HB 29 Budget Bill.

Chief patron: Torian

Summary as introduced:
Budget Bill. Amends Chapter 2 of the Acts of Assembly of 2022, Special Session I, as amended by Chapter 769 of the Acts of Assembly of 2023, as further amended by Chapter 1 of the Acts of Assembly of 2023, Special Session I,

02/28/24 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
02/28/24 Senate: Senators: Lucas, Deeds, Locke, Boysko, McDougle, Pillion
03/09/24 House: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 37-N)
03/09/24 House: VOTE: Adoption (62-Y 37-N)
03/09/24 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 4-N)

HB 30 Budget Bill.

Chief patron: Torian

Summary as introduced:
Budget Bill. Provides for all appropriations of the Budget submitted by the Governor of Virginia in accordance with the provisions of § 2.2-1509 of the Code of Virginia, and provides a portion of revenues for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June 2025 and the thirtieth day of June 2026.

02/28/24 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
02/28/24 Senate: Senators: Lucas, Deeds, Locke, Boysko, McDougle, Pillion
03/09/24 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (24-Y 14-N)
03/09/24 House: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 37-N)
03/09/24 House: VOTE: Adoption (62-Y 37-N)

HB 71 Combined sewer overflow outfalls; compliance with regulations, Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

Chief patron: Bulova

Summary as introduced:

Combined sewer overflow outfalls; compliance with regulations; Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Extends from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2026, the date by which certain combined sewer overflow (CSO) outfalls that discharge into the Chesapeake Bay Watershed must be in compliance with Virginia law, the federal Clean Water Act, and the Presumption Approach described in the EPA CSO Control Policy, unless a higher level of control is necessary to comply with a total maximum daily load. This bill is identical to SB 372.

03/07/24 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB71ER)
03/07/24 House: Signed by Speaker
03/08/24 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

HB 74 Unpaved secondary highways; improvement of secondary hwys. includes improvements other than paving.

Chief patron: Reid

Summary as passed:

Unpaved secondary highway funds. Clarifies that the improvement of nonsurface treated secondary highways includes improvements other than paving, as described in the bill. The bill also clarifies that the local governing body of the county receiving funds for such improvements will select the highways or highway segments to be improved, after consulting with the Department of Transportation. This bill is identical to SB 644.

02/27/24 House: Signed by Speaker
02/29/24 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB74ER)
03/01/24 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

HB 305 Regional gas tax; allocating revenues from tax to certain localities for improving secondary roads.

Chief patron: Ballard

Summary as introduced:
Regional gas tax revenues. Provides that in allocating revenues from the regional fuels tax in localities not a part of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission, the Interstate 81 Corridor, or the Central Virginia Transportation Authority, the Commonwealth Transportation Board shall seek to award 50 percent of the revenues generated in each construction district for projects improving or maintaining secondary roads.

01/05/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102720D
01/05/24 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/18/24 House: Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding
01/23/24 House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (7-Y 0-N)
01/25/24 House: Stricken from docket by Transportation (20-Y 0-N)

HB 377 Zoning; traffic impact statements.

Chief patron: Owen

Summary as introduced:
Zoning; traffic impact statements. Prohibits a locality from requiring a local traffic impact statement as a condition for approval of a rezoning application that involves a multifamily residential use of fewer than 50 residential units.

01/07/24 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
01/23/24 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
02/01/24 House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
02/01/24 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
02/13/24 House: Left in Counties, Cities and Towns

HB 532 Transportation project; prohibits initiation of project in an established school crossing zone, etc.

Chief patron: Seibold

Summary as introduced:
Transportation projects; highway safety. Prohibits the initiation of any transportation project in an established school crossing zone unless a pedestrian safety-focused road safety audit is conducted and its recommendations are incorporated into the project plan. The bill requires the Commonwealth Transportation Board, in administering the Virginia Highway Safety Improvement Program, to prioritize infrastructure projects that address a hazardous road location or feature or address an identified highway safety problem located in a school crossing zone.

01/08/24 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/18/24 House: Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding
01/23/24 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
01/23/24 House: Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (HB532)
02/13/24 House: Left in Transportation

HB 557 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; preservation of public parklands, recreation areas, etc.

Chief patron: Hope

Summary as introduced:
Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; preservation of public parklands, recreation areas, and wildlife or waterfowl refuges. Requires the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority to prioritize the preservation of the natural beauty and the natural resources of the countryside and public park and recreation lands within the localities embraced by the Authority and prohibits the Authority from approving any program or project that requires the use of any publicly owned land from a (i) public park; (ii) recreation area; or (iii) wildlife or waterfowl refuge of national, statewide, or local significance as determined by the local governing body of any locality having jurisdiction over such wildlife or waterfowl refuge unless (a) there is no feasible and prudent alternative to the use of such land and (b) such program or project includes all possible planning to minimize harm to such park, recreation area, or wildlife or waterfowl refuge resulting from such use.

01/09/24 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/18/24 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB557)
01/18/24 House: Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding
01/23/24 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
02/13/24 House: Left in Transportation

HB 660 Income tax, corporate; distribution of revenues to state parks.

Chief patron: Kilgore

Summary as introduced:
Corporate income tax; distribution of revenues; state parks. Requires five percent beginning July 1, 2024, of all corporate income tax revenues to be distributed to the State Park Conservation Resources Fund to provide (i) free entry to Virginia state parks and (ii) the conservation, development, maintenance, and operations of state parks acquired or held by the Department of Conservation and Recreation as provided in the appropriation act. The bill provides that such distribution shall not reduce the total amount of annual appropriations for the Department and the Fund below the total amounts appropriated for the most recent fiscal year ending before July 1, 2024, except as provided by a subsequent appropriation act.

01/09/24 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
01/31/24 House: Impact statement from TAX (HB660)
02/02/24 House: Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
02/05/24 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 1-N)
02/13/24 House: Left in Finance

HB 661 Design-build engineer; contractors not required to hire on staff in order to submit proposal.

Chief patron: Runion

Summary as introduced:
Department of Transportation; design-build engineer regulations. Directs the Department of Transportation to promulgate regulations clarifying that design-build contractors are not required to employ a professional engineer on staff in order to qualify to submit a proposal for or be awarded a transportation project.

01/09/24 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/18/24 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB661)
01/18/24 House: Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding
01/30/24 House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N)
02/13/24 House: Left in Transportation

HB 780 Collective bargaining by public employees; public transportation providers.

Chief patron: Callsen

Summary as introduced:
Collective bargaining by public employees; public transportation providers. Permits the governing body of a public transportation provider, as defined in the bill, to adopt a resolution authorizing such public transportation provider to (i) recognize a labor union or other employee association as a bargaining agent of public officers and employees and (ii) collectively bargain or enter into a collective bargaining contract with such union or association or its agents with respect to any matter relating to such transportation district or its employees.

01/09/24 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
01/16/24 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB780)
01/18/24 House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
01/25/24 House: Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB1001-Tran)
01/30/24 House: Incorporated by Labor and Commerce (HB1001-Tran)

HB 854 Gasoline and diesel fuel; lowers rate of tax.

Chief patron: Ennis

Summary as introduced:
Rate of tax on gasoline and diesel fuel. Lowers the rate of tax on gasoline and diesel fuel on July 1, 2024, from 26.2 cents per gallon to 21.2 cents per gallon on gasoline and from 27 cents per gallon to 20.2 cents per gallon on diesel fuel, which are the rates that were in effect before July 1, 2021. The bill provides that the rate of tax on gasoline and diesel fuel will return to 26.2 and 27 cents per gallon, respectively, on July 1, 2025, and will be indexed based on the change in the United States Average Consumer Price Index occurring between 2021 and 2024; thereafter, the rate will be indexed annually.

01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102120D
01/09/24 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
01/22/24 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB854)
02/02/24 House: Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
02/13/24 House: Left in Finance

HB 915 Highway Corporation Act of 1988; quartlerly reports.

Chief patron: Srinivasan

Summary as introduced:
Highway Corporation Act of 1988; reports. Requires a roadway operator under the Highway Corporation Act of 1988 to quarterly file with the State Corporation Commission, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation a complete financial report and provide any additional current and historical financial information as requested by any of the same such entities.

01/23/24 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/26/24 House: Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding
01/30/24 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025
02/01/24 House: Continued to 2025 in Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
02/01/24 House: Impact statement from SCC (HB915)

HB 923 Dulles Toll Road & Dulles Greenway; Depart. of Transportation to review tolls, fines, and penalties.

Chief patron: Srinivasan

Summary as introduced:
Department of Transportation; Dulles Toll Road and Dulles Greenway; report. Directs the Department of Transportation to review the tolls, fines, and penalties assessed on the Dulles Toll Road and the Dulles Greenway.

01/09/24 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
01/25/24 House: Assigned Rules sub: Studies Subcommittee
01/29/24 House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
01/29/24 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 with amendment(s)
02/01/24 House: Continued to 2025 with amendment(s) in Rules

HB 1109 Toll invoices; mail.

Chief patron: Wyatt

Summary as introduced:

Toll invoices; mail. Authorizes the use of a trackable correspondence equivalent to certified mail for sending invoices for unpaid tolls to a vehicle owner prior to the Department of Motor Vehicles placing a registration stop on such vehicle due to unpaid tolls. Current law requires such invoices to be mailed by certified mail. This bill is identical to SB 205.

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 67 (effective 7/1/24)

HB 1110 Toll facilities; requirements related to handling toll invoices on rented or leased vehicles.

Chief patron: Wyatt

Summary as introduced:
Toll facilities; vehicle owner. Provides that, in the context of automated toll enforcement, the exemption from the definition of "owner" for vehicle rental or vehicle leasing companies applies only if such companies meet existing requirements related to handling toll invoices on rented or leased vehicles.

03/04/24 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1110ER)
03/04/24 House: Signed by Speaker
03/07/24 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

HB 1111 Highway use fee; DMV to convene work group to determine tiered flat rate system.

Chief patron: Wyatt

Summary as introduced:
Department of Motor Vehicles; highway use fee; tiered flat rate system; work group; report. Directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to convene a work group to determine the feasibility of implementing a tiered flat rate system to accurately determine the correct amount of highway use fee to be charged at the point of sale of a motor vehicle. The bill directs the work group to complete its work and report its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the Senate and House Committees on Transportation no later than November 15, 2024.

01/10/24 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/30/24 House: Referred from Transportation
01/30/24 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
02/01/24 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1111)
02/13/24 House: Left in Rules

HB 1173 Northern Virginia Transportation Commission; membership.

Chief patron: Sickles

Summary as introduced:

Northern Virginia Transportation Commission; membership. Requires, rather than permits, the four members of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates to be members of the House of Delegates. This bill was incorporated into HB 201.

01/10/24 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/15/24 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1173)
01/26/24 House: Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding
01/30/24 House: Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB201-Krizek)
02/01/24 House: Incorporated by Transportation (HB201-Krizek)

HB 1201 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; budget, operating assistance.

Chief patron: Obenshain

Summary as introduced:
Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund; Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; budget; operating assistance. Provides that payments and obligations arising from or related to any contract pertaining to employee compensation and work conditions under the normal operation of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) may be included in the calculation of a WMATA budget increase for purposes of the cap of such budget increase. Current law provides that any payment or obligation of any kind arising from or related to legal disputes or proceedings between or among WMATA and any other person or entity shall not be used in calculating a WMATA budget increase.

01/10/24 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/19/24 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1201)
01/21/24 House: Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
01/31/24 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 3-N)
02/13/24 House: Left in Appropriations

HB 1233 Unpaved secondary highway funds; improvements, enhanced maintenances, report.

Chief patron: Higgins

Summary as introduced:
Unpaved secondary highway funds; improvements; report. Provides that improvements to nonsurface treated secondary highways may, at the discretion of the locality, include changes other than paving, including enhanced maintenance and capital improvements to such highway. The bill directs the Department of Transportation to review and consider methods of improving unpaved secondary highways other than paving such highways and report its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation by November 1, 2024.

01/10/24 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
01/25/24 House: Assigned Rules sub: Studies Subcommittee
01/26/24 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1233)
01/29/24 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025
02/01/24 House: Continued to 2025 in Rules

HB 1254 Bridges; state of good repair, allocation of funds.

Chief patron: Runion

Summary as introduced:
Bridges; state of good repair; allocation of funds. Designates bridges with a general condition rating, defined in the bill, of no more than five for at least one major bridge component as eligible for state of good repair funds. Currently, bridges must be structurally deficient to be eligible. The bill authorizes the use of state of good repair funds for improvements anticipated to extend the useful life of a bridge by at least 10 years. The bill applies to new project allocations made by the Commonwealth Transportation Board after June 1, 2025.

03/07/24 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1254ER)
03/07/24 House: Signed by Speaker
03/08/24 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

HB 1391 Tolls; Commissioner of Highways to evaluate ways to reduce and implement distance-based tolling.

Chief patron: Reid

Summary as introduced:
Commissioner of Highways; Highway Corporation Act to Public-Private Transportation Act. Directs the Commissioner of Highways to evaluate ways to reduce tolls and implement distance-based tolling by transferring any roadway within the Commonwealth operated pursuant to the Virginia Highway Corporation Act of 1988 to the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995. The bill establishes a process whereby the Commissioner may execute a new comprehensive agreement with the operator of the roadway to operate under the PPTA, if such transfer would be in the public interest, as defined in the bill. The bill expires on December 31, 2025.

02/05/24 House: Read first time
02/06/24 House: Motion to refer to committee agreed to
02/06/24 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/08/24 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1391)
02/13/24 House: Left in Appropriations

HB 1510 Toll-relief programs; low income residents.

Chief patron: Srinivasan

Summary as introduced:
Toll-relief programs; low-income residents. Requires the Department of Transportation to establish and administer toll-relief programs for low-income residents of any locality impacted by the presence of a toll facility in proximity to such locality, as determined by the Department.

01/19/24 House: Presented and ordered printed 24105345D
01/19/24 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/26/24 House: Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding
01/30/24 House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N)
02/13/24 House: Left in Transportation

HB 1543 Highway deaths & injuries; VDOT to develop a plan and apply for federal grants to reduce, report.

Chief patron: Tran

Summary as introduced:

Department of Transportation; quick-build traffic calming projects; report. Requires the Department of Transportation to convene a work group with relevant stakeholders to develop a process for localities in Planning District 8 to plan, prioritize, and implement quick-build traffic calming projects to address safety issues in school crossing zones.

01/19/24 House: Presented and ordered printed 24105863D
01/19/24 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/29/24 House: Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding
01/30/24 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
02/13/24 House: Left in Transportation

SB 29 Budget Bill.

Chief patron: Lucas

Summary as introduced:
Budget Bill. Amends Chapter 2 of the Acts of Assembly of 2022, Special Session I, as amended by Chapter 769 of the Acts of Assembly of 2023, as further amended by Chapter 1 of the Acts of Assembly of 2023, Special Session I.

02/22/24 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
02/26/24 House: Placed on Calendar
02/26/24 House: Read first time
02/26/24 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
03/05/24 House: Left in Appropriations

SB 30 Budget Bill.

Chief patron: Lucas

Summary as introduced:
Budget Bill. Provides for all appropriations of the Budget submitted by the Governor of Virginia in accordance with the provisions of § 2.2-1509 of the Code of Virginia, and provides a portion of revenues for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June 2025 and the thirtieth day of June 2026.

02/22/24 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
02/26/24 House: Placed on Calendar
02/26/24 House: Read first time
02/26/24 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
03/05/24 House: Left in Appropriations

SB 108 Income tax, state; standard deduction.

Chief patron: Suetterlein

Summary as introduced:
Virginia taxable income; standard deduction. Removes the sunset on elevated standard deduction amounts for single individuals and married persons that was scheduled to expire for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2026.

01/03/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103720D
01/03/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
01/14/24 Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB108)
02/06/24 Senate: Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

SB 158 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; technical advisory committee; appointed by Authority.

Chief patron: Boysko

Summary as introduced:
Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; technical advisory committee; appointments. Provides that six members of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority's technical advisory committee are appointed by the Authority rather than appointed by localities embraced by the Authority as provided in current law.

03/04/24 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB158ER)
03/04/24 House: Signed by Speaker
03/07/24 Senate: Signed by President
03/11/24 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
03/11/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024

SB 451 Income tax, corporate; distribution of revenues to state parks.

Chief patron: Marsden

Summary as introduced:
Corporate income tax; distribution of revenues; state parks. Requires five percent beginning July 1, 2024, of all corporate income tax revenues to be distributed to the State Park Conservation Resources Fund to provide (i) free entry to Virginia state parks and (ii) the conservation, development, maintenance, and operations of state parks acquired or held by the Department of Conservation and Recreation as provided in the appropriation act. The bill provides that such distribution shall not reduce the total amount of annual appropriations for the Department and the Fund below the total amounts appropriated for the most recent fiscal year ending before July 1, 2024, except as provided by a subsequent appropriation act.

01/09/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100153D
01/09/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
01/27/24 Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB451)
02/06/24 Senate: Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

SB 474 School Construction Fund and Program; definitions.

Chief patron: Obenshain

Summary as passed Senate:

School Construction Program and Fund; career and technical education programs eligible. Clarifies that, for the purposes of eligibility to receive grants through the School Construction Fund and Program, "local school division" includes any joint or regional school established in accordance with relevant law and "public school buildings and facilities" or "public school buildings" include any building or facility used for career and technical education programs provided at any such joint or regional school. This bill is identical to HB 462.

03/07/24 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB474ER)
03/07/24 House: Signed by Speaker
03/08/24 Senate: Signed by President
03/11/24 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
03/11/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024

SB 486 Natural gas; certain pipeline expansion unlawful in Planning District 19 (Crater Region).

Chief patron: Aird

Summary as introduced:
Certain natural gas pipeline expansion unlawful; Planning District 19. Prohibits the increase or expansion of any natural gas pipeline capacity in Planning District 19 (Crater Region), whether in new or existing pipelines, that uses existing compressors powered by natural gas-fired combustion turbines, diesel motors, or other technology using fossil fuels. Such prohibition shall apply to all proposed or existing compressors in Planning District 19 associated with natural gas pipelines, including those serving interstate and intrastate pipelines, regardless of size for the purpose of air pollution reduction. The bill requires the State Air Pollution Control Board to ensure that the provisions of the bill are incorporated into the Commonwealth's state implementation plan enacted pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act.

01/09/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104427D
01/09/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
01/30/24 Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
01/30/24 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 1-N)

SB 573 Virginia Public Safety Communications Infrastructure Fund; definitions, created.

Chief patron: Obenshain

Summary as introduced:
Virginia Public Safety Communications Infrastructure Fund and Program established. Establishes the Virginia Public Safety Communications Infrastructure Fund and Program, to be administered by the Department of Emergency Management and financially managed by the Virginia Resources Authority, for the purpose of making loans and awarding grants to local governments for the purpose of assisting with improvement projects relating to public safety radio and communications infrastructure.

02/09/24 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/15/24 House: Placed on Calendar
02/15/24 House: Read first time
02/15/24 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
03/05/24 House: Left in Appropriations

SB 585 Capital outlay plan; repeals existing six-year capital outlay for projects to be funded.

Chief patron: Deeds

Summary as introduced:
Six-Year Capital Outlay Plan and funding. Provides that the Six-Year Capital Outlay Plan Advisory Committee shall submit and annually amend a Six-Year Capital Outlay Plan that shall include new capital outlay projects (and previously planned or authorized capital outlay projects) that are to be funded entirely or partially from general fund-supported resources for the six fiscal years beginning July 1, 2024. The Plan shall be amended annually through the submission of a report to the Governor and the General Assembly by the Advisory Committee which reflects (i) its recommendations 1516 and (ii) any capital outlay projects authorized by the General Assembly in an appropriation act. The bill also removes the requirement for the Governor to submit in each legislative session a prefiled bill with amendments to the current Plan to be enacted into law.

03/01/24 House: Delegates: Torian, Sickles, Coyner
03/06/24 Conference: Amended by conference committee
03/06/24 House: Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
03/06/24 House: VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
03/09/24 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)

SB 617 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; budget, operating assistance.

Chief patron: Obenshain

Summary as introduced:
Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund; Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; budget; operating assistance. Provides that payments and obligations arising from or related to any contract pertaining to employee compensation and work conditions under the normal operation of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) may be included in the calculation of a WMATA budget increase for purposes of the cap of such budget increase. Current law provides that any payment or obligation of any kind arising from or related to legal disputes or proceedings between or among WMATA and any other person or entity shall not be used in calculating a WMATA budget increase.

01/10/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24105088D
01/10/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/16/24 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB617)
02/01/24 Senate: Continued to 2025 in Transportation (15-Y 0-N)

SB 644 Unpaved secondary highways; improvement of secondary hwys. includes improvements other than paving.

Chief patron: Perry

Summary as passed:

Unpaved secondary highway funds. Clarifies that the improvement of nonsurface treated secondary highways includes improvements other than paving, as described in the bill. The bill also clarifies that the local governing body of the county receiving funds for such improvements will select the highways or highway segments to be improved, after consulting with the Department of Transportation. This bill is identical to HB 74.

03/06/24 House: Signed by Speaker
03/07/24 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB644ER)
03/07/24 Senate: Signed by President
03/11/24 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
03/11/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024

SJ 28 Public transit systems, joint subcommittee to study funding needs.

Chief patron: Ebbin

Summary as passed Senate:
Study; joint subcommittee; funding needs in certain transit systems; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study long-term, sustainable, dedicated funding and cost-containment controls and strategies to ensure the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, the Virginia Railway Express, and the public transit systems that serve the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission transportation districts meet the growing needs of public transit in the region.

03/04/24 House: Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 24108457D-H2
03/04/24 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SJ28H2
03/04/24 House: Agreed to by House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
03/04/24 House: VOTE: Block Vote Adoption (97-Y 0-N)
03/05/24 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate 24108457D-H2

Counts: HB: 24 SB: 11 SJ: 1