Amending residency requirements for regional airport boards
HB 2964 changes the residency requirement for members of regional airport boards. Previously, board members only needed to reside in the county where the airport is located. The bill now requires all board members to live within the specific geographic service area served by the airport. This law, approved by the governor on April 25, 2025, directly affects who can serve on these boards by ensuring members live in the communities the airport primarily serves.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Feb 25, 2025
Signed Jul 31, 2025
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Committee Substitute
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Engrossed Committee Substitute
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Apr 9, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was updated to reflect its progression from a Committee Substitute to an Engrossed Version. The substantive policy language regarding airport board member qualifications remains unchanged, while the document metadata was updated to include the correct version history and session details.
Scope change
No change in the scope or applicability of the law; the bill continues to govern the residency requirements for members of regional airport boards.
TECHNICAL
Updated document headers and version history to reflect the bill's status as an Engrossed Committee Substitute and to include the 2025 Regular Session designation.
Changed the article title separator from a hyphen to an em-dash for formatting consistency.
Removed the explanatory note regarding the bill's purpose and the legend explaining strike-throughs and underlining, as these are no longer relevant to the final text.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 28, 2025
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Apr 9, 2025
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican31
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 25, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025
lower
Apr 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - Senate Journal
upper
Apr 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - House Journal
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 401)
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee reference dispensed
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 237)
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
To House Government Organization
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
To House Local Governments
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
To House Government Organization
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
To Government Organization
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike DeVault
RRepublican
Co
Bob Fehrenbacher
RRepublican
Co
Dana Ferrell
RRepublican
Co
Phil Mallow
RRepublican
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