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2017 SESSION
HB 2136 Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Interstate Compact; Va. authorized to become a signatory.
Introduced by: James M. LeMunyon (by request) | 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 requires the Secretary of Transportation to negotiate, on the Commonwealth's behalf, the terms for revision of the WMATA Compact with the other signatories to the WMATA Compact. The bill contains an emergency clause.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102733D pdf
- 02/02/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17104697D-H1 pdf
- 02/24/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2136ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/24/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0696) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102733D
- 01/11/17 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/17/17 House: Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/26/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
- 02/02/17 House: Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17104697D-H1
- 02/03/17 House: Read first time
- 02/06/17 House: Read second time
- 02/06/17 House: Committee substitute agreed to 17104697D-H1
- 02/06/17 House: Emergency clause added
- 02/06/17 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2136H1
- 02/07/17 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/14/17 Senate: Rereferred from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/17 Senate: Rereferred to Transportation
- 02/15/17 Senate: Reported from Transportation (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/17 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/20/17 Senate: Amendment by Senator Carrico agreed to
- 02/20/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/20/17 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/17 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/17 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/17 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/17 House: VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/17 House: Enrolled
- 02/24/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2136ER)
- 02/24/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/24/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/28/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
- 02/28/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/24/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 696 (effective 3/24/17)
- 03/24/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0696)