First informer broadcaster; access to station in state emergency area to disseminate news. (HB310)

Introduced By

Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge)

Progress

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

Description

First informer broadcaster. Provides that state and local governmental agencies shall grant first informer broadcasters access to an area affected by a disaster, emergency, or major disaster for the purposes of (i) disseminating news and public service and public safety information concerning the disaster, emergency, or major disaster and (ii) repairing, maintaining, or resupplying any facility necessary to the ability of the first informer broadcaster to acquire, produce, and transmit such news and information, unless granting such access would endanger public safety or inhibit recovery efforts or is otherwise inconsistent with state or federal law. The Department of Emergency Management shall, in cooperation with representatives of broadcasters, develop a comprehensive plan for the dissemination of such news and information in the event of a disaster, emergency, or major disaster that includes the minimum training requirements for a first informer broadcaster. A first informer broadcast is defined as a radio broadcast station or a television broadcast station, cable television system, wireless-cable multipoint distribution system, satellite company, or telephone company transmitting video programming that disseminates news and public service and public safety information in the Commonwealth that has met the training requirement and has been certified by the Department. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/02/2014Committee
01/02/2014Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102188D
01/02/2014Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
01/10/2014Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #3
01/20/2014Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
01/24/2014Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/24/2014Committee substitute printed 14104246D-H1
01/27/2014Read first time
01/28/2014Read second time
01/28/2014Committee substitute agreed to 14104246D-H1
01/28/2014Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB310H1
01/29/2014Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
01/29/2014VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2014Constitutional reading dispensed
01/30/2014Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
02/11/2014Impact statement from DPB (HB310H1)
02/17/2014Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
02/17/2014Committee substitute printed 14105023D-S1
02/19/2014Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/2014Read third time
02/20/2014Reading of substitute waived
02/20/2014Committee substitute agreed to 14105023D-S1
02/20/2014Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB310S1
02/20/2014Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
02/21/2014Placed on Calendar
02/24/2014Senate substitute agreed to by House 14105023D-S1 (99-Y 0-N)
02/24/2014VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2014Enrolled
02/26/2014Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB310ER)
02/26/2014Impact statement from DPB (HB310ER)
02/26/2014Signed by Speaker
02/28/2014Signed by President
04/04/2014G Approved by Governor-Chapter 561 (effective 7/1/14)
04/04/2014G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0561)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 1 minute.