High-speed broadband service; expanding to new residential and commercial development. (HB445)

Introduced By

Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-McLean) with support from 6 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Clinton Jenkins (D-Suffolk), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. Michelle Maldonado (D-Manassas), Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke), Del. Irene Shin (D-Herndon), Del. Shelly Simonds (D-Newport News)

Progress

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

Description

Broadband service; new residential and commercial development; stakeholder advisory group. Provides that the Department of Housing and Community Development shall convene a stakeholder advisory group for the purpose of evaluating local and state policies, procedures, or ordinances to facilitate the expansion of high-speed broadband service and associated infrastructure in new residential and commercial development. The stakeholder advisory group shall be composed of representatives from the commercial and residential land development and construction industry, local government, high-speed broadband providers, and other stakeholders as determined by the Department and shall report its findings and recommendations to the Broadband Advisory Council no later than September 30, 2022. This bill is identical to SB 446. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/11/2022Committee
01/11/2022Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103045D
01/11/2022Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
01/18/2022Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
02/03/2022House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
02/03/2022Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N)
02/04/2022Committee substitute printed 22105452D-H1
02/04/2022Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (21-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2022Read first time
02/09/2022Impact statement from DPB (HB445H1)
02/09/2022Read second time
02/09/2022Committee substitute agreed to 22105452D-H1
02/09/2022Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB445H1
02/10/2022Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
02/10/2022VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2022Constitutional reading dispensed
02/11/2022Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/21/2022Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/21/2022Rereferred to Local Government
02/28/2022Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/01/2022Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/02/2022Passed by temporarily
03/02/2022Read third time
03/02/2022Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/07/2022Enrolled
03/07/2022Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB445ER)
03/08/2022Impact statement from DPB (HB445ER)
03/08/2022Signed by Speaker
03/08/2022Signed by President
03/22/2022Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
03/22/2022G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
04/11/2022G Approved by Governor-Chapter 592 (effective 7/1/22)
04/11/2022G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0592)

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB446.