VirginiaCommonwealth Rail Fund; funds applied to Shortline Railway Preservation and Development Fund.
What it does
Commonwealth Rail Fund; Shortline Railway Preservation and Development Fund. Removes the $4 million cap on those Commonwealth Rail Fund (Fund) moneys distributed to the Department of Rail and Public Transportation that may be applied to the Shortline Railway Preservation and Development Fund and instead provides that up to 50 percent of such Fund moneys may be applied to the Shortline Railway Preservation and Development Fund. The bill retains the current provisions granting 93 percent of Fund moneys to the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority and seven percent to the Department of Rail and Public Transportation.
More detail
This bill is identical to HB 1603.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 18Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0024)Latest
- Mar 18Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 24 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 20Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 18Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 18Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1144)
- Feb 18Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1144ER)Major
- Feb 18EnrolledMinor
- Feb 13Passed House (96-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Read third timeMinor
- Feb 12Read second timeMinor
- Feb 10Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public SafetyMinor
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Feb 4Read first timeMinor
- Feb 4Placed on Calendar
- Jan 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1144)
- Jan 30Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 1-N)
- Jan 30Rules suspended
- Jan 30Printed as engrossed 25102452D-E
- Jan 30Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Jan 30Transportation Amendment agreed toMajor
- Jan 30Reading of amendment waived
- Jan 30Read second timeMinor
- Jan 29Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 29Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N)
- Jan 29Rules suspended
- Jan 28Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 16Reported from Transportation with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Transportation with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102452DIntroduced