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1		-	H.B. No. 1505
	1	+	By: Paddie, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Hancock) H.B. No. 1505
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 2021;
	3	+	May 13, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on
	4	+	Transportation; May 20, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable
	5	+	Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0;
	6	+	May 20, 2021, sent to printer.)
	7	+	Click here to see the committee vote
	8	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1505 By: Hancock
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	11	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	12		AN ACT
5	13		relating to attachments for broadband service on utility poles
6	14		owned by an electric cooperative and establishing and funding a
7	15		pole replacement program for deployment of certain broadband
8	16		facilities.
9	17		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	18		SECTION 1. Chapter 403, Government Code, is amended by
11	19		adding Subchapter R to read as follows:
12	20		SUBCHAPTER R. INFRASTRUCTURE AND BROADBAND FUNDING
13	21		Sec. 403.501. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
14	22		(1) "Pole replacement fund" means the broadband pole
15	23		replacement fund established under Section 403.502.
16	24		(2) "Pole replacement program" means the Texas
17	25		Broadband Pole Replacement Program established under Section
18	26		403.503.
19	27		Sec. 403.502. BROADBAND POLE REPLACEMENT FUND. (a) The
20	28		broadband pole replacement fund is created as a fund in the state
21	29		treasury outside the general revenue fund.
22	30		(b) Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided by
23	31		federal law, the comptroller shall make a one-time transfer from
24	32		money received by this state from the federal government from the
25	33		Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund established under Section 9901 of
26	34		the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) to the
27	35		credit of the pole replacement fund. The comptroller shall make the
28	36		transfer described by this subsection as soon as practicable
29	37		following receipt by this state of money from the Coronavirus
30	38		Capital Projects Fund.
31	39		(c) Money deposited to the credit of the pole replacement
32	40		fund may be used only for the purpose of supporting the pole
33	41		replacement program under Section 403.503, including the costs of
34	42		program administration and operation. Money in the pole replacement
35	43		fund must be used in a manner consistent with federal law.
36	44		(d) Interest earned on money deposited to the credit of the
37	45		pole replacement fund is exempt from Section 404.071. Interest
38	46		earned on money in the fund shall be retained in the pole
39	47		replacement fund.
40	48		(e) The comptroller may issue guidelines for state agencies
41	49		regarding the implementation of this section.
42	50		Sec. 403.503. TEXAS BROADBAND POLE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.
43	51		(a) In this section:
44	52		(1) "Eligible broadband facility" means a facility
45	53		used by a retail broadband service provider to provide qualifying
46	54		broadband service to residences or businesses in an unserved area,
47	55		including a facility owned by an affiliate of the provider and used
48	56		in the provision of service. The term does not include a facility
49	57		used only for the provision of wholesale service and not used by the
50	58		owner of the facility or the owner's affiliate to provide retail
51	59		qualifying broadband service directly to residences or businesses.
52	60		(2) "Eligible pole replacement cost" means the actual
53	61		and reasonable costs paid or incurred by a party after August 31,
54	62		2021, to remove and replace a pole, including the amount of any
55	63		expenditures to remove and dispose of the existing pole, purchase
56	64		and install a replacement pole, and transfer any existing
57	65		facilities to the new pole. The term includes costs paid or incurred
58	66		by the party responsible for the costs of a pole replacement to
59	67		reimburse the party that performs the pole replacement. The term
60	68		does not include costs that the party incurs initially that have
61	69		been reimbursed to the party by another party ultimately
62	70		responsible for the costs.
63	71		(3) "Qualifying broadband service" means retail
64	72		wireline or wireless broadband service capable of providing:
65	73		(A) a download speed of 25 megabits per second or
66	74		faster; and
67	75		(B) an upload speed of 3 megabits per second or
68	76		faster.
69	77		(4) "Unserved area" means a location that lacks access
70	78		to a retail fixed, terrestrial, wireline, or wireless Internet
71	79		service capable of providing:
72	80		(A) a download speed of 25 megabits per second or
73	81		faster; and
74	82		(B) an upload speed of 3 megabits per second or
75	83		faster.
76	84		(5) "Pole" means any pole used, wholly or partly, for
77	85		any wire communications or electric distribution, irrespective of
78	86		who owns or operates the pole.
79	87		(6) "Pole owner" means a person who owns or controls a
80	88		pole.
81	89		(b) The Texas Broadband Pole Replacement Program is
82	90		established for the purpose of speeding the deployment of broadband
83	91		to individuals in rural areas by reimbursing a portion of eligible
84	92		pole replacement costs incurred by certain persons.
85	93		(c) The comptroller shall administer, prescribe rules for,
86	94		and provide administrative support for the pole replacement
87	95		program. The comptroller may take any action necessary or
88	96		convenient to implement the pole replacement program.
89	97		(d) A pole owner or a provider of qualifying broadband
90	98		service who pays or incurs the costs of removing and replacing an
91	99		existing pole in an unserved area for the purpose of accommodating
92	100		the attachment of an eligible broadband facility may apply to the
93	101		comptroller for a reimbursement award for an amount equal to:
94	102		(1) 50 percent of the eligible pole replacement costs
95	103		paid or incurred by the applicant or $5,000, whichever is less, for
96	104		the pole replaced; and
97	105		(2) the documented and reasonable administrative
98	106		expenses incurred by the applicant in preparing and submitting the
99	107		reimbursement application, including expenses charged by a pole
100	108		owner under Subsection (m).
101	109		(e) The amount reimbursed under Subsection (d)(2) may not
102	110		exceed five percent of the eligible pole replacement costs in the
103	111		application.
104	112		(f) For purposes of Subsection (d), a pole is considered to
105	113		be located in an unserved area if:
106	114		(1) at the time of the request by a retail broadband
107	115		service provider to attach facilities to the pole, the pole is in a
108	116		location that, according to the latest broadband availability data
109	117		made available by the Federal Communications Commission, is in an
110	118		unserved area; or
111	119		(2) the pole is located in an area that is the subject
112	120		of a federal or state grant to deploy broadband service, the
113	121		conditions of which limit the availability of a grant to unserved
114	122		areas.
115	123		(g) The comptroller shall require each applicant for
116	124		reimbursement to provide:
117	125		(1) information sufficient to establish the number,
118	126		cost, and eligibility of pole replacements and the identity of the
119	127		retail broadband service provider attaching the eligible broadband
120	128		facilities;
121	129		(2) documentation sufficient to establish that the
122	130		pole replacements have been completed or will be completed not
123	131		later than the 90th day after the award of program reimbursement;
124	132		(3) the amount of reimbursement requested and any
125	133		grant funding or accounting information required to justify the
126	134		amount of the request;
127	135		(4) a notarized statement from an officer or agent of
128	136		the applicant that the contents of the application are true and
129	137		accurate and that the applicant accepts the requirements of
130	138		Subsections (j), (k), and (l) as a condition of receiving an award
131	139		of program reimbursement; and
132	140		(5) any other information the comptroller considers
133	141		necessary for final review, award, and payment of program
134	142		reimbursements.
135	143		(h) Not later than the 60th day after the date that the
136	144		comptroller receives a completed application for reimbursement,
137	145		the comptroller shall review the application and, if the pole
138	146		replacement fund includes enough money to pay the award amount,
139	147		shall issue a reimbursement award. The award must be paid not later
140	148		than 30 days after the date of issuance.
141	149		(i) The comptroller must provide notice of a reimbursement
142	150		award to the pole owner and the retail broadband service provider
143	151		attaching the eligible broadband facility.
144	152		(j) As a condition of receiving an award of program
145	153		reimbursement, an applicant must certify the applicant's
146	154		compliance with the requirements of this section.
147	155		(k) If a pole owner receives a reimbursement award under
148	156		this section, the owner may not include in any rates or fees charged
149	157		for the owner's services an eligible pole replacement cost:
150	158		(1) reimbursed by the program;
151	159		(2) paid for by a qualifying broadband service
152	160		provider; or
153	161		(3) funded by another grant source.
154	162		(l) If the comptroller finds on substantial evidence after
155	163		notice and opportunity to respond that a recipient of funds under
156	164		this section has materially violated the requirements of this
157	165		section with respect to reimbursements or portions of
158	166		reimbursements, the comptroller may direct the recipient to refund
159	167		the reimbursement or a portion of the reimbursement with interest
160	168		at the applicable federal funds rate as specified by Section
161	169		4A.506(b), Business & Commerce Code, to the pole replacement fund
162	170		or the state general fund.
163	171		(m) If a retail broadband service provider incurs eligible
164	172		pole replacement costs relating to a pole replacement performed by
165	173		the pole owner, the owner shall coordinate with the provider to
166	174		supply all information necessary for the provider to promptly
167	175		complete and submit an application under this section. A pole owner
168	176		may charge the provider the documented and reasonable
169	177		administrative expenses incurred by the pole owner for assistance,
170	178		in an amount not to exceed five percent of eligible pole replacement
171	179		costs. The provider may seek reimbursement of costs in accordance
172	180		with Subsection (d)(2).
173	181		(n) If the pole replacement fund does not have money
174	182		sufficient to pay an award, the application for the award is
175	183		considered denied. The application may be refiled if sufficient
176	184		funds are later made available in the pole replacement fund.
177	185		(o) Not later than the 60th day after the date the pole
178	186		replacement fund receives money for the pole replacement program,
179	187		the comptroller shall maintain and publish on the comptroller's
180	188		Internet website:
181	189		(1) statistics on the number of applications received,
182	190		processed, and rejected by the program;
183	191		(2) statistics on the size, number, and status of
184	192		reimbursements awarded by the program, including the retail
185	193		broadband service providers and pole owners receiving
186	194		reimbursements; and
187	195		(3) the estimated amount of money remaining in the
188	196		pole replacement fund.
189	197		(p) Not later than the first anniversary after the pole
190	198		replacement fund receives funds for the purpose of providing pole
191	199		replacement reimbursements, the state auditor shall audit the fund
192	200		and the administration of the pole replacement program.
193	201		(q) Not later than one year after the date that the amount
194	202		transferred to the pole replacement fund under Section 403.502(b)
195	203		is exhausted, the comptroller shall identify, examine, and report
196	204		on the deployment of broadband infrastructure and technology
197	205		facilitated by the pole reimbursements the comptroller has awarded.
198	206		SECTION 2. The heading to Chapter 252, Utilities Code, is
199	207		amended to read as follows:
200	208		CHAPTER 252. CABLE ATTACHMENTS TO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE'S
201	209		DISTRIBUTION POLES
202	210		SECTION 3. Title 5, Utilities Code, is amended by adding
203	211		Chapter 253 to read as follows:
204	212		CHAPTER 253. BROADBAND ATTACHMENTS TO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE'S
205	213		DISTRIBUTION POLES
206	214		SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
207	215		Sec. 253.0001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
208	216		(1) "Broadband provider" means an entity that provides
209	217		broadband service either directly or through an affiliate that uses
210	218		the entity's communications facilities, regardless of whether the
211	219		entity:
212	220		(A) provides additional services in addition to
213	221		broadband service; or
214	222		(B) uses its facilities in whole or in part to
215	223		provide broadband service.
216	224		(2) "Broadband service" means Internet service with
217	225		the capability of providing:
218	226		(A) a download speed of 25 megabits per second or
219	227		faster; and
220	228		(B) an upload speed of 3 megabits per second or
221	229		faster.
222	230		(3) "Pole" has the meaning assigned by Section
223	231		252.001.
224	232		(4) "Pole attachment" means an affixture of cables,
225	233		strands, wires, and associated equipment used in the provision of a
226	234		broadband provider's services attached to a pole directly or
227	235		indirectly or placed in a right-of-way owned or controlled by an
228	236		electric cooperative.
229	237		Sec. 253.0002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to a
230	238		pole attachment that is used wholly or partly to provide broadband
231	239		service and affixed by a broadband provider to a pole owned and
232	240		controlled by an electric cooperative. This chapter does not apply
233	241		to a pole attachment regulated by the Federal Communications
234	242		Commission under 47 U.S.C. Section 224.
235	243		Sec. 253.0003. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter
236	244		does not abrogate or affect a right or obligation of a party to a
237	245		pole attachment contract entered into by a broadband provider and
238	246		an electric cooperative before September 1, 2021.
239	247		(b) This chapter does not limit a right of a party to a pole
240	248		attachment contract to request modification, amendment, or renewal
241	249		of such contract to conform it to the provisions of this chapter.
242	250		Sec. 253.0004. NO STATE CERTIFICATION; NO REGULATORY
243	251		AUTHORITY. (a) This chapter does not constitute state
244	252		certification under 47 U.S.C. Section 224. If a court determines
245	253		that this chapter constitutes certification under that section,
246	254		this chapter is not enforceable and has no effect.
247	255		(b) This chapter may not be construed to subject an electric
248	256		cooperative to regulation by the Federal Communications Commission
249	257		under 47 U.S.C. Section 224.
250	258		(c) This chapter does not authorize a department, agency, or
251	259		political subdivision of this state to exercise enforcement or
252	260		regulatory authority over attachments to electric cooperative
253	261		poles.
254	262		Sec. 253.0005. CONSTRUCTION OF TERMS AND PHRASES.
255	263		Technical terms and phrases in this chapter, other than those
256	264		defined by Section 253.0001, shall be construed using the term's or
257	265		phrase's usual and customary meanings in the electric and broadband
258	266		industries.
259	267		Sec. 253.0006. COST-BASED NONRECURRING CHARGES.
260	268		Nonrecurring charges authorized by this chapter must be cost-based.
261	269		SUBCHAPTER B. ACCESS TO POLES
262	270		Sec. 253.0101. APPLICATION FOR POLE ACCESS. A broadband
263	271		provider may not access a pole owned by an electric cooperative for
264	272		the purpose of placing a pole attachment unless the provider
265	273		applies for that access.
266	274		Sec. 253.0102. USE OF POLE ATTACHMENTS FOR MULTIPLE
267	275		SERVICES. A broadband provider that attaches a pole attachment
268	276		under this chapter may use the attachment for any service delivered
269	277		over the provider's facilities, including cable service.
270	278		Sec. 253.0103. NONDISCRIMINATORY ACCESS; MODIFICATION OR
271	279		REPLACEMENT TO ACCOMMODATE ATTACHMENT. (a) Except as provided by
272	280		this chapter, an electric cooperative shall provide a broadband
273	281		provider with nondiscriminatory access to a pole that the
274	282		cooperative owns or controls.
275	283		(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an electric
276	284		cooperative may deny a broadband provider access to a pole:
277	285		(1) if there is insufficient capacity; or
278	286		(2) for reasons of safety, reliability, and generally
279	287		applicable engineering purposes.
280	288		(c) An electric cooperative may not deny a broadband
281	289		provider access to a pole if the basis for denial may be remedied by
282	290		rearranging facilities on the pole through reasonable make-ready
283	291		activities.
284	292		(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), if a pole must be
285	293		replaced to accommodate a new pole attachment applied for by a
286	294		broadband provider:
287	295		(1) the electric cooperative and broadband provider
288	296		shall determine, through good faith negotiations, a reasonable date
289	297		by which the pole replacement will occur; and
290	298		(2) the broadband provider shall pay the actual costs
291	299		of replacing the pole, including the cost to:
292	300		(A) remove and dispose of the existing pole;
293	301		(B) purchase and install a replacement pole; and
294	302		(C) transfer any existing facilities to the new
295	303		pole.
296	304		(e) An electric cooperative is responsible for the costs of
297	305		removing and replacing under Subsection (d) a pole:
298	306		(1) with recorded conditions or defects that would
299	307		reasonably be expected to endanger human life or property and which
300	308		should be promptly corrected; or
301	309		(2) that must be replaced for safety or reliability as
302	310		a result of normal wear and tear or other natural causes and not on
303	311		account of a pole attachment or the action of a broadband provider
304	312		or third party.
305	313		SUBCHAPTER C. POLE ATTACHMENT CONTRACTS
306	314		Sec. 253.0201. CONTRACTS FOR POLE ATTACHMENTS. (a) An
307	315		electric cooperative that owns a pole may require a broadband
308	316		provider that attaches a pole attachment to the pole under this
309	317		chapter to enter into a contract for access to the pole.
310	318		(b) The terms and conditions of a contract under Subsection
311	319		(a) must be consistent with this chapter.
312	320		Sec. 253.0202. RATES, TERMS, AND CONDITIONS FOR POLE
313	321		ATTACHMENT. (a) A broadband provider and an electric cooperative
314	322		shall establish the rates, terms, and conditions for pole
315	323		attachments by a written pole attachment contract executed by both
316	324		parties.
317	325		(b) The rates, terms, and conditions of a contract under
318	326		this chapter must:
319	327		(1) be just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory; and
320	328		(2) comply with this chapter.
321	329		(c) In determining whether rates, terms, and conditions are
322	330		just and reasonable, the following factors must be considered:
323	331		(1) the interests of and benefits to the consumers and
324	332		potential consumers of the electric cooperative's services;
325	333		(2) the interests of and benefits to the subscribers
326	334		and potential subscribers to broadband services offered through the
327	335		pole attachments;
328	336		(3) the interests of and benefits to third parties
329	337		from the availability of electric services and broadband services
330	338		offered through the pole attachments;
331	339		(4) compliance with applicable safety standards; and
332	340		(5) the maintenance and reliability of both electric
333	341		distribution and broadband services.
334	342		(d) A broadband provider and an electric cooperative shall
335	343		negotiate a pole attachment contract and any amendment,
336	344		modification, or renewal thereof in good faith.
337	345		(e) A request to negotiate a new pole attachment contract or
338	346		to amend, modify, or renew a contract pertaining to pole
339	347		attachments by a broadband provider or an electric cooperative must
340	348		be made in writing.
341	349		Sec. 253.0203. CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND MEDIATION. (a)
342	350		If a broadband provider and an electric cooperative are unable to
343	351		agree to a new pole attachment contract before the expiration date
344	352		of an existing contract, the rates, terms, and conditions of the
345	353		existing contract and the terms and conditions of the electric
346	354		cooperative's application and permitting processes remain in
347	355		force:
348	356		(1) during the 90-day negotiation period described by
349	357		Subsection (b) and during the period of any agreed extension;
350	358		(2) during the 60-day mediation period described by
351	359		Subsection (b) and during the period of any agreed extension; and
352	360		(3) pending final disposition of any litigation
353	361		commenced under Subsection (c).
354	362		(b) If a broadband provider and an electric cooperative are
355	363		unable to agree to a new pole attachment contract before the 91st
356	364		day after the expiration date of an existing contract, and are
357	365		unable to agree to an extension of the negotiation period for a
358	366		certain number of days, the broadband provider and electric
359	367		cooperative shall attempt to resolve any disagreement over the
360	368		rates, terms, or conditions by submitting the contract negotiations
361	369		to a mediation process. The mediation process may not extend later
362	370		than the 60th day after the end of the initial 90-day negotiation
363	371		period and any agreed extension of that period unless the broadband
364	372		provider and electric cooperative agree to an extension of the
365	373		mediation period for a certain number of days. The mediation
366	374		process must be conducted in a county in which the electric
367	375		cooperative has distribution poles. The broadband provider and
368	376		electric cooperative must share equally the expenses for the
369	377		mediator.
370	378		(c) If the mediation process under Subsection (b) does not
371	379		resolve the disagreement over the rates, terms, or conditions of a
372	380		new pole attachment agreement, the broadband provider or electric
373	381		cooperative may file suit in a district court to resolve the
374	382		disagreement or dispute.
375	383		SUBCHAPTER D. ADDITIONAL POLE ATTACHMENT REQUIREMENTS
376	384		Sec. 253.0401. TRANSFER OF ATTACHMENTS. (a) Before an
377	385		electric cooperative installs a new pole to replace an existing
378	386		pole due to the rerouting, maintenance, or upgrading of the
379	387		electric distribution system, the cooperative shall provide notice
380	388		of the replacement to each broadband provider with a pole
381	389		attachment on the existing pole.
382	390		(b) The notice required under Subsection (a) must specify a
383	391		date by which the broadband provider must remove the pole
384	392		attachment from the existing pole and transfer the attachment to
385	393		the new pole.
386	394		(c) If a broadband provider does not transfer a pole
387	395		attachment to the new pole before the 31st day after the date
388	396		specified in the notice, the electric cooperative may transfer the
389	397		pole attachment to the new pole at the broadband provider's
390	398		expense, including the cost for the electric cooperative to return
391	399		to the site.
392	400		(d) A broadband provider shall indemnify, defend, and hold
393	401		harmless an electric cooperative and the cooperative's members,
394	402		directors, officers, agents, and employees from and against all
395	403		liability for the removal and transfer of a pole attachment subject
396	404		to this section, except for personal injury or property damage
397	405		arising from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the
398	406		electric cooperative during the removal and transfer process.
399	407		Sec. 253.0402. ABANDONED POLE ATTACHMENTS; REMOVAL. (a) A
400	408		broadband provider that receives a written request from an electric
401	409		cooperative to remove an abandoned pole attachment owned by the
402	410		provider from a pole owned by the cooperative shall remove the
403	411		attachment not later than the 60th day after the date the provider
404	412		receives the request.
405	413		(b) Before the deadline under Subsection (a), a broadband
406	414		provider may request, and an electric cooperative may grant, a
407	415		reasonable extension of that deadline. A request for an extension
408	416		under this subsection must be in writing.
409	417		(c) If a broadband provider does not remove a pole
410	418		attachment by the deadline under Subsection (a) or an extended
411	419		deadline under Subsection (b), the electric cooperative may remove,
412	420		use, sell, or dispose of the pole attachment at the broadband
413	421		provider's expense.
414	422		(d) An electric cooperative may require that a broadband
415	423		provider post a security instrument in an amount reasonably
416	424		sufficient to cover the potential cost to the electric cooperative
417	425		of removal and disposal of abandoned pole attachments.
418	426		(e) A broadband provider shall indemnify, defend, and hold
419	427		harmless an electric cooperative and the cooperative's members,
420	428		directors, officers, agents, and employees from and against all
421	429		liability for the removal, use, sale, or disposal of abandoned pole
422	430		attachments, except for personal injury or property damage arising
423	431		from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the electric
424	432		cooperative during the removal and disposal process.
425	433		Sec. 253.0403. EASEMENTS; INDEMNITY. (a) A broadband
426	434		provider is responsible for obtaining all rights-of-way and
427	435		easements necessary for the installation, operation, and
428	436		maintenance of the provider's pole attachments.
429	437		(b) An electric cooperative is not required to obtain or
430	438		expand a right-of-way or easement to accommodate a pole attachment
431	439		requested by a broadband provider.
432	440		(c) An electric cooperative is not liable if a broadband
433	441		provider is prevented from placing or maintaining a pole attachment
434	442		because the broadband provider did not obtain a necessary
435	443		right-of-way or easement.
436	444		(d) A broadband provider shall indemnify, defend, and hold
437	445		harmless the electric cooperative and the cooperative's members,
438	446		directors, officers, agents, and employees from and against any
439	447		liability resulting from the broadband provider's failure to obtain
440	448		a necessary right-of-way or easement for a pole attachment.
441	449		SECTION 4. The comptroller of public accounts shall
442	450		establish rules for the Texas Broadband Pole Replacement Program,
443	451		as established by Section 403.503, Government Code, as added by
444	452		this Act, not later than March 1, 2022.
445	453		SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
446		-	______________________________ ______________________________
447		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
448		-	I certify that H.B. No. 1505 was passed by the House on May 4,
449		-	2021, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 7, 2 present, not
450		-	voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
451		-	No. 1505 on May 28, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 17,
452		-	1 present, not voting.
453		-	______________________________
454		-	Chief Clerk of the House
455		-	I certify that H.B. No. 1505 was passed by the Senate, with
456		-	amendments, on May 26, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
457		-	0.
458		-	______________________________
459		-	Secretary of the Senate
460		-	APPROVED: __________________
461		-	Date
462		-	__________________
463		-	Governor
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