VA HB1229 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 11 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0431)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Excursion trains; certification requirements; liability of railroad company. Removes the requirement that a passenger train be operated primarily in Buchanan, Campbell, or Washington County in order to be certified as an excursion train. The bill further removes the requirement that a locality pass a resolution to immunize a railroad company upon which an excursion train operates from liability for personal injury or wrongful death arising from the operation of the excursion train.

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Title

Excursion trains; certification requirements, liability of railroad company.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N) (Y: 36 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 1-N) (Y: 13 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Transportation (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-12 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-09 - House - House: Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-03 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0431)
2016-03-11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0431)
2016-03-11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 431 (effective 7/1/16)
2016-03-08 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
2016-03-08HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/8/2016
2016-03-07SenateSigned by President
2016-03-04HouseSigned by Speaker
2016-03-04HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1229ER)
2016-03-04HouseEnrolled
2016-03-02SenatePassed Senate (36-Y 3-N)
2016-03-02SenateRead third time
2016-03-01SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2016-02-29SenateReported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 1-N)
2016-02-24SenateRereferred to Courts of Justice
2016-02-24SenateRereferred from Transportation (13-Y 0-N)
2016-02-15SenateReferred to Committee on Transportation
2016-02-15SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2016-02-12HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2016-02-12HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE(99-Y 0-N)
2016-02-11HouseRead second time and engrossed
2016-02-10HouseRead first time
2016-02-09HouseReported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
2016-02-03HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2016-01-29HouseAssigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #4
2016-01-19HouseReferred to Committee on Transportation
2016-01-19HousePresented and ordered printed 16103584D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
4622099.41(n/a)See Bill Text
4622099.42(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB1229
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB1229+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB1229ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0432+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0431+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H1904V0007+HB1229
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H19V0106+HB1229
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV0466+HB1229
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S11V0089+HB1229
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S03V0356+HB1229
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0754HB1229+HB1229
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0783HB1229+HB1229

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