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1995 SESSION
HB 2265 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
Introduced by: Vincent F. Callahan, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Makes numerous amendments to the Act, which provides generally for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (METRO). The bill (i) adds Loudoun County to the area embraced by METRO, (ii) allows the Council of the District of Columbia to appoint members to the Board of Directors for METRO who are not members of the Council, (iii) requires a public hearing prior to any rate increase or major service reduction, (iv) eliminates certain exemptions for public hearings, (v) reduces from 30 to 15 days the notice required prior to a public hearing, (vi) changes the rights, benefits and other protective conditions and remedies available to certain employees, (vii) rewrites the procurement procedures, (viii) expands jurisdiction of Metro Transit Police to the entire Transit Zone, including the authority to make arrests off of Transit facilities, under specified conditions, (ix) provides that amendments to the METRO compact adopted by one signatory shall not be effective until the amendment is approved by the other signatories and is consented to by Congress and (x) makes many technical amendments.
FULL TEXT
- 01/23/95 House: Presented & ordered printed LD6433144 pdf
- 02/04/95 House: Printed as engrossed LD6433144-E pdf
- 02/22/95 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2265ER) pdf
- 03/13/95 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0150) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/23/95 House: Presented & ordered printed LD6433144
- 01/23/95 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/31/95 House: Reported from R. & I. N. (20-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/95 House: Referred to Committee on Interstate Cooperation
- 02/02/95 House: Reported from I. C. with amendments (5-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/95 House: Read first time
- 02/04/95 House: Read second time
- 02/04/95 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/04/95 House: Floor amendments agreed to (Callahan)
- 02/04/95 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/04/95 House: Printed as engrossed LD6433144-E
- 02/05/95 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/95 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/95 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/06/95 Senate: Read first time
- 02/06/95 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/14/95 Senate: Reported from P. & E. with amendments (11-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/95 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/95 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/95 Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/95 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/16/95 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/16/95 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/16/95 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/95 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/95 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/20/95 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/95 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/95 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2265ER)
- 02/24/95 House: Enrolled
- 02/25/95 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/95 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/09/95 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 150 (effective 7/1/95)
- 03/13/95 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0150)