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2006 SESSION
HB 400 High-speed and broadband internet access; accessibility thereof in underserved areas.
Introduced by: Robert J. Wittman | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
High-speed and broadband internet access in underserved areas. Adds a provision in the Governor's Development Opportunity Fund to allow grants or loans for the purpose of installing, extending, or increasing the capacity of high-speed or broadband internet access. The bill also amends § 2.2-2238.1 to require the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority to review and evaluate, in its program developed under the section, existing industrial sites and infrastructure that will provide broadband or high-speed internet access to rural and underserved areas of the Commonwealth.
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/06 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 066036554 pdf | impact statement
- 01/24/06 House: Printed as engrossed 066036554-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/01/06 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB400ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/04/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0251) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/06/06 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 066036554
- 01/06/06 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/18/06 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: #4 Prof./Occup./Admin. (Cosgrove)
- 01/19/06 House: Reported from General Laws with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/06 House: Read first time
- 01/24/06 House: Read second time
- 01/24/06 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/24/06 House: Engrossed by House as amended (90-Y 2-N) HB400E
- 01/24/06 House: VOTE: ENGROSSMENT (90-Y 2-N)
- 01/24/06 House: Printed as engrossed 066036554-E
- 01/25/06 House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/06 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/06 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/26/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/26/06 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/22/06 Senate: Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/06 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/06 Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/06 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/06 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/06 House: Enrolled
- 03/01/06 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB400ER)
- 03/01/06 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/06 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/30/06 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 251 (effective 7/1/06)
- 04/04/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0251)