Virginia Senate Bill 716 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0519)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Department of Housing and Community Development; broadband affordability plan. Directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a plan, to be known as the Commonwealth Digital Affordability and Cost Effectiveness Plan, to access federal funding under the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The bill requires that the Plan include (i) an overview of options for affordable broadband connectivity in the Commonwealth; (ii) recommendations on how best to leverage federal grants addressing broadband affordability; (iii) best practices for establishing a broadband affordability program, taking into account existing federal funds and programs; and (iv) recommendations for public outreach, with consideration of the report submitted by the Department of Social Services as required in Item 359 L of Chapter 552 of the Acts of Assembly of 2021, Special Session I. The bill requires the Department to report the Plan to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2022.

Broadband affordability plan; Department of Housing and Community Development to develop, report.

Sen. John Petersen [D]

Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]

2022-03-01 - Senate - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (33-Y 7-N) (Y: 33 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-25 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (81-Y 18-N) (Y: 81 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-22 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (19-Y 3-N) (Y: 19 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-04-11		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0519)
2022-04-11		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 519 (effective 7/1/22)
2022-03-11		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
2022-03-11	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
2022-03-04	House	Signed by Speaker
2022-03-04	Senate	Signed by President
2022-03-04	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB716ER)
2022-03-04	Senate	Enrolled
2022-03-01	Senate	House amendment agreed to by Senate (33-Y 7-N)
2022-02-25	House	VOTE: Passage (81-Y 18-N)
2022-02-25	House	Passed House with amendment (81-Y 18-N)
2022-02-25	House	Engrossed by House as amended
2022-02-25	House	Committee amendment agreed to
2022-02-25	House	Read third time
2022-02-24	House	Read second time
2022-02-22	House	Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (19-Y 3-N)
2022-02-21	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2022-02-21	House	Read first time
2022-02-21	House	Placed on Calendar
2022-02-14	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-14	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-14	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB716S1
2022-02-14	Senate	Substitute by Senator Petersen agreed to 22106594D-S1
2022-02-14	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2022-02-14	Senate	Committee amendments rejected
2022-02-14	Senate	Read second time
2022-02-14	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2022-02-14	Senate	Floor substitute printed 22106594D-S1 (Petersen)
2022-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-10	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2022-02-09	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2022-02-09	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
2022-01-21	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2022-01-21	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 22104552D

HB1265 (Same As) 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0518)
HB1265 (Same As) 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0518)

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB716
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB716+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB716S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB716ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0519+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22105842A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+amd+SB716AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+amd+SB716ASR
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+amd+SB716AH
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+amd+SB716AHE
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB716F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB716FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB716FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S12V0097+SB0716
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S05V0278+SB0716
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0359SB0716+SB0716
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0407SB0716+SB0716
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0408SB0716+SB0716
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H11V0199+SB0716
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV1179+SB0716
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0653SB0716+SB0716