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type: "Bill"
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title: "High-speed broadband service; expanding to new residential and commercial development."
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description: "Broadband service; new residential and commercial development; stakeholder advisory group. Provides that the Department of Housing and Community Development shall convene a stakeholder advisory group for the purpose of evaluating local and state policies, procedures, or ordinances to facilitate the expansion of high-speed broadband service and associated infrastructure in new residential and commercial development. The stakeholder advisory group shall be composed of representatives from the commercial and residential land development and construction industry, local government, high-speed broadband providers, and other stakeholders as determined by the Department and shall report its findings and recommendations to the Broadband Advisory Council no later than September 30, 2022. This bill is identical to SB 446."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "HB 445"
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citation: "Virginia HB 445 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Kathleen Murphy"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2022-01-11"
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last_action: "2022-04-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/866ef37c-2278-404c-b2fd-0e3228a13733"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB445"
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source_hash: "251b36656b137772268968cc07e3a1cb43222220c09db043ace7586d64a46fe5"
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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 HB 445 (2022) — High-speed broadband service; expanding to new residential and commercial development.
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Broadband service; new residential and commercial development; stakeholder advisory group. Provides that the Department of Housing and Community Development shall convene a stakeholder advisory group for the purpose of evaluating local and state policies, procedures, or ordinances to facilitate the expansion of high-speed broadband service and associated infrastructure in new residential and commercial development. The stakeholder advisory group shall be composed of representatives from the commercial and residential land development and construction industry, local government, high-speed broadband providers, and other stakeholders as determined by the Department and shall report its findings and recommendations to the Broadband Advisory Council no later than September 30, 2022. This bill is identical to SB 446.
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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. **CHAP0592** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0592)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 22105452D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB445H1)
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3. **HB445ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB445ER)
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4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103045D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB445)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N) — **8–1** (pass) · lower
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- Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N 1-A) — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (21-Y 1-N) — **21–1** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Kathleen Murphy — primary (person)
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- Clinton L. Jenkins — cosponsor (person)
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- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
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- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
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- Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
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- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
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- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-11** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103045D `introduction`
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- **2022-01-11** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-18** Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-03** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2022-02-03** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N)
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- **2022-02-04** Committee substitute printed 22105452D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2022-02-04** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (21-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-08** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2022-02-09** Impact statement from DPB (HB445H1)
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- **2022-02-09** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-09** Committee substitute agreed to 22105452D-H1
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- **2022-02-09** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB445H1
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- **2022-02-10** Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-02-10** VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2022-02-11** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-21** Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
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- **2022-02-21** Rereferred to Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-28** Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-03-01** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-03-02** Passed by temporarily
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- **2022-03-02** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-02** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2022-03-07** Enrolled
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- **2022-03-08** Impact statement from DPB (HB445ER)
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- **2022-03-08** Signed by Speaker
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- **2022-03-08** Signed by President
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- **2022-03-22** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
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- **2022-03-22** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
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- **2022-04-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 592 (effective 7/1/22) `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/866ef37c-2278-404c-b2fd-0e3228a13733`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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