Virginia 2019 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 857 — Public Rights-of-Way Use; fees used for high-speed Internet access in underserved areas.

Last action — Committee amendments

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Allocates a portion of Public Rights-of-Way Use fees collected by the Virginia Department of Transportation and certain localities to be used for the deployment and expansion of high-speed Internet services in underserved areas.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Committee amendments

  2. Rereferred to Finance

  3. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

  4. Presented and ordered printed 18102138D

Sponsors

  • A. Benton "Ben" Chafin · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • A. Benton "Ben" Chafin

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Chafin — Yea
Cosgrove — Yea
Dance — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Newman — Yea
Saslaw — Yea
Spruill — Yea
Black — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea

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Subjects

public-safety technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 857 do?
Allocates a portion of Public Rights-of-Way Use fees collected by the Virginia Department of Transportation and certain localities to be used for the deployment and expansion of high-speed Internet services in underserved areas.
Who sponsors SB 857?
SB 857 is sponsored by A. Benton "Ben" Chafin.
What is the current status of SB 857?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 857?
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