Legislation

Title: Department of Housing and Community Development - Office of Statewide Broadband - Established (Digital Connectivity Act of 2021)
Sponsored by: Senators Elfreth, Beidle, Eckardt, Griffith, Guzzone, Hester, Kelley, Patterson, Rosapepe, West, Carozza, Gallion, Kagan, Lam, Pinsky, Reilly, Simonaire, Washington, and Zucker
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 74
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Establishing the Office of Statewide Broadband in the Department of Housing and Community Development to ensure that every resident of the State is supported by high-quality, affordable broadband Internet service and has the tools necessary to take advantage of the Internet; requiring the Office to develop, by July 1, 2022, a statewide plan to ensure that all State residents have the ability to connect to reliable broadband Internet by December 31, 2026; establishing the Digital Inclusion Fund to support capacity building in the State; etc.

Committees

Original:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media; Budget and Taxation

Opposite:: Economic Matters

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Details

Emergency Bill

Cross-filed with: HB0097

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): Upon Enactment

Bill imposes a mandated appropriation in the annual State Budget Bill

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 9/23/2020 Legislative Date 9/23/2020 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/13/2021 Legislative Date 1/13/2021 Action First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Department of Housing and Community Development - Office of Digital Inclusion - Established Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/22/2021 Legislative Date 1/22/2021 Action Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2021 Legislative Date 3/16/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2021 Legislative Date 2/26/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {574437/1 Adopted Proceedings 27 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2021 Legislative Date 2/26/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 27 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Department of Housing and Community Development - Office of Digital Inclusion - Established (Digital Connectivity Act of 2021) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2021 Legislative Date 2/27/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 28AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2021 Legislative Date 3/08/2021 Action Referred Economic Matters Proceedings 27 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2021 Legislative Date 4/05/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2021 Legislative Date 3/20/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {183293/1 Adopted Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2021 Legislative Date 3/20/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2021 Legislative Date 3/22/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (120-17) Proceedings 41AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2021 Legislative Date 3/19/2021 Action Senate Concurs House Amendments Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2021 Legislative Date 3/19/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2021 Legislative Date 3/19/2021 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Department of Housing and Community Development - Office of Statewide Broadband - Established (Digital Connectivity Act of 2021) Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/13/2021 Legislative Date 4/13/2021 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 74 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Department of Housing and Community Development - Office of Statewide Broadband - Established (Digital Connectivity Act of 2021) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	9/23/2020	9/23/2020	Pre-filed
Senate	1/13/2021	1/13/2021	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
			Text - First - Department of Housing and Community Development - Office of Digital Inclusion - Established
Senate	1/22/2021	1/22/2021	Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs)
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/16/2021	3/16/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	3/17/2021	2/26/2021	Favorable with Amendments {574437/1 Adopted	27 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2021	2/26/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	27 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Department of Housing and Community Development - Office of Digital Inclusion - Established (Digital Connectivity Act of 2021)
Senate	3/18/2021	2/27/2021	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	28AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/19/2021	3/08/2021	Referred Economic Matters	27 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2021	4/05/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
House	4/05/2021	3/20/2021	Favorable with Amendments {183293/1 Adopted	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2021	3/20/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2021	3/22/2021	Third Reading Passed (120-17)	41AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2021	3/19/2021	Senate Concurs House Amendments	44 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2021	3/19/2021	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	44 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2021	3/19/2021	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Department of Housing and Community Development - Office of Statewide Broadband - Established (Digital Connectivity Act of 2021)
Post Passage	4/13/2021	4/13/2021	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 74
			Text - Chapter - Department of Housing and Community Development - Office of Statewide Broadband - Established (Digital Connectivity Act of 2021)

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