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2024 SESSION

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HB 1425 Virginia Passenger Rail Authority; exempts railway tunnels and bridges from Building Code.

Introduced by: Terry L. Austin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Uniform Statewide Building Code; Virginia Passenger Rail Authority exemption. Exempts railway tunnels and bridges owned by the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority from the Uniform Statewide Building Code and the Statewide Fire Prevention Code Act. The bill requires the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority to report annually to the State Fire Marshal on the maintenance and operability of installed fire protection and detection systems in its railway tunnels and bridges.

FULL TEXT

• 01/18/24  House: Presented and ordered printed 24104432D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/26/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1425ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/14/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0078)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/18/24  House: Presented and ordered printed 24104432D
• 01/18/24  House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 01/26/24  House: Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding
• 01/30/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/24  House: Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/24  House: Read first time
• 02/06/24  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/07/24  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/24  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/08/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 02/15/24  Senate: Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/24  Senate: Read third time
• 02/20/24  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/24  House: Enrolled
• 02/26/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1425ER)
• 02/26/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/28/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 03/14/24  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 78 (effective 7/1/24)
• 03/14/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0078)