HJ28
Hampton Rds; joint subcommittee to study public transit systems to ensure it meets needs of region.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 4, 2026
Senate: Agreed to by Senate (Voice Vote)
Chief Patron:
Alex Askew (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Study; joint subcommittee; public transit in Hampton Roads; report.
Creates a 13-member joint subcommittee for a two-year study on options for providing long-term, sustainable, and dedicated operations and capital funding with cost-containment controls to ensure that the public transit systems that serve Hampton Roads, including all modes of Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) service, local and express bus, light rail, ... (More) passenger ferry, paratransit, on-demand microtransit, and seasonal trolley and shuttle services, other ridesharing and commuter programs, and any future modes of public transportation or mobility services that may be developed to serve the Hampton Roads region, meet the growing public transit needs of the region. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104133D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 01/22/2026 - House: Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee
- 01/22/2026 - House: Placed on Rules Agenda
- 01/31/2026 - House: Placed on Rules Agenda
- 02/02/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/02/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Placed on Rules Agenda
- 02/06/2026 - House: Reported from Rules with amendment(s) (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2026 - House: Placed on House Calendar for Feb 10, 2026
- 02/11/2026 - House: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 02/11/2026 - House: Passed by for the day
- 02/12/2026 - House: Taken up
- 02/12/2026 - House: committee amendments agreed to
- 02/12/2026 - House: Delegate Askew Floor amendments withdrawn
- 02/12/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/12/2026 - House: Agreed to by House (92-Y 4-N 0-A)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/19/2026 - Senate: Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
- 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: Read second time
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Agreed to by Senate (Voice Vote)
