Comprehensive plan, locality's; shall consider broadband infrastructure.
Summary
Provides that a locality's comprehensive plan may consider strategies to provide broadband infrastructure that is sufficient to meet the current and future needs of residents and businesses in the locality. In the preparation of a comprehensive plan, broadband infrastructure shall be included among the matters that the local planning commission shall survey and study.
Bill status
failed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Last action Mar 9, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
3
Mar 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 2-N)
legislature
Mar 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Mar 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
legislature
Mar 6, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Mar 5, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Mar 5, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Mar 5, 2018
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Mar 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 7, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB640E
legislature
Feb 7, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Jan 17, 2018
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103572D
legislature
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jennifer Boysko
DDemocratic
Co
Debra H. Rodman
DDemocratic
Co
Hala S. Ayala
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
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