HB 1052

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2021 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 07, 2020
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Telecommunications services; provision by local governments.

Abstract

Provision of telecommunications services bylocal governments. Authorizes any locality to provide any telecommunications service, including cable television services, Internet, broadband,telephone service, and wireless Internet service, within its boundaries,after holding a public hearing, adopting a resolution, and obtainingapproval from the State Corporation Commission. The measure eliminatesexisting provisions that (i) prohibit cross-subsidization of such services, (ii) require feasibility studies, (iii) prevent a localityfrom charging less than an incumbent provider, and (iv) limit thetypes of localities, by population and whether they provide electricutility service, that may qualify to offer such services.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Dec 04, 2020

House

Left in Counties, Cities and Towns

Jan 31, 2020

House

Continued to 2021 in Counties, Cities and Towns

Jan 21, 2020

House

Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use

Jan 20, 2020

House

Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

House

Referred from Communications, Technology and Innovation

Jan 18, 2020

House

Impact statement from DHCD (HB1052)

Jan 07, 2020

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104644D

House

Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104644D HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB1052F165.PDF PDF

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