Virginia Digital Equity Pilot Program and Fund; established, report, sunset date.
Summary
Virginia Digital Equity Pilot Program and Fund. Requires the Department of Social Services to establish a pilot program to provide a fixed reimbursement for the costs of broadband services to households currently participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2024. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2021
Last action Mar 1, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2021
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 34
Feb 5, 2021
D
Democratic18
94% Yea
R
Republican16
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
8
Committee
12
Amendments
2
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2021
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Feb 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute (19-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1462E
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 29, 2021
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (12-Y 0-N 2-A)
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 21102494D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
MM
Monty Mason
DDemocratic
Co
Jennifer Boysko
DDemocratic
Co
LL
Lynwood Lewis
DDemocratic
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about SB 1462
Scope: VA
Hi! I can help you understand SB 1462. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline