Transportation Board and Transportation Commissioner; elections thereof. (HB2205)
Introduced By
Del. Leo Wardrup (R-Virginia Beach) with support from 7 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal), Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon), Del. Beverly Sherwood (R-Winchester), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
✗ |
Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Commonwealth Transportation Board; Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner. Provides for election of the non-at-large members of the Commonwealth Transportation Board by majority vote of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly. The bill also provides for election of the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner by the Commonwealth Transportation Board, with the consent of the Governor, for a term of four years. In the event of a vacancy, an Acting Commissioner would be appointed by the Governor until the vacancy is filled by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. The salary of the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner would be fixed by the Commonwealth Transportation Board, unless it is set by the General Assembly in the appropriation act. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2007 | Committee |
01/09/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 076303536 |
01/09/2007 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
02/03/2007 | Read first time |
02/05/2007 | Passed by for the day |
02/06/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed (97-Y 0-N) |
02/06/2007 | Passed by for the day |
02/07/2007 | No further action taken |
02/07/2007 | Failed to pass in House |