Broadband capacity; expands existing pilot program, municipal broadband authorities.
Summary
Pilot program for broadband capacity; municipalbroadband authorities. Expands the existing broadband pilotprogram to allow for the participation of municipalities and government-ownedbroadband authorities in order to provide broadband service to unservedareas of the Commonwealth.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed Mar 25, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 16, 2021
How they voted
30–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 33
Jan 29, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 25, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 357 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101476D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JE
John Edwards
DDemocratic
Co
LL
Lynwood Lewis
DDemocratic
Co
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
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