,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #eig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bf1      
#bjae,mr4 ,tillis introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend section #gjf of  
the ,telecommunications ,act of #aiif to
 provide that such section does not     
authorize the ,federal ,communications  
,commission to preempt the laws of      
certain ,states relating to the         
regulation of municipal broadband1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,states' 
,rights ,municipal ,broadband ,act of   
#bjae4  #b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is  
the sense of ,congress that the ,federal
 ,communications ,commission does not   
have the authority under section #gjf of
 the ,telecommunications ,act of #aiif  
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #acjb7 to prevent any    
,state from implementing any law of such
 ,state with respect to the provision of

 broadband ,internet access service 7as 
defined in section #h4aa of title #dg1  
,code of ,federal ,regulations7 by such 
,state or a municipality or other       
political subdivision of such ,state4   
#c4 ,preservation of ,state municipal   
broadband laws ,section #gjf of the     
,telecommunications ,act of #aiif 7#dg  
,u4,s4,c4 #acjb7 is amended-- 7#a7 by   
redesignating subsection 7d7 as         
subsection 7e72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7c7 the following3  7d7
 ,preservation of ,state municipal      
broadband laws ,nothing in this section 
shall be construed as authorizing the   
,commission to prevent the ,state of    
,alabama1 ,arkansas1 ,california1       
,colorado1 ,florida1 ,louisiana1        
,michigan1 ,minnesota1 ,missouri1       
,nebraska1 ,nevada1 ,north ,carolina1   
,pennsylvania1 ,south ,carolina1        
,tennessee1 ,texas1 ,utah1 ,virginia1   
,washington1 or ,wisconsin1 or any other
 ,state1 from implementing any law of   
such ,state with respect to the         

provision of broadband ,internet access 
service 7as defined in section #h4aa of 
title #dg1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations7 by such ,state or a       
municipality or other political         
subdivision of such ,state4  4