republic-os/legislation/us/states/wv/2020/hb-4015.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to Broadband Enhancement and Expansion"
description: "Relating to Broadband Enhancement and Expansion"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 4015"
citation: "West Virginia HB 4015 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corporations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Linville"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 45
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-09"
last_action: "2020-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34fd5b9d-36bb-4921-a889-8e6fbfabb698"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4015&year=2020&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "9e9eb135bbaca002ef376b46850a53f0f631ee02ad23ff554cea86e71503a58c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wv"]
---

# West Virginia HB 4015 (2020) — Relating to Broadband Enhancement and Expansion

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB4015%20SUB.htm&yr=2020&sesstype=RS&i=4015)
2. **Engrossed Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB4015%20SUB%20ENG.htm&yr=2020&sesstype=RS&i=4015)
3. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB4015%20SUB%20ENR.htm&yr=2020&sesstype=RS&i=4015)
4. **HB4015 HFA SHOTT 2-19 _1 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2020/RS/floor_amends/HB4015 HFA SHOTT 2-19 _1 adopted.htm)
5. **HB4015 S GOV AM _1 3-5 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2020/RS/com_amends/HB4015 S GOV AM _1 3-5 adopted.htm)
6. **HB4015 SFA _1 PLYMALE 3-6 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2020/RS/floor_amends/HB4015 SFA _1 PLYMALE 3-6 adopted.htm)
7. **HB4015 SFAT _1 PLYMALE 3-7 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2020/RS/floor_amends/HB4015 SFAT _1 PLYMALE 3-7 adopted.htm)
8. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB4015%20INTR.htm&yr=2020&sesstype=RS&i=4015)

## Votes

- Passage — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB — **98–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Linville — primary (person)
- Atkinson — cosponsor (person)
- Barnhart — cosponsor (person)
- Hanshaw — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly, D. — cosponsor (person)
- Maynard — cosponsor (person)
- Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Pack — cosponsor (person)
- Porterfield — cosponsor (person)
- Queen — cosponsor (person)
- Sypolt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-01-09** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2020-01-09** To Technology and Infrastructure then Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-09** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2020-01-09** To House Technology and Infrastructure `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-06** With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-06** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-17** By substitute, do pass
- **2020-02-18** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2020-02-18** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-19** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2020-02-19** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-19** Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2020-02-20** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2020-02-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-20** Passed House (Roll No. 250) `passage`
- **2020-02-20** Communicated to Senate
- **2020-02-21** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2020-02-21** To Government Organization `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-21** To Government Organization `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-05** Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-05** Immediate consideration
- **2020-03-05** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2020-03-06** On 2nd reading
- **2020-03-06** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-06** Committee Amendment Reported
- **2020-03-07** On 3rd reading with right to amend, amendment pending
- **2020-03-07** Amendment to committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2020-03-07** Committee amendment as amended adopted (Voice vote)
- **2020-03-07** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2020-03-07** Passed Senate (Roll No. 545) `passage`
- **2020-03-07** Com Title amendment withdrawn by unanimous consent
- **2020-03-07** Floor Title amendment adopted
- **2020-03-07** Senate requests House to concur
- **2020-03-07** House received Senate message
- **2020-03-07** House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 761)
- **2020-03-07** Communicated to Senate
- **2020-03-07** Completed legislative action
- **2020-03-07** House Message received
- **2020-03-07** To Governor 3/19/20 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-07** To Governor 3/19/20 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-19** To Governor 3/19/20 `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-07** Approved by Governor 3/25/20 - Senate Journal
- **2020-03-07** Approved by Governor 3/25/20 - House Journal
- **2020-03-25** Approved by Governor 3/25/20 `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-15** Chapter 36, Acts, Regular Session, 2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34fd5b9d-36bb-4921-a889-8e6fbfabb698`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).