Bill Text: VA HB1755 | 2019 | Regular Session | Prefiled

Virginia House Bill 1755 (Prior Session Legislation)

Prefiled

Bill Title: Broadband services; prohibited features.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-05 - Left in Commerce and Labor [HB1755 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2019-HB1755-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1755 Offered January 9, 2019 Prefiled December 21, 2018 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 7 of Chapter 21 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-2161, relating to broadband services; prohibited features. ---------- Patron-- Carter ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 7 of Chapter 21 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-2161 as follows:

§15.2-2161. Provision of broadband services; certain features prohibited.

A provider of broadband services shall be prohibited from offering or renewing services to consumers within any locality in the Commonwealth in which certain media is throttled, blocked, or prioritized on the basis of its content, format, host address, or source.