On Tuesday, April 2nd, the General Assembly adjourned Sine Die. Over the course of the 40-day session, the Senate spent hours debating legislation in committee meetings and on the Senate Floor, in order to produce the most precise language in all of the bills that were passed. Included in this is my broadband legislation package, Senate Bills 2, 17 and 66. As many of you know, bringing access to broadband throughout our state has remained a priority of mine. Since the goal of broadband legislation was introduced years ago, study committees have been created to hear from all parties involved, and further, hours of discussion were spent amongst these parties and legislators. After passing the Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities committee, the bills were passed by the Rules Committee and Senate body and then through the same process in the House. After a timeless amount of hard work, I am proud to announce that Senate Bills 2, 17 and 66 each received final passage by the General Assembly and the last step of being signed into law by the governor is quickly approaching.