Constitutional amendment (first resolution); Transportation Funds.
Summary
Requires the General Assembly to maintain permanent and separate Transportation Funds to include the Commonwealth Transportation Fund, Transportation Trust Fund, Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund, and other funds established by general law for transportation. The amendment directs that revenues dedicated to Transportation Funds on January 1, 2018, by general law, other than a general appropriation law, shall be deposited to the Transportation Funds, unless the General Assembly by general law, other than a general appropriation law, alters the revenues dedicated to the Funds. The amendment limits the use of Fund moneys to transportation and related purposes. The amendment specifies that the General Assembly may borrow from the Funds for other purposes only by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house and that the loan must be repaid with reasonable interest within four years.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Last action Mar 27, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
5
Mar 27, 2017
Committee
Assigned Chapter 771 (effective 7/1/17)
legislature
Feb 25, 2017
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (71-Y 23-N)
legislature
Feb 24, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Feb 23, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 23, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Feb 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 22, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Feb 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Feb 22, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
legislature
Feb 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 17, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Jan 12, 2017
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103013D
legislature
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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