Panel approves updated penalties for attacks on critical infrastructure, unanimous The subcommittee unanimously reported HB 317 (with substitute) to modernize code language and penalties for intentional damage to critical infrastructure, citing broadband and utility vulnerabilities.

Virginia is taking bold steps to modernize its criminal code, ensuring that those who intentionally damage critical infrastructure face the penalties they deserve.

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Small broadband providers press subcommittee for state tax relief on federal grants Sponsors briefed the subcommittee on SB 380, a proposal to exempt state taxable income for public broadband grants; small rural providers testified that federal law changes made grants taxable at the state level and have produced large, early-year tax bills that threaten viability; the subcommittee carried the bill over for further analysis.

Virginia's small broadband providers are urging lawmakers for tax relief as federal law changes leave them facing hefty state tax bills on grants meant to boost rural connectivity.

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