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SB 1251 Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Interstate Compact; definitions, Board of Directors.
Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
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. The bill contains an emergency clause.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102737D pdf
- 02/01/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105087D-S1 pdf
- 02/09/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17105345D-H1 pdf
- 03/07/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1251ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/24/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0705) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102737D
- 01/10/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/17/17 Senate: Rereferred from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/17 Senate: Rereferred to Transportation
- 02/01/17 Senate: Reported from Transportation with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105087D-S1
- 02/03/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/17 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/17 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/06/17 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 17105087D-S1
- 02/06/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1251S1
- 02/06/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/17 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/17 House: Read first time
- 02/08/17 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/09/17 House: Reported from Transportation with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17105345D-H1
- 02/10/17 House: Read second time
- 02/13/17 House: Read third time
- 02/13/17 House: Committee substitute agreed to 17105345D-H1
- 02/13/17 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1251H1
- 02/13/17 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/17 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/16/17 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/17/17 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
- 02/20/17 House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/20/17 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/21/17 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/17 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/21/17 Senate: Senators: Barker, DeSteph, Cosgrove
- 02/23/17 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/23/17 House: Delegates: LeMunyon, Hugo, Plum
- 02/24/17 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/24/17 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/17 Conference: Emergency clause added by conference committee
- 02/24/17 House: Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/17 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (92-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/17 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1251ER)
- 03/07/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/17 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
- 03/13/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/24/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 705 (effective 3/24/17)
- 03/24/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0705)