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Delegate Kimberly Pope Adams outlines first legislative session priorities, calls rural broadband delays "unacceptable"
Summary
Delegate Kimberly Pope Adams summarized her first legislative session, noting she sponsored 12 bills (nine signed into law effective July 1), highlighted new penalties for damage to broadband infrastructure and a zoning clarification bill, and criticized slow rural broadband rollout.
The Honorable Delegate Kimberly Pope Adams delivered a legislative update to the Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors on May 5, outlining her committee assignments and early legislative priorities.
Adams said this was her first session since being sworn in on January 14 and listed committee appointments to Transportation, Finance and Agriculture plus seats on three commissions. She told the board she sponsored 12 bills this year; nine were signed into law and will take effect July 1. She highlighted legislation that raises penalties for intentional damage to broadband and communications infrastructure and a separate bill that clarifies when agriculturally zoned land is being used for residential purposes, giving localities more enforcement flexibility.
Adams criticized the pace of rural broadband expansion, calling the delays "unacceptable" and saying RiverStreet has submitted a corrective action plan that is under review by state officials. She thanked the board, staff and citizens and congratulated Camisha Brown on being selected Clerk of the Year.
