and ineligible areas outlined in Subsection
	(a) and, if appropriate, make a recommendation to the legislature
	to revise the standards.
	(d)  The map required by Subsection (a) must display:
	(1)  the number of broadband service providers that
	serve each designated area;
	(2)  for each eligible area, an indication of whether
	the area has access to Internet service that is not broadband
	service, regardless of the technology used to provide the service;
	and
	(3)  each public school campus in this state with an
	indication of whether the public school campus has access to
	broadband service.
	(e)  The office must create, update, and publish the map in a
	manner consistent with the most current mapping methodology adopted
	by the Federal Communications Commission.
	(f)  Except as provided by Subsection (g), the office shall
	use information available from the Federal Communications
	Commission to create or update the map.
	(g)  If information from the Federal Communications
	Commission is not available or not sufficient for the office to
	create or update the map, the office may request the necessary
	information from a political subdivision or broadband service
	provider, and the subdivision or provider may report the
	information to the office. The office may not require a subdivision
	or provider to report information in a format different from the
	format required by the most current mapping methodology adopted by
	the Federal Communications Commission.
	(h)  Information a broadband service provider reports to the
	office under Subsection (g) and information provided by the Federal
	Communications Commission, if not publicly available, is
	confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552.
	(i)  The office may contract with a private consultant or
	other appropriate person who is not associated or affiliated with a
	commercial broadband provider, including a local governmental
	entity, to provide technical or administrative assistance to the
	office for the purpose of creating or updating the map.
	(j)  The office may release information reported under
	Subsection (g) to a contractor providing services under Subsection
	(i). The contractor shall:
	(1)  keep the information confidential; and
	(2)  return the information to the office on the
	earliest of the following dates:
	(A)  the date the contract expires;
	(B)  the date the contract is terminated; or
	(C)  the date the mapping project for which the
	contractor is providing services is complete.
	(k)  A person who contracts under Subsection (i) may not
	provide services for a broadband provider in this state before the
	second anniversary of the last day the contract is in effect.
	(l)  The office shall establish criteria for determining
	whether a designated area should be reclassified as an eligible
	area or an ineligible area. The criteria must include an evaluation
	of Internet speed test data and information on end user addresses.
	The criteria may also include community surveys regarding the
	reliability of Internet service, where available.
	(m)  A designated area that is classified as an ineligible
	area on account of the existence of federal funding to support
	broadband service deployment in the area may be reclassified as an
	eligible area if:
	(1)  funding from the federal government is forfeited
	or the recipient of the funding is disqualified from receiving the
	funding; and
	(2)  the designated area otherwise meets the
	qualifications of an eligible area.
	(n)  A broadband service provider or political subdivision
	may petition the office to reclassify a designated area on the map
	as an eligible area or ineligible area. The office shall provide
	notice of the petition to each broadband service provider that
	provides broadband service to the designated area and post notice
	of the petition on the comptroller's Internet website.
	(o)  Not later than the 45th day after the date that a
	broadband provider receives notice under Subsection (n), the
	provider shall provide information to the office showing whether
	the designated area should or should not be reclassified.
	(p)  Not later than the 75th day after the date that a
	broadband provider receives notice under Subsection (n), the office
	shall determine whether to reclassify the designated area on the
	map and update the map as necessary. A determination made by the
	office under this subsection is not a contested case for purposes of
	Chapter 2001.
	(q)  The office is not required to create, update, or publish
	a map under this section if the Federal Communications Commission
	produces a map that:
	(1)  enables the office to identify eligible and
	ineligible areas, as described by Subsection (a); and
	(2)  meets the requirements of Subsection (d).
	Sec. 490I.0106.  BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. (a) The
	broadband development office shall establish a program to award
	grants, low-interest loans, and other financial incentives to
	applicants for the purpose of expanding access to and adoption of
	broadband service in designated areas determined to be eligible
	areas by the office under Section 490I.0105.
	(b)  The office shall establish and publish criteria for
	making awards under Subsection (a). The office shall:
	(1)  take into consideration grants and other financial
	incentives awarded by the federal government for the deployment of
	broadband service in a designated area;
	(2)  prioritize the applications of applicants that
	will expand access to and adoption of broadband service in eligible
	areas in which the lowest percentage of addresses have access to
	broadband service; and
	(3)  prioritize the applications of applicants that
	will expand access to broadband service in public and private
	primary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education.
	(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b)(2), the office may
	establish criteria that take into account a cost benefit analysis
	for awarding money to the eligible areas described by that
	subdivision.
	(d)  The office may not:
	(1)  favor a particular broadband technology in
	awarding grants, loans, or other financial incentives;
	(2)  award grants, loans, or other financial incentives
	to a broadband provider that does not report information requested
	by the office under Section 490I.0105;
	(3)  award a grant, loan, or other financial incentive
	to a noncommercial provider of broadband service for an eligible
	area if a commercial provider of broadband service has submitted an
	application for the eligible area; or
	(4)  take into consideration distributions from the
	state universal service fund established under Section 56.021,
	Utilities Code, when deciding to award grants, loans, or other
	financial incentives.
	(e)  The office shall:
	(1)  post on the comptroller's Internet website
	information about the application process and the receipt of awards
	and shall update that information as necessary; and
	(2)  post on the comptroller's Internet website
	information from each application, including the applicant's name,
	the area targeted for expanded broadband service access or adoption
	by the application, and any other information the office considers
	relevant or necessary, for a period of at least 30 days before the
	office makes a decision on the application.
	(f)  During the 30-day posting period described by
	Subsection (e) for an application, the office shall accept from any
	interested party a written protest of the application relating to
	whether the applicant or project is eligible for an award or should
	not receive an award based on the criteria prescribed by the office.
	(g)  Notwithstanding any deadline for submitting an
	application, if the office upholds a protest submitted under
	Subsection (f) on the grounds that one or more of the addresses in
	an eligible area subject to the application have access to
	broadband service, the applicant may resubmit the application
	without the challenged addresses not later than 30 days after the
	date that the office upheld the protest.
	(h)  The office shall establish and publish criteria for
	award recipients. The criteria must include requirements that
	grants, loans, and other financial incentives awarded through the
	program be used only for capital expenses, purchase or lease of
	property, and other expenses, including backhaul and transport,
	that will facilitate the provision or adoption of broadband
	service.
	(i)  An award granted under this section does not affect the
	eligibility of a telecommunications provider to receive support
	from the state universal service fund under Section 56.021,
	Utilities Code.
	Sec. 490I.0107.  STATE BROADBAND PLAN. (a) The broadband
	development office shall prepare, update, and publish on the
	comptroller's Internet website a state broadband plan that
	establishes long-term goals for greater access to and adoption,
	affordability, and use of broadband service in this state.
	(b)  In developing the state broadband plan, the office
	shall:
	(1)  to the extent possible, collaborate with state
	agencies, political subdivisions, broadband industry stakeholders
	and representatives, and community organizations that focus on
	broadband services and technology access;
	(2)  consider the policy recommendations of the
	governor's broadband development council;
	(3)  favor policies that are technology-neutral and
	protect all members of the public;
	(4)  explore state and regional approaches to broadband
	development; and
	(5)  examine broadband service needs related to:
	(A)  public safety, including the needs of state
	agencies involved in the administration of criminal justice, as
	that term is defined by Article 66.001, Code of Criminal Procedure;
	(B)  public education and state and local
	education agencies, including any agency involved in the electronic
	administration of an assessment instrument required under Section
	39.023, Education Code; and
	(C)  public health, including the needs of state
	agencies involved in the administration of public health
	initiatives such as the Health and Human Services Commission and
	the Department of State Health Services.
	Sec. 490I.0108.  BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT. (a) The
	broadband development account is an account in the general revenue
	fund.
	(b)  The account consists of:
	(1)  appropriations of money to the account by the
	legislature;
	(2)  gifts, donations, and grants, including federal
	grants; and
	(3)  interest earned on the investment of the money in
	the account.
	(c)  The comptroller shall deposit to the credit of the
	account federal money received by the state for the purpose of
	broadband development, to the extent permitted by federal law.
	(d)  Money in the account may be appropriated only to the
	broadband development office for purposes of:
	(1)  creating or updating the map described by Section
	490I.0105;
	(2)  administering the broadband development program
	under Section 490I.0106;
	(3)  creating or updating the state broadband plan
	under Section 490I.0107; or
	(4)  engaging in outreach to communities regarding the
	expansion, adoption, affordability, and use of broadband service
	and the programs administered by the office and equipment.
	(e)  The account is exempt from the application of Sections
	403.095, 403.0956, and 404.071.
	Sec. 490I.0109.  RULEMAKING. The comptroller may adopt
	rules as necessary to implement this chapter.
	Sec. 490I.0110.  BOARD OF ADVISORS. (a) In this section:
	(1)  "Rural area" means a county with a population of
	less than 100,000 that is not adjacent to a county with a population
	of more than 350,000.
	(2)  "Urban area" means a county with a population of
	more than one million.
	(b)  The broadband development office board of advisors is
	composed of 10 members, appointed as follows:
	(1)  two members appointed by the governor, including:
	(A)  one member to represent the Texas Economic
	Development and Tourism Office; and
	(B)  one member to represent nonprofit
	corporations that work on the expansion, adoption, affordability,
	and use of broadband service;
	(2)  three members appointed by the lieutenant
	governor, including:
	(A)  one member who resides in an urban area;
	(B)  one member to represent the public primary
	and secondary education community; and
	(C)  one member who resides in a county that:
	(i)  is adjacent to an international border;
	(ii)  is located not more than 150 miles from
	the Gulf of Mexico; and
	(iii)  has a population of more than 60,000;
	(3)  three members appointed by the speaker of the
	house of representatives, including:
	(A)  one member who resides in a rural area;
	(B)  one member to represent the health and
	telemedicine industry; and
	(C)  one member to represent the public higher
	education community;
	(4)  the comptroller or the comptroller's designee; and
	(5)  one nonvoting member appointed by the broadband
	development office to represent the office.
	(c)  The comptroller or the comptroller's designee serves as
	the presiding officer of the board of advisors.
	(d)  Members of the board of advisors serve at the pleasure
	of the appointing authority for staggered two-year terms, with the
	terms of the members described by Subsections (b)(1) and (2)
	expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year and the terms of the
	members described by Subsections (b)(3), (4), and (5) expiring
	February 1 of each even-numbered year. A member may serve more than
	one term.
	(e)  Not later than the 30th day after the date a member's
	term expires, the appropriate appointing authority shall appoint a
	replacement in the same manner as the original appointment.
	(f)  If a vacancy occurs on the board of advisors, the
	appropriate appointing authority shall appoint a successor in the
	same manner as the original appointment to serve for the remainder
	of the unexpired term. The appropriate appointing authority shall
	appoint the successor not later than the 30th day after the date the
	vacancy occurs.
	(g)  The board of advisors shall provide guidance to the
	broadband development office regarding the expansion, adoption,
	affordability, and use of broadband service and the programs
	administered by the office.
	(h)  Beginning one year after the effective date of the Act
	enacting this chapter, the board of advisors shall meet at least
	once every other month with representatives from the broadband
	development office for the purpose of advising the work of the
	office in implementing the provisions of this chapter.
	(i)  A person who is professionally affiliated with a person
	serving as a member of the board of advisors is not eligible for
	funding from the broadband development program under Section
	490I.0106.
	(j)  The board of advisors may consult with stakeholders with
	technical expertise in the area of broadband and telecommunication
	technology.
	(k)  Meetings of the board of advisors are subject to Chapter
	551.
	SECTION 6.  (a) The broadband development office
	established by Section 490I.0102, Government Code, as added by this
	Act, shall publish the map required by Section 490I.0105,
	Government Code, as added by this Act, on the comptroller's
	Internet website not later than January 1, 2023.
	(b)  Not later than September 1, 2022, the office shall
	publish on the comptroller's Internet website:
	(1)  a map created by the Federal Communications
	Commission that displays the number of broadband service providers
	that serve each designated area; or
	(2)  a link to a map described by Subdivision (1) of
	this subsection.
	(c)  For the purpose of administering the broadband
	development program established by Section 490I.0106, Government
	Code, as added by this Act, the office shall use a map described by
	Subsection (b) of this section to determine whether an area is
	eligible until the office publishes the map required by Section
	490I.0105, Government Code, as added by this Act.
	SECTION 7.  The broadband development office established by
	Section 490I.0102, Government Code, as added by this Act, shall
	prepare the initial state broadband plan required by Section
	490I.0107, Government Code, as added by this Act, not later than the
	first anniversary of the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 8.  (a) Not later than November 1, 2021, each
	appointing authority shall appoint the members of the broadband
	development office board of advisors as required by Section
	490I.0110, Government Code, as added by this Act. The board of
	advisors may not take action until a majority of the members have
	taken office.
	(b)  Before the expiration of one year after the effective
	date of this Act, the broadband development office board of
	advisors established under Section 490I.0110, Government Code, as
	added by this Act, shall meet at least once every month with
	representatives from the broadband development office established
	by Section 490I.0102, Government Code, as added by this Act, for the
	purpose of advising the work of the office in implementing the
	provisions of Chapter 490I, Government Code, as added by this Act.
	SECTION 9.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 5 was passed by the House on April 9,
	2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 0, 0 present, not
	voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to
	H.B. No. 5 on May 3, 2021, and requested the appointment of a
	conference committee to consider the differences between the two
	houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report
	on H.B. No. 5 on May 28, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 133,
	Nays 13, 2 present, not voting.
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	Chief Clerk of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 5 was passed by the Senate, with
	amendments, on April 29, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 31,
	Nays 0; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a
	conference committee to consider the differences between the two
	houses; and that the Senate adopted the conference committee report
	on H.B. No. 5 on May 28, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays
	0.
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	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED: __________________
	Date
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	Governor