Legislation

Title: Public Utilities - Telephone Companies - Wired Broadband (Wired Broadband Act of 2017)
Sponsored by: Delegates Fisher, Clark, S. Howard, Mautz, W. Miller, Morgan, and Sophocleus
Status: In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring a specified telephone company to provide and maintain wired broadband service or pay the cost of providing wired broadband service to the Rural Broadband Assistance Fund; requiring the Public Service Commission, to the extent authorized under federal law, to cooperate with the Federal Communications Commission on efforts to promote universal wired broadband access in the State; and requiring the Commission to make a specified annual report and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before January 31 each year.

Committees

Original:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0613 Session: 2016 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2017

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2017 Legislative Date 2/10/2017 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2017 Legislative Date 2/10/2017 Action Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Public Utilities - Telephone Companies - Wired Broadband (Wired Broadband Act of 2017) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2017 Legislative Date 3/16/2017 Action Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/10/2017	2/10/2017	First Reading Economic Matters
House	2/10/2017	2/10/2017	Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Public Utilities - Telephone Companies - Wired Broadband (Wired Broadband Act of 2017)
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2017	3/16/2017	Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

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