Virginia Regional Industrial Facilities Act; Planning Districts 13 and 14.
Summary
Virginia Regional Industrial Facilities Act; Planning Districts 13 and 14. Adds Planning Districts 13 (Southside) and 14 (Commonwealth Regional Commission) to the list of areas where localities may create a regional industrial facility authority that contains a town and only one city or county rather than at least two cities or counties.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Dec 22, 2023
Signed Mar 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 8, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 27, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Mar 28, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 167 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB59ER)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-1)
senate
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Dec 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tommy Wright
RRepublican
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