Rail Enhancement Fund; allocation and use of funds. (HB1648)

Introduced By

Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Rail Enhancement Fund; allocation and use of funds.  Provides that allocations from this fund may be used as matching funds for federal grants to support rail projects. The bill repeals the Rail Advisory Board, which had previously provided advice on the use of these funds. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/10/2011Committee
01/10/2011Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11103405D
01/10/2011Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/14/2011Assigned Transportation sub: #1
01/21/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB1648)
01/31/2011Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
02/01/2011Reported from Transportation with amendment (12-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2011Read first time
02/04/2011Read second time
02/04/2011Committee amendment agreed to
02/04/2011Engrossed by House as amended HB1648E
02/04/2011Printed as engrossed 11103405D-E
02/06/2011Passed by for the day
02/07/2011Read third time and passed House (70-Y 29-N)
02/07/2011VOTE: PASSAGE (70-Y 29-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2011Constitutional reading dispensed
02/08/2011Referred to Committee on Transportation
02/11/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB1648E)
02/17/2011Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2011Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2011Reconsideration of passed by for the day agreed to (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2011Reconsideration of dispensing with constitutional reading agreed to (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2011Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2011Read third time
02/22/2011Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2011Enrolled
03/03/2011Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1648ER)
03/03/2011Signed by Speaker
03/04/2011Signed by President
03/08/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB1648ER)
03/15/2011G Approved by Governor-Chapter 86 (effective 7/1/11)
03/15/2011G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0086)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 1 minute.

Comments

Hampton Roads Partnership, tracking this bill in Photosynthesis, notes:

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