Virginia House Bill 640 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Passed on March 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0691)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Comprehensive plan; broadband infrastructure. Provides that a locality's comprehensive plan shall consider strategies to provide broadband infrastructure that is sufficient to meet the current and future needs of residents and businesses in the locality. To this end, local planning commissions may consult with and receive technical assistance from the Center for Innovative Technology, among other resources. Also, in the preparation of a comprehensive plan, broadband infrastructure shall be included among the matters that the local planning commission shall survey and study.

Comprehensive plan, locality's; broadband infrastructure.

Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]

Del. Debra Rodman [D]

Del. Hala Ayala [D]

Del. Kaye Kory [D]

2018-03-09 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 2-N) (Y: 93 N: 2 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-09 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N 2-A) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2018-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (37-Y 0-N 3-A) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2018-03-07 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N 1-A) (Y: 0 N: 97 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2018-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 0-N 2-A) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2018-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government with amendment (12-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2018-02-08 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-02 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-30		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0691)
2018-03-30		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 691 (effective 7/1/18)
2018-03-26		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
2018-03-26	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 26, 2018
2018-03-22	Senate	Signed by President
2018-03-20	House	Signed by Speaker
2018-03-20	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB640ER)
2018-03-20	House	Enrolled
2018-03-09	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 2-N)
2018-03-09	House	Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 2-N)
2018-03-09	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N 2-A)
2018-03-09		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2018-03-08	Senate	Senators: Stanley, DeSteph, McPike
2018-03-08	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2018-03-08	House	Delegates: Boysko, Byron, Hodges
2018-03-08	House	Conferees appointed by House
2018-03-08	House	House acceded to request
2018-03-08	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2018-03-08	Senate	Senate insisted on amendment (37-Y 0-N 3-A)
2018-03-07	House	VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N 1-A)
2018-03-07	House	Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 97-N 1-A)
2018-03-06	House	Passed by for the day
2018-03-06	House	Placed on Calendar
2018-03-05	Senate	Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 0-N 2-A)
2018-03-05	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2018-03-05	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2018-03-05	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2018-03-05	Senate	Read third time
2018-03-02	Senate	Passed by for the day
2018-03-01	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-27	Senate	Reported from Local Government with amendment (12-Y 0-N 1-A)
2018-02-09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Local Government
2018-02-09	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2018-02-08	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2018-02-08	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2018-02-07	House	Printed as engrossed 18103572D-E
2018-02-07	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB640E
2018-02-07	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2018-02-07	House	Read second time
2018-02-06	House	Read first time
2018-02-02	House	Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
2018-01-31	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
2018-01-17	House	Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
2018-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2018-01-09	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103572D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	2223	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	2224	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB640
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB640+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB640E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB640ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0691+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H0702V0022+HB0640
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H07V0026+HB0640
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV0435+HB0640
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S07V0103+HB0640
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0829HB0640+HB0640
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0895HB0640+HB0640
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV1445+HB0640
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV1061HB0640+HB0640
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV1181HB0640+HB0640
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV1545+HB0640