Transit equity and modernization; Department of Rail and Public Transportation to study. (HJ542)

Introduced By

Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond) with support from 31 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Dawn Adams (D-Richmond), Del. Lashrecse D. Aird (D-Petersburg), Del. Hala Ayala (D-Woodbridge), Del. Lamont Bagby (D-Richmond), Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond), Del. Lee Carter (D-Manassas), Del. Cliff Hayes (D-Chesapeake), Del. Dan Helmer (D-Fairfax Station), Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Sally Hudson (D-Charlottesville), Del. Chris Hurst (D-Blacksburg), Del. Clinton Jenkins (D-Suffolk), Del. Candi King (D-Woodbridge), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington), Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-McLean), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Cia Price (D-Newport News), Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke), Del. David Reid (D-Loudoun), Del. Ibraheem Samirah (D-Herndon), Del. Don Scott (D-Portsmouth), Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church), Del. Shelly Simonds (D-Newport News), Del. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Sterling), Del. Kathy Tran (D-Springfield), Del. Rodney Willett (D-Henrico), Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D-Herndon), Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth), Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond)

Progress

✓	Introduced
☐	Passed Committee
☐	Passed House
☐	Passed Senate

Description

Study; Department of Rail and Public Transportation; transit equity and modernization; report. Requests the Department of Rail and Public Transportation to conduct a two-year study of transit equity and modernization in the Commonwealth, with emphasis on transit services and engagement opportunities for underserved and underrepresented communities. Read the Bill »

Status

07/23/2021: Awaiting a Vote in the Finance and Appropriations Committee

History

Date	Action
01/11/2021	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102752D
01/11/2021	Referred to Committee on Rules
01/20/2021	Assigned Rules sub: Studies
01/22/2021	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
01/22/2021	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
01/22/2021	Reported from Rules (17-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
01/22/2021	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/22/2021	Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
01/29/2021	House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
01/29/2021	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
01/29/2021	Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2021	Committee substitute printed 21104000D-H1
02/02/2021	Taken up
02/02/2021	Committee substitute agreed to 21104000D-H1
02/02/2021	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HJ542H1
02/02/2021	Agreed to by House (77-Y 19-N)
02/02/2021	VOTE: Agree To (77-Y 19-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2021	Reading waived
02/03/2021	Referred to Committee on Rules
02/05/2021	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rules (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2021	Reported from Rules
02/12/2021	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
02/17/2021	Committee substitute printed 21200385D-S1
02/17/2021	Read second time
02/17/2021	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2021	Read third time
02/18/2021	Reading of substitute waived
02/18/2021	Committee substitute agreed to 21200385D-S1
02/18/2021	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HJ542S1
02/18/2021	Agreed to by Senate with substitute by voice vote
02/22/2021	Senate substitute rejected by House 21200385D-S1 (0-Y 99-N)
02/22/2021	VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N)
02/23/2021	Senate insisted on substitute
02/23/2021	Senate requested conference committee
02/24/2021	House acceded to request
02/24/2021	Conferees appointed by House
02/24/2021	Delegates: McQuinn, Carr, Knight
02/25/2021	Conferees appointed by Senate
02/25/2021	Senators: Favola, Marsden, Vogel
02/25/2021	C Amended by conference committee
02/25/2021	Conference report agreed to by House (75-Y 22-N)
02/25/2021	VOTE: Agreed To (75-Y 22-N)
02/25/2021	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ542ER)
02/27/2021	Conference report agreed to by Senate
02/27/2021	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ542ER)