Virginia House Bill 445 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0592)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Broadband service; new residential and commercial development; stakeholder advisory group. Provides that the Department of Housing and Community Development shall convene a stakeholder advisory group for the purpose of evaluating local and state policies, procedures, or ordinances to facilitate the expansion of high-speed broadband service and associated infrastructure in new residential and commercial development. The stakeholder advisory group shall be composed of representatives from the commercial and residential land development and construction industry, local government, high-speed broadband providers, and other stakeholders as determined by the Department and shall report its findings and recommendations to the Broadband Advisory Council no later than September 30, 2022.

High-speed broadband service; expanding to new residential and commercial development.

Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]	Del. Clinton Jenkins [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Michelle Maldonado [D]
Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. Irene Shin [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]

2022-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-10 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-04 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-03 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N) (Y: 8 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-04-11		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0592)
2022-04-11		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 592 (effective 7/1/22)
2022-03-22		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
2022-03-22	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
2022-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2022-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2022-03-07	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB445ER)
2022-03-07	House	Enrolled
2022-03-02	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2022-03-02	Senate	Read third time
2022-03-02	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2022-03-01	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-28	Senate	Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
2022-02-21	Senate	Rereferred to Local Government
2022-02-21	Senate	Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
2022-02-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2022-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2022-02-10	House	VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2022-02-10	House	Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
2022-02-09	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB445H1
2022-02-09	House	Committee substitute agreed to 22105452D-H1
2022-02-09	House	Read second time
2022-02-08	House	Read first time
2022-02-04	House	Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
2022-02-04	House	Committee substitute printed 22105452D-H1
2022-02-03	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N)
2022-01-18	House	Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
2022-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2022-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103045D

SB446 (Same As) 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0593)
SB446 (Same As) 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0593)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	987	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB445
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB445+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB445H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB445ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0592+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22105452D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/22105452D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB445FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB445FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H0702V0019+HB0445
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H07V0059+HB0445
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV0642+HB0445
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S02V0085+HB0445
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S07V0097+HB0445
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0656HB0445+HB0445
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0702HB0445+HB0445