VA SB536 | 2021 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous SB536
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-04 - Left in Finance and Appropriations
Pending: Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-04 - Left in Finance and Appropriations
Pending: Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Incentives for telecommunications companies; provision of wireless broadband services. Directs the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission to award at least $50 million per year in grants to cover expenditures for the purchase and installation of wireless and broadband equipment to rural service areas in the Commonwealth. The bill defines "rural service areas" as any locality with a mean broadband download speed of less than 10 megabits per second, and a mean broadband upload speed of less than one megabit per second.
Title
Incentives for telecommunications companies; provision of wireless broadband services.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2020-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N 1-A) (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2020-12-04 | Senate | Left in Finance and Appropriations |
2020-02-04 | Senate | Continued to 2021 in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N 1-A) |
2020-02-04 | Senate | Committee amendments |
2020-01-20 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
2020-01-20 | Senate | Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) |
2020-01-07 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
2020-01-07 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101837D |
Same As/Similar To
SB536 (Carry Over) 2020-02-04 - Continued to 2021 in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N 1-A)