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2020 SESSION

20100829D
HOUSE BILL NO. 70
Offered January 8, 2020
Prefiled December 5, 2019
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 7 of Chapter 21 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-2161, relating to broadband services; prohibited features.
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Patron-- Carter
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Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 7 of Chapter 21 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-2161 as follows:

§ 15.2-2161. Provision of broadband services; certain features prohibited.

A provider of broadband services shall be prohibited from offering or renewing services to consumers within any locality in the Commonwealth in which certain media is throttled, blocked, or prioritized on the basis of its content, format, host address, or source.