Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Interstate Compact; definitions, Board of Directors. (SB1251)

Introduced By

Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria) with support from co-patron Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke)

Progress

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

Description

Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Interstate Compact. Authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Interstate Compact. The compact establishes a state safety oversight authority for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Rail System, pursuant to the mandate of federal law, to review, approve, oversee, and enforce the safety of the WMATA Rail System. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/10/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102737D
01/10/2017Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/17/2017Rereferred from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/17/2017Rereferred to Transportation
02/01/2017Reported from Transportation with substitute (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/01/2017Committee substitute printed 17105087D-S1
02/03/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2017Read second time
02/06/2017Reading of substitute waived
02/06/2017Committee substitute agreed to 17105087D-S1
02/06/2017Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1251S1
02/06/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2017Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2017Placed on Calendar
02/08/2017Read first time
02/08/2017Referred to Committee on Transportation
02/09/2017Reported from Transportation with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2017Committee substitute printed 17105345D-H1
02/10/2017Read second time
02/13/2017Read third time
02/13/2017Committee substitute agreed to 17105345D-H1
02/13/2017Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1251H1
02/13/2017Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/13/2017VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2017Passed by for the day
02/16/2017Passed by for the day
02/17/2017House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2017House insisted on substitute
02/20/2017House requested conference committee
02/21/2017Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2017Conferees appointed by Senate
02/21/2017Senators: Barker, DeSteph, Cosgrove
02/23/2017Conferees appointed by House
02/23/2017Delegates: LeMunyon, Hugo, Plum
02/24/2017C Amended by conference committee
02/24/2017Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2017C Emergency clause added by conference committee
02/24/2017Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 0-N)
02/24/2017VOTE: ADOPTION (92-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/07/2017Enrolled
03/07/2017Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1251ER)
03/07/2017Signed by Speaker
03/10/2017Signed by President
03/13/2017Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
03/13/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
03/24/2017G Approved by Governor-Chapter 705 (effective 3/24/17)
03/24/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0705)
04/05/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB1251ER)

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 3 minutes.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.

INSTRUMENT MUCH, STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS, CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT. REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE TO COURTS OF JUSTICE.

Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-Oak Hill): THE GENTLEMAN FROM SCOTT, MR. KILGORE.

Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City): MR. SPEAKER, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE, SENATE BILL 1217 AT SAME AS THE BULL I CARRIED 1832 DEALING WITH THE


[Unknown]: A conference report has been distributed, available online and is before the body. Mr. Lemunyon. this the conference report found six grammatical and technical corrections that needed to be made and that is what you will be voting on. I hope it would be the pleasure of the body to adopt the conference report. shall the conference report be adopted? The clerk will close the roll. ayes 92, nos 0. ayes 92, nos 0. Members please sake your seats.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB2136.