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HOUSE BILL NO. 705 Offered January 10, 2018 Prefiled January 9, 2018 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. ---------- Patrons-- Carter, Roem, Hope, Plum, Price, Rasoul and Simon ---------- Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor ----------

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.