HB 1280

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 08, 2020
  • Passed House Feb 03, 2020
  • Passed Senate Mar 05, 2020
  • Signed by Governor Apr 06, 2020

Electric utilities; broadband capacity.

Abstract

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.

Electric utilities; broadband capacity.Authorizes an electric utility to lease to any party indefeasiblerights of use in excess broadband capacity equipment and electronicsthat were installed as part of an approved pilot program under whichthe utility provides broadband capacity to nongovernmental Internetservice providers in areas of the Commonwealth unserved by broadband.

Bill Sponsors (3)

Votes


Actions


Apr 06, 2020

Office of the Governor

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

Mar 17, 2020

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020

Mar 13, 2020

House

Impact statement from SCC (HB1280ER)

Mar 12, 2020

House

Enrolled

Senate

Signed by President

House

Signed by Speaker

Mar 05, 2020

Senate

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Senate

Read third time

Mar 04, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Mar 02, 2020

Senate

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

Feb 04, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Senate

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

House

Impact statement from SCC (HB1280H1)

Feb 03, 2020

House

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)

House

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

Jan 31, 2020

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1280H1

House

Committee substitute agreed to 20106422D-H1

House

Read second time

Jan 30, 2020

House

Read first time

Jan 28, 2020

House

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

House

Committee substitute printed 20106422D-H1

Jan 23, 2020

House

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

Jan 17, 2020

House

Impact statement from SCC (HB1280)

Jan 16, 2020

House

Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3

Jan 08, 2020

House

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

House

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

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Impact statement from SCC (HB1280) HTML
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1280H1 HTML
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1280ER) HTML
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0752) HTML

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