Virginia Senate Bill 329 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0724)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

BVU Authority; Board powers, officers; broadband; FOIA. Reduces from nine to seven the number of directors on the Board of Directors (the Board) of the BVU Authority (the Authority) and alters the methods of their appointment and their powers and duties. The bill removes the current membership of the Board, comprising six citizens of Bristol, Virginia, two Bristol City Council members, and one member of the Board of Supervisors of Washington County, and institutes in their place a board of seven directors, comprising (i) one citizen of each of the following localities with its appointing authority: the City of Bristol, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; the City of Bristol, appointed by the Board; Scott County, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; and Washington County, appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and (ii) one member of the governing body of each of the localities of the City of Bristol, the Town of Abingdon, and Washington County, appointed by their respective governing bodies. The citizen of the City of Bristol who is appointed by the Board is required to be engaged in business and may be appointed initially by the Bristol City Council. Upon the sale of the Authority's broadband service, BVU OptiNet, the bill reduces the Board to five by removing the Abingdon Town Council member and the Scott County citizen. The bill changes the operation of the Board by altering certain requirements regarding bylaws, eliminating the Board's authority to appoint an attorney, requiring an annual vote to retain independent legal counsel, and barring Board members from receiving financial compensation for service. The bill alters the authority of the Board president by eliminating his power to enter into long-term employment contracts with Authority employees. It also limits a president's term of service to a renewable term of three years and bars any severance agreement for the president amounting to more than one year's base salary. The bill requires that any decision of the Board related to water or sewer systems be made by a majority vote of the three Board members representing the City of Bristol and the Board member representing Washington County. The bill clarifies that the Authority is prohibited from making charitable donations, contracting with or becoming a wireless service authority, or contracting with a locality to have it acquire property for the Authority by eminent domain. The bill requires the Authority to take certain actions in relation to any economic development project that uses funds allocated under an agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority. The bill requires the Board to adopt certain policies related to travel, expenses, and conflict of interests, to file statements of economic interests, and to undergo annual training on conflict of interests law. The bill eliminates several Authority-related records and open meeting exemptions from the Freedom of Information Act. The bill changes the Authority's broadband-related powers, allowing it to offer and operate broadband and cable television service only in specified areas. The Authority's first broadband priority is to be the construction of wired broadband infrastructure in unserved areas, and its power to apply for grants for broadband projects is defined in conjunction with that priority. Any broadband networks the Authority builds are to be operated on an open-access basis. The bill directs the Auditor of Public Accounts to examine the accounts of the Authority by July 1, 2016, and contains an emergency clause.

BVU Authority; alters Board powers and duties, change in membership, conflict of interest policy.

Sen. Charles Carrico [R]

2016-03-11 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-03-11 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-11 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-10 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (93-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-04 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N) (Y: 0 N: 39 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2016-03-02 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-26 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-08		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0724)
2016-04-08		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 724 (effective 4/8/16)
2016-03-28		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
2016-03-28	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/28/16
2016-03-28	Senate	Signed by President
2016-03-25	House	Signed by Speaker
2016-03-25	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB329ER)
2016-03-25	Senate	Enrolled
2016-03-11	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
2016-03-11	Senate	Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2016-03-11	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2016-03-10	House	VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (93-Y 0-N)
2016-03-10	House	Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N)
2016-03-10	Senate	Conference substitute printed 16106297D-S2
2016-03-10		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2016-03-09	House	Delegates: Pillion, Kilgore, Mason
2016-03-09	House	Conferees appointed by House
2016-03-08	Senate	Senators: Carrico, Stanley, Favola
2016-03-08	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2016-03-08	Senate	Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
2016-03-07	House	House requested conference committee
2016-03-07	House	House insisted on substitute
2016-03-04	Senate	House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
2016-03-02	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2016-03-02	House	Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2016-03-02	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB329H1
2016-03-02	House	Committee substitute agreed to 16105833D-H1
2016-03-02	House	Read third time
2016-03-01	House	Passed by for the day
2016-02-29	House	Read second time
2016-02-26	House	Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2016-02-26	House	Committee substitute printed 16105833D-H1
2016-02-24	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
2016-02-18	House	Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
2016-02-17	House	Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2016-02-17	House	Read first time
2016-02-17	House	Placed on Calendar
2016-02-12	Senate	Printed as engrossed 16105032D-ES1
2016-02-12	Senate	Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
2016-02-12	Senate	Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
2016-02-12	Senate	Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 1-A)
2016-02-12	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2016-02-12	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB329ES1
2016-02-12	Senate	Amendments by Senator Carrico agreed to
2016-02-12	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2016-02-12	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 16105032D-S1
2016-02-12	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2016-02-12	Senate	Read second time
2016-02-11	Senate	Passed by for the day
2016-02-10	Senate	Passed by for the day
2016-02-09	Senate	Passed by for the day
2016-02-08	Senate	Passed by for the day
2016-02-05	Senate	Passed by for the day
2016-02-04	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2016-02-02	Senate	Reported from Local Government with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
2016-02-02	Senate	Committee substitute printed 16105032D-S1
2016-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Local Government
2016-01-08	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/13/16 16103334D

HB1255 (Same As) 2016-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0725)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	2108.18	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	2160	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	7202	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	7203	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	7205	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	7208	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3705.6	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3711	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+SB329
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB329+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB329S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB329ES1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB329H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB329S2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB329ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0724+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S07V0023+SB0329
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0201SB0329+SB0329
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0353SB0329+SB0329
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0355SB0329+SB0329
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0360SB0329+SB0329
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0361SB0329+SB0329
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H0702V0032+SB0329
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H07V0072+SB0329
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV1080+SB0329
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0859SB0329+SB0329
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0936SB0329+SB0329
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV1339+SB0329
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV1053SB0329+SB0329
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV1054SB0329+SB0329
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV1055SB0329+SB0329