Virginia House Bill 2055 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Passed on March 13 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-03-13 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0388)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Rural Coastal Virginia Community Enhancement Authority. Establishes the Rural Coastal Virginia Community Enhancement Authority, consisting of the 12 counties within the Northern Neck, Middle Peninsula, and Accomack-Northampton planning districts, if approved by the respective governing bodies. The Authority is created for the purpose of serving as a regional economic development body and represents a partnership of the Commonwealth, the planning districts, and the 12 counties of the coastal region. The Authority shall be governed by a board of up to 15 members. The Authority may seek and approve loans and solicit donations, grants, and any other funding from the Commonwealth, the federal government, and regional, local government, and private entities to carry out its purposes, powers, and duties. Also, the Authority will (i) assist the region in obtaining necessary job training or employment-related education, leadership and civic development, and business development, especially entrepreneurship for the coastal region; (ii) provide special assistance to distressed and underdeveloped counties within the coastal region; and (iii) fund demonstration projects, and conduct research, evaluations, and assessments of the coastal region's assets and needs.

Rural Coastal Virginia Community Enhancement Authority; created, report.

Del. Keith Hodges [R]

Del. Robert Bloxom [R]

Del. Christopher Peace [R]

Del. Margaret Ransone [R]

2017-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government (12-Y 1-N) (Y: 12 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-01 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-13		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0388)
2017-03-13		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 388 (effective 7/1/17)
2017-02-28		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
2017-02-28	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
2017-02-24	Senate	Signed by President
2017-02-24	House	Signed by Speaker
2017-02-24	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2055ER)
2017-02-24	House	Enrolled
2017-02-21	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
2017-02-21	House	Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
2017-02-21	House	Placed on Calendar
2017-02-17	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 1-N)
2017-02-17	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2017-02-17	Senate	Amendments by Senator Stuart agreed to
2017-02-17	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2017-02-17	Senate	Read third time
2017-02-16	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2017-02-14	Senate	Reported from Local Government (12-Y 1-N)
2017-02-02	Senate	Referred to Committee on Local Government
2017-02-02	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2017-02-01	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2017-02-01	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2017-01-31	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2055H1
2017-01-31	House	Committee substitute agreed to 17104812D-H1
2017-01-31	House	Read second time
2017-01-30	House	Read first time
2017-01-27	House	Committee substitute printed 17104812D-H1
2017-01-27	House	Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2017-01-25	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2017-01-16	House	Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
2017-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2017-01-10	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103874D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	7600	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	7607	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB2055
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2055+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2055H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2055ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0388+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H0702V0010+HB2055
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H07V0025+HB2055
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HV1773+HB2055
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+S07V0070+HB2055
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0627HB2055+HB2055
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0662HB2055+HB2055
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HV2607+HB2055