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type: "Bill"
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title: "Public service companies; pole attachments to accommodate cable TV systems & telecommunications."
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description: "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 HB 800."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "SB 713"
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citation: "Virginia SB 713 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["David W. Marsden"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 45
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2024-01-19"
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last_action: "2024-04-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09fb3aed-0562-442e-9418-193417e36cfb"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB713"
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source_hash: "a3f9125e3807631e5a968facaf9cdd6d4725b5e722fd2101d6e18980aa007108"
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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 713 (2024) — Public service companies; pole attachments to accommodate cable TV systems & telecommunications.
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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 HB 800.
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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. **CHAP0799** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0799)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 24107037D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB713S1)
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3. **Committee substitute printed 24107470D-S2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB713S2)
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4. **Presented and ordered printed 24105000D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB713)
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5. **SB713ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB713ER)
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6. **SB713ER2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB713ER2)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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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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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) — **9–6** (pass) · upper
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- BLOCK VOTE: (97-Y 0-N) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- David W. Marsden — primary (person)
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- Ghazala F. Hashmi — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)
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- Lamont Bagby — cosponsor (person)
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- Todd E. Pillion — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-19** Presented and ordered printed 24105000D `introduction`
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- **2024-01-19** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-02** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-05** Impact statement from SCC (SB713)
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- **2024-02-05** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-05** Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-05** Committee substitute printed 24107037D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-05** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-07** Impact statement from SCC (SB713S1)
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- **2024-02-12** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-12** Committee substitute printed 24107470D-S2 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-13** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-13** Committee substitute rejected24107037D-S1
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- **2024-02-13** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2024-02-13** Committee substitute agreed to 24107470D-S2 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-13** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB713S2 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-13** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-13** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-16** Placed on Calendar
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- **2024-02-16** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-16** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-19** Impact statement from SCC (SB713S2)
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- **2024-02-20** Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-22** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-23** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-23** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-23** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-28** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-02-28** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB713ER) `passage`
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- **2024-02-28** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-02** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-08** Governor's recommendation received by Senate `executive-veto-line-item`
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- **2024-04-17** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-04-17** House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-04-17** BLOCK VOTE: (97-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-04-17** Governor's recommendation adopted `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-17** Reenrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-04-17** Reenrolled bill text (SB713ER2) `enrolled`
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- **2024-04-17** Signed by President as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2024-04-17** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2024-04-17** Enacted, Chapter 799 (effective 7/1/24) `became-law`
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- **2024-04-17** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0799)
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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/09fb3aed-0562-442e-9418-193417e36cfb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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