Broadband capacity; expands existing pilot program, municipal broadband authorities. (SB1334)
Introduced By
Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke) with support from co-patrons Sen. Lynwood Lewis (D-Accomac), and Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
☐ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Electric utilities; broadband capacity pilot program. Expands an existing pilot program under which Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power are authorized to provide or make available broadband capacity to Internet service providers in areas of the Commonwealth that are unserved by broadband to include municipal Internet service providers. The current program is restricted to nongovernmental Internet service providers. This bill is identical to HB 1923. Read the Bill »
Status
07/23/2021: Awaiting a Vote in the Commerce and Labor Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/12/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101476D |
| 01/12/2021 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 01/19/2021 | Impact statement from SCC (SB1334) |
| 01/25/2021 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/27/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/28/2021 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 01/29/2021 | Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/02/2021 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/02/2021 | Read first time |
| 02/02/2021 | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 02/08/2021 | Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce |
| 02/11/2021 | Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/15/2021 | Read second time |
| 02/16/2021 | Read third time |
| 02/16/2021 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/16/2021 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2021 | Enrolled |
| 02/19/2021 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1334ER) |
| 02/21/2021 | Impact statement from SCC (SB1334ER) |
| 02/22/2021 | Signed by President |
| 02/22/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/24/2021 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 24, 2021 |
| 02/24/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 |
| 03/25/2021 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 357 (effective 7/1/21) |
| 03/25/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0357) |
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