HB 1280 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Electric utilities; broadband capacity.

Summary

Electric utilities; broadband capacity. Authorizes an electric utility to lease to any third party that is a wholesaler and that is not a government-owned broadband authority, for the purposes of providing broadband connectivity. The leases may extend in length beyond the end of the pilot program under which the utility provides broadband capacity to nongovernmental Internet service providers in areas of the Commonwealth unserved by broadband.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Mar 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Mar 2020

Signed into Law

Apr 2020

Introduced Jan 8, 2020 Signed Apr 6, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 6, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 752 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Mar 5, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Mar 2, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 4, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

upper

Feb 3, 2020

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 31, 2020

Lower · Passed

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1280H1

lower

Jan 31, 2020

Lower · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 20106422D-H1

lower

Jan 28, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 23, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 16, 2020

Committee

Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3

lower

Jan 8, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

lower

Jan 8, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102480D

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors