Mass transit; makes numerous changes to administration of and revenues for transit.
Summary
Makes numerous changes to the administration of and revenues for mass transit in the Commonwealth, specifically as it relates to funding of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and the disbursement of funds in the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund. The bill sets a floor on the average price of fuel used to calculate the regional motor sales tax as the price of gas on February 20, 2013, the same floor that is used to calculate the state fuels tax. The bill uses the existing regional congestion relief fee and a new regional transient occupancy tax in the Northern Virginia region to raise additional revenues for mass transit, and authorizes the issuance of $50 million in bonds only for a required federal match. The provisions of the bill are contingent upon Maryland, the District of Columbia, and the federal government adopting similar actions to raise revenues for WMATA. This bill incorporates
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2018
Last action Feb 28, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Feb 28, 2018
Legislature · Passed
House requested conference committee
legislature
Feb 26, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with substitute (84-Y 14-N)
legislature
Feb 26, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB856H1
legislature
Feb 26, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18107416D-H1
legislature
Feb 19, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Feb 13, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by temporarily
legislature
Feb 13, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB856S1
legislature
Feb 13, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18106833D-S1
legislature
Jan 17, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
legislature
Jan 17, 2018
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 18101813D
legislature
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DS
Dick Saslaw
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Ebbin
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Favola
DDemocratic
Co
Hala S. Ayala
DDemocratic
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