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HOUSE BILL NO. 445 Offered January 12, 2022 Prefiled January 11, 2022 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-987, relating to broadband service; requirement for new residential and commercial development. ---------- Patrons-- Murphy, Jenkins, Kory, Maldonado, Rasoul, Shin and Simonds ---------- Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-987 as follows:

§ 15.2-987. Broadband services; new residential and commercial development.

Any locality may, by ordinance, require broadband service and associated infrastructure to be installed whenever new residential or commercial development is permitted.