Virginia Senate Bill 1413 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 28 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Provision of broadband capacity by Phase I or Phase II electric utilities. Makes permanent the pilot program under which a Phase I or Phase II electric utility is permitted to petition the State Corporation Commission to provide broadband capacity to unserved areas of the Commonwealth. The bill expands the program to allow for the participation of municipalities and government-owned broadband authorities. The bill provides that investor-owned electric utilities may recover costs of and revenue generated from providing broadband capacity that serves as an electric grid transformation project in areas unserved by broadband, as defined in the bill. The bill also consolidates the State Corporation Commission petition approval process into one hearing. Provision of broadband capacity by Phase I or Phase II electric utilities. Makes permanent the pilot program under which a Phase I or Phase II electric utility is permitted to petition the State Corporation Commission to provide broadband capacity to unserved areas of the Commonwealth. The bill expands the program to allow for the participation of municipalities and government-owned broadband authorities. The bill provides that investor-owned electric utilities may recover costs of and revenue generated from providing broadband capacity that serves as an electric grid transformation project in areas unserved by broadband, as defined in the bill. The bill also consolidates the State Corporation Commission petition approval process into one hearing.

Phase I or Phase II electric utilities; provision of broadband capacity.

Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]

Sen. Lynwood Lewis [D]

2021-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (28-Y 7-N) (Y: 28 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (35-Y 0-N) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 9-N) (Y: 28 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 3-N) (Y: 12 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-08	House	Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce by voice vote
2021-02-02	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2021-02-02	House	Read first time
2021-02-02	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-01-29	Senate	Passed Senate (28-Y 7-N)
2021-01-29	Senate	Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (35-Y 0-N)
2021-01-29	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 9-N)
2021-01-28	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1413S1
2021-01-28	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 21103666D-S1
2021-01-28	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-01-28	Senate	Read second time
2021-01-27	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-01-25	Senate	Committee substitute printed 21103666D-S1
2021-01-25	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
2021-01-13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2021-01-13	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102940D

SB1413 (Carry Over) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce by voice vote

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+SB1413
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SB1413+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SB1413S1+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21103666D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+SB1413F171+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+SB1413FS1171+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S02V0029+SB1413
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0148SB1413+SB1413
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0183SB1413+SB1413
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0185SB1413+SB1413
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0186SB1413+SB1413