Norfolk/Virginia Beach light rail project; clarifies extension of system. (HB1789)

Introduced By

Del. Bob Tata (R-Virginia Beach)

Progress

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

Description

Norfolk/Virginia Beach light rail project.  Clarifies that the extension of the proposed light rail system from the City of Norfolk to the oceanfront area of Virginia Beach is one option for, and has not been preselected as, the public transportation project to be constructed along the Interstate 264 corridor on the right-of-way of the Norfolk Southern Railway. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/11/2011Committee
01/11/2011Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100336D
01/11/2011Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/14/2011Assigned Transportation sub: #1
01/17/2011Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
01/18/2011Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/18/2011Committee substitute printed 11104288D-H1
01/20/2011Read first time
01/21/2011Read second time
01/21/2011Committee substitute agreed to 11104288D-H1
01/21/2011Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1789H1
01/24/2011Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
01/24/2011VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/25/2011Constitutional reading dispensed
01/25/2011Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/27/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB1789H1)
02/10/2011Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2011Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2011Read third time
02/15/2011Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2011Enrolled
02/21/2011Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1789ER)
02/21/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB1789ER)
02/21/2011Signed by Speaker
02/22/2011Signed by President
03/15/2011G Approved by Governor-Chapter 100 (effective 7/1/11)
03/15/2011G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0100)

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 45 seconds.