Port Opportunity Fund; funds appropriated for grants, exception. (SB625)
Introduced By
Sen. Kenneth Alexander (D-Norfolk) with support from co-patron Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Transfers to the Port Opportunity Fund. Creates an exception to an annually determined transfer to the Port Opportunity Fund if the Secretary of Transportation determines that the transfer is not in the long-term interest of the Virginia Port Authority. Read the Bill »
Status
03/03/2016: Passed the House
History
Date | Action |
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01/15/2016 | Presented and ordered printed 16103879D |
01/15/2016 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
02/11/2016 | Reported from Finance with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2016 | Committee substitute printed 16105474D-S1 |
02/11/2016 | Incorporates SB693 |
02/15/2016 | Read second time |
02/15/2016 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/15/2016 | Committee substitute agreed to 16105474D-S1 |
02/15/2016 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB625S1 |
02/15/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2016 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2016 | Placed on Calendar |
02/17/2016 | Read first time |
02/17/2016 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/22/2016 | Assigned App. sub: Transportation |
02/29/2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) |
02/29/2016 | Committee substitute printed 16105809D-H1 |
02/29/2016 | Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/02/2016 | Read second time |
03/03/2016 | Read third time |
03/03/2016 | Committee substitute agreed to 16105809D-H1 |
03/03/2016 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB625H1 |
03/03/2016 | Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
03/03/2016 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/07/2016 | House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N) (see vote tally) |
03/08/2016 | House insisted on substitute |
03/08/2016 | House requested conference committee |
03/09/2016 | Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/09/2016 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
03/09/2016 | Senators: Alexander, Wagner, Cosgrove |
03/10/2016 | Conferees appointed by House |
03/10/2016 | Delegates: Jones, Knight, James |
03/11/2016 | C Amended by conference committee |
03/11/2016 | Conference substitute printed 16106382D-S2 |
03/11/2016 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/11/2016 | Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N) |
03/11/2016 | VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 29 clips in all, totaling 17 minutes.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel (R-Winchester): SHE BELIEVED THAT SHE OR HER CHILDREN WOULD IN THE SURVIVE THAT NIGHT AND IT WASN'T UNTIL THE VERY END WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT. HE HAD GONE TO TRACTOR SUPPLY AND BOUGHT THREE KNIVES AND HE WAS COMING BACK AND HE TOLD HER, I'M GOING TO COME AND KILL YOU, AND SHE CALL THE POLICE AND THEY CAME AND DIDN'T BELIEVE HER, AND THEY LEFT. AND SHE CALLED ONE LAST TIME AND SAID I PROMISE YOU, HE IS COMING TO KILL ME.
[Unknown]: I MOVE THE PASSAGE OF THE AMENDMENT AND SPEAKING TO THAT. THE SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THERE BILL HAD TO DO WITH -- THIS BILL HAD TO DO WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THOSE WHO HAVE SOUGHT -- BEEN GIVEN A PROTECTIVE ORDER AND THE GRACE PERIOD 45 DAYS IN WHICH THEY CAN HAVE AN EXPEDITED PROCESS IN
AND NOT THE SENATE POSITION HERE. SO MR. PRESIDENT, WITH THAT EXPLANATION, I WOULD HOPE THAT THE BODY WOULD CONCUR IN THE HOUSE AMENDMENTS. THE REST OF THE BILL IS A GOOD BILL AND IT'S NEEDED, BUT THIS SPECIAL EXEMPTION FOR ONE PARTICULAR INDUSTRY SIMPLY HAS NO BASIS WHATSOEVER. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE IS RN FROM BUCKINGHAM, SENATOR GARRETT. VERY BRIEFLY, SPEAKING AGAINST THE HOUSE AMENDMENT. I WANT EVERYBODY IN HERE TO REALIZE THAT ALL RAILROADS AREN'T NORFOLK SOUTHERN. IF YOU'VE HEARD OF COAST RAILROAD, THE BUCKINGHAM BRANCH, THE CHESAPEAKE AND ELMORE, COMMONWEALTH RAILROAD, GREEN VALLEY RAILROAD, THE NORFOLK-PORTSMOUTH BELT LINE, THESE ARE ALL SHORT LINE RAILROADS IN VIRGINIA WHO CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN COMMUNITY THAN ARE OFTENTIMES ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED AND THE BURDEN THAT THIS AMENDMENT MIGHT CREATE FOR THOSE SHORT LINE RECORDS MIGHT BE ENOUGH TO GO AWAY. JUST LIKE THE COAL TAX CREDIT AND THAT SORT OF THINGS, SOMETIMES A LITTLE BIT OF REGULATORY RELIEF IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KEEPING INDUSTRY ALIVE AND HAVING IT GO AWAY.
Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CH ANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
[Unknown]: AYES 40, NOS 0. SENATE BILL PASSED WITH A HOUSE SUNDAY. I MOVE WE REJECT THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTE. I RENEW MY MOTION THAT WE REJECT THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR. WITH THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE SUBSTITUTE BE REJECTED ALL IN FAVOR OF CONCURRING WITH THE SUBSTITUTE RECORD THEIR VOTES AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE. HAVE ALL OF THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CHANGI R VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
DUNNAVANT SASLAW AND. THE US IN SITS ON SUBSTITUTE AND REQUESTS A COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE. I MOVE THAT WE ACCEDE TO THE HOUSE REQUEST FOR A COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE. THE REQUEST HE IS SHALL THE SENATE ACCEDE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILLS OPPOSED NO. AYE, THOSE ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CH ANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. AYES 40. NOS 0. AYES 40, NOS 0. THE MOTION IS AGREED TO. CONFEREES ON PART OF THE SENATE ON BILL 625 NAMED BY THE CHAIRS OF FINANCE ARE SENATOR NORMENT AND SENATOR HAPPINGER
TAKEN OUT OF THAT FUND. IF, IN FACT, THE SECRETARY FEELS LIKE IT WERE INJURE THAT FUND, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO TRANSFER THOSE DOLLARS TO THAT FUND. I THINK THIS IS A SPLIT BETWEEN WHAT WAS THE SENATE'S POSITION AND WHAT THE HOUSE HAD AS THEIR POSITION. I WOULD ASK YOU ACCEPT THE REPORT. SHALL THE CONFERENCE REPORT BE ADOPTED? CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLE.