Virginia Port Authority; reform by adding Chief Executive Officer to Board of Commissioners, etc. (HB2276)

Introduced By

Del. Chris Jones (R-Suffolk) with support from 34 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield), Del. Mamye BaCote (D-Newport News), Del. Bob Brink (D-Arlington), Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond), Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Keith Hodges (R-Urbanna), Del. Algie Howell (D-Norfolk), Del. Sal Iaquinto (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Riley Ingram (R-Hopewell), Del. Matthew James (D-Portsmouth), Del. Barry Knight (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), Del. Manoli Loupassi (R-Richmond), Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond), Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond), Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville), Del. Bob Purkey (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Lacey Putney (I-Bedford), Del. Ed Scott (R-Culpeper), Del. Jim Scott (D-Merrifield), Del. Beverly Sherwood (R-Winchester), Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria), Del. Chris Stolle (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Bob Tata (R-Virginia Beach), Del. David Toscano (D-Charlottesville), Del. Ron Villanueva (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan), Del. Mike Watson (R-Williamsburg), Del. Michael Webert (R-Marshall), Del. Tony Wilt (R-Harrisonburg), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake), Sen. Lynwood Lewis (D-Accomac), Sen. Lionell Spruill (D-Chesapeake)

Progress

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

Description

Virginia Port Authority, Virginia Economic Development Partnership, and Commonwealth Transportation Board. Implements reforms of the Virginia Port Authority by adding the Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership to the Board of Commissioners, adding the Virginia Port Authority Executive Director to the Commonwealth Transportation Board, and preventing the Commonwealth and the Virginia Port Authority from accepting any unsolicited proposal under the Public-Private Transportation Act or the Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act regarding the ownership or operation of any seaport or port facility. The bill also provides that members of the Commonwealth Transportation Board may be removed by the Governor only for misconduct, and not at his pleasure. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/16/2013Committee
01/16/2013Presented and ordered printed 13103805D
01/16/2013Referred to Committee on General Laws
01/23/2013Impact statement from DPB (HB2276)
01/25/2013Assigned GL sub: #5 Special
01/31/2013Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
01/31/2013Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2013Committee substitute printed 13104824D-H1
02/02/2013Read first time
02/04/2013Read second time
02/04/2013Committee substitute agreed to 13104824D-H1
02/04/2013Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2276H1
02/05/2013Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/05/2013VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2013Constitutional reading dispensed
02/06/2013Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
02/11/2013Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2013Rereferred to Transportation
02/13/2013Reported from Transportation with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2013Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2013Read third time
02/18/2013Reading of amendment waived
02/18/2013Committee amendment agreed to
02/18/2013Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/18/2013Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/19/2013Placed on Calendar
02/19/2013Senate amendment agreed to by House (92-Y 3-N)
02/19/2013VOTE: ADOPTION (92-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2013Enrolled
02/22/2013Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2276ER)
02/23/2013Signed by Speaker
02/23/2013Signed by President
03/14/2013Impact statement from DPB (HB2276ER)
03/25/2013Governor's recommendation received by House
04/02/2013Placed on Calendar
04/03/2013G Approved by Governor-Chapter 762 (effective 7/1/13)
04/03/2013House concurred in Governor's recommendation (97-Y 1-N)
04/03/2013VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
04/03/2013Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (37-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
04/03/2013G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/03/2013Reenrolled
04/03/2013Reenrolled bill text (HB2276ER2)
04/03/2013Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/03/2013Signed by President as reenrolled
04/03/2013Enacted, Chapter 762 (effective 7/1/13)
04/03/2013G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0762)

Map

This bill mentions Chesapeake, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Tarrallton Community Park, Norfolk, Newport News, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Korea, George Mason University, Fairfax.

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 4 clips in all, totaling 7 minutes.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB1305.