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HB 800STATE · VirginiaIntroduced

Public service companies; pole attachments to accommodate cable TV systems & telecommunications.

Voted 4/17/2024

Summary

Public service companies; pole attachments;cable television systems and telecommunications service providers. Requires a public utility, as defined in the bill, to establish and adhere to pole attachment practices and procedures that comply with certain requirements, including determining whether an attachment request is complete before reviewing such request on its merits, complying with certain timelines, and providing notice of a rearrangement to affected existing attachers. The bill provides that a public utility shall not apportion to a telecommunications service provider or cable television system the cost of replacing a red-tagged pole, as defined in the bill, provided that such utility may apportion to such provider or system the incremental cost of a taller or stronger pole that is necessitated solely by the new facilities of such provider or system. The bill authorizes the State Corporation Commission to enforce its provisions and requires the Commission to resolve disputes involving pole access within 90 days and concerning certain other matters within 120 days. This bill is identical to SB 713.

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How representatives voted

376 yea·0 nay·3 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 4/17/2024Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0822)
  2. 4/17/2024Enacted, Chapter 822 (effective 7/1/24)
  3. 4/17/2024Signed by President as reenrolled
  4. 4/17/2024Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
  5. 4/17/2024Reenrolled bill text (HB800ER2)
  6. 4/17/2024Reenrolled
  7. 4/17/2024Governor's recommendation adopted
  8. 4/17/2024Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
  9. 4/17/2024BLOCK VOTE: (100-Y 0-N)
  10. 4/17/2024House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)