HB141
Virginia Passenger Rail Authority; certain exemptions.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
David Reid (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Virginia Passenger Rail Authority; exemptions.
Exempts the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority from certain requirements, procurement and technology procedures, fees, and charges and expands certain existing exemptions to which it is already entitled.-
Bill History
- 01/05/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103364D
- 01/05/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/19/2026 - House: Assigned HTRAN sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding
- 01/26/2026 - House: Placed on Transportation Agenda
- 01/27/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/27/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/2026 - House: Placed on Transportation Agenda
- 01/29/2026 - House: Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2026 - House: committee amendment agreed to
- 02/03/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/04/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB141)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 02/04/2026 - House: Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/19/2026 - Senate: Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/19/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/11/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB141ER)
- 03/11/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB141)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/14/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
