First informer broadcaster; access to station in state emergency area to disseminate news. (HB310)
Introduced By
Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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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
History
Date | Action |
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01/02/2014 | Committee |
01/02/2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102188D |
01/02/2014 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
01/10/2014 | Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #3 |
01/20/2014 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) |
01/24/2014 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/24/2014 | Committee substitute printed 14104246D-H1 |
01/27/2014 | Read first time |
01/28/2014 | Read second time |
01/28/2014 | Committee substitute agreed to 14104246D-H1 |
01/28/2014 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB310H1 |
01/29/2014 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
01/29/2014 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/30/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/30/2014 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
02/11/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB310H1) |
02/17/2014 | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) |
02/17/2014 | Committee substitute printed 14105023D-S1 |
02/19/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
02/20/2014 | Read third time |
02/20/2014 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/20/2014 | Committee substitute agreed to 14105023D-S1 |
02/20/2014 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB310S1 |
02/20/2014 | Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) |
02/21/2014 | Placed on Calendar |
02/24/2014 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 14105023D-S1 (99-Y 0-N) |
02/24/2014 | VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2014 | Enrolled |
02/26/2014 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB310ER) |
02/26/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB310ER) |
02/26/2014 | Signed by Speaker |
02/28/2014 | Signed by President |
04/04/2014 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 561 (effective 7/1/14) |
04/04/2014 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0561) |