HB 1967 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Commonwealth Aviation Fund; changes allocation amounts.

Summary

Commonwealth Aviation Fund; allocations. Changes (i) the allocation amounts from the Commonwealth Aviation Fund, (ii) the entity to which certain funds from such Fund are allocated from air carrier airports to commercial service airport sponsors, and (iii) the classification of airports from air carrier airport and reliever airport to commercial service airport and regional business airport, respectively.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Jan 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 6, 2025 Last action Feb 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Appropriations Substitute · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended from its original introduced version to a House Appropriations Substitute version. The primary substantive change involves modifying the allocation percentages for entitlement funds to air carrier airports and adding a new provision allocating 6% of funds to MWAA. Several line items were also adjusted to clarify reporting requirements for different airport categories.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on Commonwealth Aviation Fund allocations, but the specific distribution percentages and reporting categories have been modified.

FISCAL

Changed entitlement fund allocation percentages for air carrier airports from 'Forty Fifty percent' to 'Forty Fifty percent of the funds shall be allocated as entitlement funds to air carrier airports that are not airports owned or leased by commercial service airport sponsors other than MWAA' with specific percentage thresholds for airports based on enplanement numbers.

Added new provision allocating 6% of funds as entitlement funds to MWAA.

REQUIREMENT

Modified discretionary fund allocation language to clarify categories including 'general aviation community business and local service airports' and adjusted percentage allocations from 'Twenty Fifteen percent' to 'Twenty Fifteen percent of the funds shall be allocated by the Virginia Aviation Board for general aviation airports on a discretionary basis'.

TECHNICAL

Changed bill header from 'INTRODUCED' to 'HOUSE SUBSTITUTE' with updated committee and patron information reflecting the Appropriations Committee's amendments.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 30, 2025

How they voted

96–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 100

Jan 30, 2025

D Democratic51

50 Yea 1

98% Yea

R Republican49

46 Yea 3

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jan 31, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Committee

Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety

lower

Jan 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor