Virginia House Bill 2224 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-01 - Tabled in Communications, Technology and Innovation (12-Y 10-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Broadband service providers; fiber optic broadband lines; railroad crossings. Establishes a procedure by which a broadband service provider may obtain approval to place its fiber optic broadband lines across a railroad right-of-way. The measure provides that a broadband service provider may submit to the railroad company a notice of intent to construct, accompanied by a specification exhibit and a standard crossing fee of $750; if the railroad does not claim within 35 days that special circumstances exist or that the required specification exhibit is inadequate or incomplete, the broadband service provider is deemed to have authorization to commence placing the fiber optic broadband line across the railroad's right-of-way. The measure provides that a railroad company that believes that special circumstances exist may file a petition for relief with the State Corporation Commission. The bill requires the Commission to adopt regulations prescribing the terms and conditions for a crossing.

Broadband service providers; fiber optic broadband lines, railroad crossings.

Sen. Chris Head [R]

2021-02-01 - House - House: Tabled in Communications, Technology and Innovation (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-01	House	Tabled in Communications, Technology and Innovation (12-Y 10-N)
2021-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
2021-01-13	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100720D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB2224
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB2224+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB2224F171+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H21V0014+HB2224