Mass transit; establishing various Funds to improve transportation. (SB856)
Introduced By
Sen. Dick Saslaw (D-Springfield) with support from co-patrons Del. Hala Ayala (D-Woodbridge), Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria), and Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Mass transit in the Commonwealth. Makes numerous changes to the administration of and revenues for mass transit in the Commonwealth, specifically as it relates to funding of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and the disbursement of funds in the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund. The bill sets a floor on the average price of fuel used to calculate the regional motor sales tax as the price of gas on February 20, 2013, the same floor that is used to calculate the state fuels tax. The bill uses a variety of existing revenue sources to allocate revenues for mass transit and authorizes the issuance of $50 million in bonds only for a required federal match. The provisions of the bill are contingent upon Maryland, the District of Columbia, and the federal government adopting similar actions to raise revenues for WMATA. This bill incorporates SB 393 and is identical to HB 1539. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/17/2018 | Presented and ordered printed 18101813D |
01/17/2018 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
02/08/2018 | Reported from Finance with substitute (9-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2018 | Committee substitute printed 18106833D-S1 |
02/08/2018 | Incorporates SB393 (Barker) |
02/12/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2018 | Read second time |
02/13/2018 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/13/2018 | Committee substitute agreed to 18106833D-S1 |
02/13/2018 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB856S1 |
02/13/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2018 | Passed by temporarily |
02/13/2018 | Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2018 | Placed on Calendar |
02/19/2018 | Read first time |
02/19/2018 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/21/2018 | Reported from Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2018 | Committee substitute printed 18107416D-H1 |
02/23/2018 | Read second time |
02/26/2018 | Read third time |
02/26/2018 | Committee substitute agreed to 18107416D-H1 |
02/26/2018 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB856H1 |
02/26/2018 | Passed House with substitute (84-Y 14-N) |
02/26/2018 | VOTE: PASSAGE (84-Y 14-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2018 | House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2018 | House insisted on substitute |
02/28/2018 | House requested conference committee |
02/28/2018 | Senate acceded to request (27-Y 13-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2018 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
02/28/2018 | Senators: Saslaw, Norment, Wagner |
02/28/2018 | Conferees appointed by House |
02/28/2018 | Delegates: Hugo, Peace, Sullivan |
03/10/2018 | C Amended by conference committee |
03/10/2018 | Conference substitute printed 18108013D-S2 |
03/10/2018 | Passed by temporarily |
03/10/2018 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 14-N) (see vote tally) |
03/10/2018 | Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/10/2018 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (25-Y 15-N) (see vote tally) |
03/10/2018 | Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N) |
03/10/2018 | VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
03/20/2018 | Enrolled |
03/20/2018 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB856ER) |
03/20/2018 | Signed by Speaker |
03/22/2018 | Signed by President |
03/26/2018 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 26, 2018 |
03/26/2018 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018 |
04/09/2018 | Governor's recommendation received by Senate |
04/18/2018 | Passed by temporarily |
04/18/2018 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendations (33-Y 6-N) |
04/18/2018 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendations #'s 7,8,16,17 (26-Y 12-N) |
04/18/2018 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation #'s 1-3, 5, 6, 9-15, 18-21, and 23 (98-Y 0-N) |
04/18/2018 | Motion to pass by Governor's recommendation #'s 7, 8, 16 and 17 (50-Y 48-N) |
04/18/2018 | VOTE: PASS BY (50-Y 48-N) |
04/18/2018 | House rejected Governor's recommendation #4 (48-Y 50-N) |
04/18/2018 | VOTE: REJECTED(48-Y 50-N) |
04/18/2018 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation #22 (98-Y 0-N) |
04/18/2018 | VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) |
04/18/2018 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation #24 (97-Y 1-N) |
04/18/2018 | VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 1-N) |
04/18/2018 | G Governor's recommendation adopted in-part |
04/18/2018 | Communicated to Governor |
04/18/2018 | Reenrolled bill text (SB856ER2) |
04/18/2018 | Reenrolled |
04/18/2018 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
04/18/2018 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
04/18/2018 | Reenrolled bill Communicated to Governor on 4/18/18 |
04/18/2018 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, May 18, 2018 |
04/25/2018 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
05/18/2018 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 856 (effective - see bill) |
05/18/2018 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0856) |
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 14 minutes.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
legislation that passed 93-1. Hope we would adopt the bill.Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville): delegate Larock. >> thank you, Mr. Speaker. A question that I didn't think to ask the first time around of the patron. I would like to ask the patron to -- >> will the delegate yield for a question? >> I yield.
[Unknown]: delegate yields. >> thank you, Mr. Speaker. My understanding is there's pretty clear communication that passage of the bills and rechanneling of these moneys will have a negative impact on the mbta bond rating. Is that a concern that has been considered by the patron or the representative of the patron? >> Mr. Speaker, I say in response one of the things we did, that was a question that we addressed and we took very seriously as we went through this process. We had serious discussions with the deputy secretary of transportation. The secretary of transportation, and the former secretary of transportation who is now secretary of finance. They indicated that to their best that that is not a problem. They did not share that concern. But to be clear, they did make sure they wanted to address that question, they wanted to mike sure they had the answers. So they vetted it thoroughly. >> Mr. Speaker, followup?
Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville): delegate yield for another question? >> be delighted.
Del. Dave LaRock (R-Loudoun): delegate yields. >> Mr. Speaker, has that same positive response, positive meaning reflecting that there would not be an impact, is that