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 SB 1144.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 18Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0004)Latest
- Mar 18Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 4 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Feb 18Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Feb 18Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025Minor
- Feb 13Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 10Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1603)
- Feb 10Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1603ER)Major
- Feb 10EnrolledMinor
- Feb 7Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 7Read third timeMinor
- Feb 6Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 6Rules suspended
- Feb 5Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 31Referred to Committee on Finance and AppropriationsMinor
- Jan 31Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1603)
- Jan 30Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Printed as engrossed 25102160D-E
- Jan 29Engrossed by House as amended
- Jan 29Appropriations Amendment agreed toMajor
- Jan 29Read second timeMinor
- Jan 28Read first timeMinor
- Jan 24Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 11Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 9Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1603)
- Jan 3Referred to Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Jan 3Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102160DIntroduced