Resources Authority; provisions of broadband services. (HB632)

Introduced By

Del. Joe May (R-Leesburg) with support from 7 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal), Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), Del. Harvey Morgan (R-Gloucester), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon), Del. Ed Scott (R-Culpeper), Del. Beverly Sherwood (R-Winchester), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Virginia Resource Authority; broadband services. Clarifies that the Virginia Resource Authority may be used as a funding mechanism for all projects involving the provision of broadband services, and not just those utilizing wireless broadband technologies. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/08/2008Committee
01/08/2008Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 085940868
01/08/2008Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
01/14/2008Impact statement from DPB (HB632)
01/21/2008Reported from Science and Technology (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/23/2008Read first time
01/24/2008Read second time and engrossed
01/25/2008Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
01/25/2008VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/25/2008Communicated to Senate
01/28/2008Constitutional reading dispensed
01/28/2008Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
02/25/2008Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
02/26/2008Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/27/2008Read third time
02/27/2008Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
03/03/2008Enrolled
03/03/2008Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB632ER)
03/03/2008Impact statement from DPB (HB632ER)
03/03/2008Signed by Speaker
03/04/2008Signed by President
03/10/2008G Approved by Governor-Chapter 504 (effective 7/1/08)
03/17/2008G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0504)

Comments

Virginia ITSP Association, tracking this bill in Photosynthesis, notes:

Supports GRTC position on Telework