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HB2691

Electric utilities; provision of broadband services to unserved areas.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Israel O'Quinn (R)

Session:
2019 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Electric utilities; provision of broadband services.

Requires the State Corporation Commission to establish pilot programs under which Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power may submit a petition to provide or make available broadband capacity to nongovernmental Internet service providers in areas of the Commonwealth that are unserved by broadband. The costs of Dominion Power and Appalachian Power's proposals are each capped at $60 million annually. The provision of such broadband capacity is declared to be in the public interest. The measure authorizes the utilities to recover the net costs of the pilot program from customers through a rate adjustment clause. The measure authorizes such utility to own or lease broadband capacity equipment. The measure requires the Commission to conduct proceedings to determine whether an area is unserved by broadband. (Less)
  • Bill History

  • 01/14/2019 - House: Presented and ordered printed 19104679D
  • 01/14/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
  • 01/17/2019 - House: Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #3
  • 01/24/2019 - House: Impact statement from SCC (HB2691)
  • 01/24/2019 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 01/24/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
  • 01/31/2019 - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
  • 01/31/2019 - House: Committee substitute printed 19105782D-H1
  • 02/03/2019 - House: Read first time
  • 02/04/2019 - House: Read second time
  • 02/04/2019 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 19105782D-H1
  • 02/04/2019 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2691H1
  • 02/05/2019 - House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 2-N 1-A)
  • 02/05/2019 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 2-N 1-A)
  • 02/06/2019 - House: Impact statement from SCC (HB2691H1)
  • 02/06/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/06/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
  • 02/18/2019 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (13-Y 1-N)
  • 02/18/2019 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance
  • 02/18/2019 - Senate: Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/19/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/20/2019 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/20/2019 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
  • 02/20/2019 - Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
  • 02/20/2019 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 02/20/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
  • 02/20/2019 - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/20/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
  • 02/21/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/21/2019 - House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 3-N)
  • 02/21/2019 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 3-N)
  • 02/23/2019 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/23/2019 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2691ER)
  • 02/23/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/23/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 02/27/2019 - House: Impact statement from SCC (HB2691ER)
  • 03/04/2019 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
  • 03/04/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
  • 03/19/2019 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 619 (effective 7/1/19)
  • 03/19/2019 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0619)