Virginia House Bill 382 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Broadband access in farmland and rural areas; information and reporting. Requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to create and maintain, in consultation with the Commonwealth Broadband Chief Advisor, the Broadband Advisory Council, and the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, an interactive tool or application to provide current information on connectivity and broadband access in rural areas of the Commonwealth and on farmland in the Commonwealth and permits such tool or application to be incorporated into the Department's website. The bill also directs the Department to, with the assistance of any necessary agencies of the Commonwealth, collect and incorporate information and data regarding connectivity and broadband access in rural areas and on farmland into such interactive tool or application and annually report to the Broadband Advisory Council any such information and data. Broadband access in farmland and rural areas; information and reporting. Requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to create and maintain, in consultation with the Commonwealth Broadband Chief Advisor, the Broadband Advisory Council, and the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, an interactive tool or application to provide current information on connectivity and broadband access in rural areas of the Commonwealth and on farmland in the Commonwealth and permits such tool or application to be incorporated into the Department's website. The bill also directs the Department to, with the assistance of any necessary agencies of the Commonwealth, collect and incorporate information and data regarding connectivity and broadband access in rural areas and on farmland into such interactive tool or application and annually report to the Broadband Advisory Council any such information and data.

Broadband access in farmland and rural areas; information and reporting.

Del. Michael Feggans [D]

Del. Dan Helmer [D]

2024-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-22 - House - House: Referred from Communications, Technology and Innovation (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-13	House	Left in Appropriations
2024-01-31	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
2024-01-23	House	Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
2024-01-22	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2024-01-22	House	Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation (22-Y 0-N)
2024-01-07	House	Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
2024-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103134D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB382
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB382+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB382F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H21V0004+HB0382
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H0201V0007+HB0382