Western Virginia Transportation Fund; created.
Summary
Creates the Western Virginia Transportation Fund (Fund), to be used by the West Virginian Transportation Commission, also created by the bill, to fund transportation projects in Planning Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. The bill imposes an additional 2.1 percent regional tax on motor vehicle fuels in the counties and cities in such planning districts to generate revenue for the Fund.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Last action Feb 26, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2018
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 13, 2018
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Feb 20, 2018
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Feb 19, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Feb 13, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104752D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
EH
Emmett Hanger
RRepublican
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