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type: "Bill"
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title: "Virginia Wireless Service Authority Act; appointments to board."
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description: "Virginia Wireless Service Authority Act; appointments to board. Provides that a board established under the Virginia Wireless Service Authority Act may contain either five or seven members, rather than five members as required under current law. This bill is identical to HB 1376."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "SB 953"
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citation: "Virginia SB 953 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["John S. Edwards"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 25
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2020-01-13"
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last_action: "2020-04-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3f74f1e-8dc1-4b30-b50a-096b66c53d82"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB953"
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source_hash: "6e596b8b5b5336c719ed0d5a841095b43b56f1deb085933446a79ab799809d01"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 953 (2020) — Virginia Wireless Service Authority Act; appointments to board.
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Virginia Wireless Service Authority Act; appointments to board. Provides that a board established under the Virginia Wireless Service Authority Act may contain either five or seven members, rather than five members as required under current law. This bill is identical to HB 1376.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0835)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0835)
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2. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB953ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB953ER)
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3. **Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (SB953)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB953)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- John S. Edwards — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-13** Presented and ordered printed 20104625D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-13** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-14** Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (SB953)
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- **2020-02-10** Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-11** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-11** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-14** Placed on Calendar
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- **2020-02-14** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-14** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-18** Assigned CC & T sub: Charters `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-20** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-28** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-03-03** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-03-04** Passed by temporarily
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- **2020-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-03-04** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2020-03-04** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-03-07** Enrolled
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- **2020-03-07** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-08** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
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- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
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- **2020-04-07** Approved by Governor-Chapter 835 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f3f74f1e-8dc1-4b30-b50a-096b66c53d82`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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