Constitutional amendment; funds for transportation purposes (first reference). (SJ180)

Introduced By

Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston) with support from co-patron Sen. Mark Herring (D-Leesburg)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate

Description

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); Transportation Funds. Requires the General Assembly to maintain permanent and separate Transportation Funds to include the Commonwealth Transportation Fund, Transportation Trust Fund, Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund, Priority Transportation Fund, and other funds dedicated to transportation by general law. All revenues dedicated to Transportation Funds on July 1, 2006, by general law, other than a general appropriation law, shall be deposited to the Transportation Funds, unless the General Assembly by general law, other than a general appropriation law, alters the revenues dedicated to the Funds. The amendment limits the use of Fund moneys to transportation and related purposes. The General Assembly may borrow from the Funds for other purposes only by a vote of two-thirds plus one of the members voting in each house, and the loan or reduction must be repaid with reasonable interest within three years. The amendment limits the use of general and other non-transportation funds for transportation purposes except for certain debt service payments and, additionally, in an amount not to exceed $80 million in any fiscal year. This proposed constitutional amendment is identical to the amendment proposed in SJR 49. Read the Bill »

Status

02/17/2006: Failed to Pass in Committee

History

DateAction
01/27/2006Introduced at the request of Governor
01/27/2006Presented and ordered printed 068876129
01/27/2006Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/07/2006Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
02/07/2006Rereferred to Finance
02/09/2006Reported from Finance with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
02/13/2006Committee substitute printed 069220712-S1
02/13/2006Reading waived (40-Y 0-N)
02/13/2006VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/14/2006Read second time
02/14/2006Reading of substitute waived
02/14/2006Committee substitute agreed to 069220712-S1
02/14/2006Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SJ180S1
02/14/2006Reading waived (38-Y 0-N)
02/14/2006Agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
02/14/2006VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
02/14/2006Communicated to House
02/15/2006Placed on Calendar
02/15/2006Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/17/2006Continued to 2007 in Privileges and Elections