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2020 SESSION
HB 1726 Hampton Roads Regional Transit Program and Fund; created, transit funding.
Introduced by: Alex Q. Askew | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Hampton Roads Regional Transit Program. Creates the Hampton Roads Regional Transit Program to develop, maintain, and improve a regional network of transit routes and related infrastructure, rolling stock, and support facilities. The program would be funded by an additional (i) regional grantor's tax at a rate of $0.06 per $100 of the consideration for the conveyance and (ii) regional transient occupancy tax at a rate of one percent of the charge for the occupancy, both imposed in localities in the Hampton Roads Transportation District. The bill also dedicates $20 million of revenues from existing recordation taxes to funding the program. The moneys would be deposited into the Hampton Roads Regional Transit Fund, created by the bill. The moneys would be deposited into the Hampton Roads Regional Transit Fund, created by the bill. Use of the funds would require a two-thirds vote of the localities in which the new taxes were imposed. The bill also includes a local maintenance of effort of public transportation funding. This bill is identical to SB 1038.
FULL TEXT
- 01/17/20 House: Presented and ordered printed 20105233D pdf | impact statement
- 02/05/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107332D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108940D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/20 House: Conference substitute printed 20109424D-H2 pdf
- 03/07/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1726ER) pdf
- 04/22/20 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1726ER2) pdf
- 04/22/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1241) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Conference amendments
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/17/20 House: Presented and ordered printed 20105233D
- 01/17/20 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/27/20 House: Referred from Appropriations by voice vote
- 01/27/20 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/29/20 House: Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/31/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/05/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107332D-H1
- 02/05/20 House: Reported from Finance with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
- 02/06/20 House: Read first time
- 02/07/20 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/10/20 House: Read second time
- 02/10/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20107332D-H1
- 02/10/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1726H1
- 02/11/20 House: Read third time and passed House (59-Y 38-N)
- 02/11/20 House: VOTE: Passage (59-Y 38-N)
- 02/12/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/12/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- 02/25/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 4-N)
- 02/25/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108940D-S1
- 02/26/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/26/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20108940D-S1
- 02/26/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1726S1
- 02/26/20 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (24-Y 16-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N)
- 02/26/20 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 20108940D-S1 (0-Y 94-N)
- 02/26/20 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 94-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/27/20 House: House acceded to request
- 02/27/20 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/27/20 House: Delegates: Askew, Lindsey, Fariss
- 02/27/20 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/27/20 Senate: Senators: Lucas, Locke, Norment
- 03/03/20 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/03/20 House: Conference substitute printed 20109424D-H2
- 03/03/20 House: Passed by temporarily
- 03/03/20 House: Conference report agreed to by House (57-Y 35-N)
- 03/03/20 House: VOTE: Agree To (57-Y 35-N)
- 03/04/20 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 03/04/20 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N)
- 03/07/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1726ER)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/11/20 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/22/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/22/20 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (50-Y 40-N)
- 04/22/20 House: VOTE: (50-Y 40-N)
- 04/22/20 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (27-Y 11-N)
- 04/22/20 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/22/20 House: Reenrolled
- 04/22/20 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1726ER2)
- 04/22/20 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/22/20 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/22/20 House: Enacted, Chapter 1241 (effective - see bill)
- 04/22/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1241)