Constitutional amendment; Transportation Trust Fund (first reference). (HJ86)

Introduced By

Del. Danny Marshall (R-Danville) with support from 12 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Rich Anderson (R-Woodbridge), Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal), Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville), Del. Kathy Byron (R-Lynchburg), Del. Bill Cleaveland (R-Roanoke), Del. John A. Cox (R-Ashland), Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), Del. Matt Lohr (R-Harrisonburg), Del. Don Merricks (R-Danville)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate

Description

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); Transportation Trust Fund.  Provides that the Transportation Trust Fund established in 1986 will be a permanent fund and receive all revenues generated by the 1986 package of tax and fee increases and any later enactments dedicating additional revenues to the Fund. The amendment limits the use of Trust Fund moneys to purposes of highway construction, maintenance, and improvements; public transportation; railways; seaports; and airports. The General Assembly may use fund proceeds for other purposes only by a two-thirds vote of the members in each house and, fund proceeds thus approved for other purposes must be repaid to the Fund within three years. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/12/2010Committee
01/12/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100555D
01/12/2010Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/16/2010Left in Privileges and Elections