Commonwealth Corridor passenger rail service; DRPT to study feasibility of an east-west service.
Summary
Study; Department of Rail and Public Transportation; Commonwealth Corridor passenger rail service; report. Requests the Department of Rail and Public Transportation to study the feasibility of an east-west Commonwealth Corridor passenger rail service connecting Hampton Roads, Richmond, and the New River Valley.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Last action Mar 5, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2020 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2020
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Jan 27, 2020
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
2
Committee
10
Amendments
5
Mar 5, 2020
Senate · Amendment offered
House amendment agreed to by Senate by voice vote
Mar 4, 2020
House of Delegates · Amendment offered
Agreed to by House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (90-Y 2-N)
Mar 4, 2020
House of Delegates · Amendment offered
Engrossed by House as amended
Mar 4, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Committee amendment agreed to
Mar 4, 2020
House of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (88-2-8)
Feb 28, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Feb 24, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Feb 19, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
Feb 19, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Feb 19, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Rules with amendment (17-Y 0-N)
Feb 3, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
Jan 29, 2020
Senate · Passed
Read third time and agreed to by Senate by voice vote
Jan 28, 2020
Senate · Amendment offered
Engrossed by Senate as amended SJ50E
Jan 28, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Committee amendments agreed to
Jan 28, 2020
Senate · Amendment offered
Reading of amendments waived
Jan 24, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Rules with amendments
Jan 7, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
Jan 7, 2020
Senate · Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102924D
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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