SB 1007 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

NOVA Bicycle & Pedestrians Network Study; NOVA Transportation Authority to examine.

Summary
Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; recommendations related to the Northern Virginia Bicycle and Pedestrian Network Study; report. Directs the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority to coordinate with the Department of Transportation and certain other stakeholders to examine the findings of the Department of Transportation's December 2024 Northern Virginia Bicycle and Pedestrian Network Study and make recommendations on a method to implement and fund the infrastructure needs and other objectives identified in such study.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Last action Feb 18, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Transportation Substitute · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was changed from an original version that created a new funding mechanism for bicycle, pedestrian, and safety improvements through a parking facility tax, to a substitute version that instead directs the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority to coordinate with stakeholders to study and make recommendations on implementing the findings from a 2024 bicycle and pedestrian network study. The original funding and tax provisions were removed entirely.
Scope change
The bill's scope shifted from establishing a new tax and funding program to creating a study and recommendation process for future infrastructure planning.
FISCAL

Removed the creation of the Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Safety Improvements Infrastructure Fund and Subfund that would have been funded by a new parking facility tax.

Removed the new parking facility tax of $0.50 per parking space on off-street parking facilities in Northern Virginia jurisdictions.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority to coordinate with stakeholders including the Department of Transportation, member jurisdictions, and advocacy groups to examine the 2024 Northern Virginia Bicycle and Pedestrian Network Study.

TIMELINE

Added deadline for the Authority to submit findings and recommendations to state legislative committee chairs by November 1, 2025.

SCOPE

Changed the bill from creating immediate funding mechanisms to establishing a study and recommendation process for future infrastructure planning.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2025

How they voted

380
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Jan 29, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
17 Yea 2
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Assigned Trans sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by temporarily
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Scott Surovell
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
VA
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