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SB 206 Communication towers, state-owned; wireless broadband service in unserved areas.
Introduced by: Richard H. Stuart | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
State-owned communications towers; broadband service. Requires state agencies to lease or convey a license or other interest in a state-owned communication tower for which they are responsible to qualified providers of wireless broadband service in order to deploy broadband Internet service in areas of the Commonwealth that do not have access to terrestrial broadband or radio frequency Internet service. The requirement is subject to the provider presenting a spectrum and certified structural analysis of the tower and proof that applicable local government requirements are satisfied. The conveyance shall require payment of such consideration as the Director of the Department of General Services deems appropriate and which is commensurate with the consideration paid for use of comparable space on similar towers. This bill is identical to HB 1329.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087730792 pdf | impact statement
- 01/29/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 080142333-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/29/08 House: Committee substitute printed 081877560-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/08/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB206ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/14/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0690) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/07/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087730792
- 01/07/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/28/08 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 080142333-S1
- 01/30/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/08 Senate: Read second time
- 01/31/08 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/31/08 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 080142333-S1
- 01/31/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB206S1
- 02/01/08 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/08 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/12/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/08 House: Read first time
- 02/12/08 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/14/08 House: Referred from Commerce and Labor by voice vote
- 02/14/08 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/18/08 House: Assigned GL sub: FOIA
- 02/28/08 House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/08 House: Committee substitute printed 081877560-H1
- 03/03/08 House: Read second time
- 03/04/08 House: Read third time
- 03/04/08 House: Committee substitute agreed to 081877560-H1
- 03/04/08 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB206H1
- 03/04/08 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/08 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/08 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/08/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB206ER)
- 03/08/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/27/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 690 (effective 7/1/08)
- 04/14/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0690)