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HB554

Zoning; wireless communications infrastructure.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Schuyler VanValkenburg (D)

Session:
2020 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Zoning for wireless communications infrastructure.

Authorizes a locality to disapprove an application submitted for an administrative review-eligible project or for any zoning approval required for a standard process project that proposes to locate a new structure, or to co-locate a wireless facility, in an area where all cable and public utility facilities are required to be placed underground by a date certain or encouraged to be undergrounded as part of a transportation improvement project or rezoning proceeding as set forth in objectives contained in a comprehensive plan, on grounds that an applicant has not given written notice to adjacent landowners at least 15 days before it applies to locate a new structure in the area. (Less)
  • Bill History

  • 01/06/2020 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102447D
  • 01/06/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
  • 01/18/2020 - House: Impact statement from DHCD (HB554)
  • 01/20/2020 - House: Referred from Communications, Technology and Innovation
  • 01/20/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
  • 01/21/2020 - House: Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use
  • 01/30/2020 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 01/31/2020 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 01/31/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20107159D-H1
  • 01/31/2020 - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/04/2020 - House: Read first time
  • 02/05/2020 - House: Read second time
  • 02/05/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20107159D-H1
  • 02/05/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB554H1
  • 02/06/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/06/2020 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/07/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/07/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
  • 02/17/2020 - Senate: Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N)
  • 02/18/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 02/19/2020 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/20/2020 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/20/2020 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/21/2020 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/21/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 1-A)
  • 02/26/2020 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/26/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB554ER)
  • 02/27/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/27/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/05/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020
  • 03/05/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020
  • 03/12/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 344 (effective 7/1/20)
  • 03/12/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0344)