HB 200 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Transit Entities, certain; funding and administration.

Summary
Certain transit entities; funding and administration. Changes the purposes and geographic applicability of the Transit Ridership Incentive Program, removes various other requirements related to the program's administration and use of funds, and specifies a November 1 deadline for the annual report on the program. The bill removes the requirement for the Secretary of Transportation to coordinate with certain other entities for the purpose of revising the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact of 1966 and implementing other reforms necessary to ensure the near-term and long-term viability of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. The bill also extends from July 1, 2027, to July 1, 2028, the sunset on provisions delegating to local building officials the enforcement of the Uniform Statewide Building Code for bus shelters to be constructed for transit agencies receiving state funds from the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 7, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrolled · 4 edits · Apr 6, 2026
MODERATE
HB 200 was expanded in its enrolled version to explicitly include micromobility, paratransit, and other specialized transportation as program goals under the Transit Ridership Incentive Program. The bill also shifted from fully repealing a prior 2024 enactment to amending it with a sunset date of July 1, 2028, and added a November 1 deadline for the Board's annual report.
SCOPE

The program's stated purposes now include 'encouraging innovative approaches to micromobility, paratransit, and other specialized transportation,' broadening the types of transit services eligible for funding beyond traditional bus routes.

Instead of fully repealing the second enactment of Chapter 806 (Acts of 2024), the enrolled bill amends and reenacts it with a sunset provision expiring on July 1, 2028 (changed from July 1, 2027 in markup). This preserves the prior law's provisions while adding an expiration date.

TIMELINE

The annual report to the Governor and General Assembly now has a specific deadline of November 1, whereas the introduced version had no set date.

TECHNICAL

The guideline review period for the Transit Service Delivery Advisory Committee appears to have been shortened from five years to three years based on markup notation in the text.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 9, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
14
Committee
11
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 87 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB200ER)
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Assigned HTRAN sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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