Virginia House Bill 859 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-03 - Continued to 2023 in Transportation by voice vote
Pending: House Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Commissioner of Highways; roadways operating under the Virginia Highway Corporation Act of 1988 to operate under the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995. Directs the Commissioner of Highways to evaluate whether it is in the public interest for any roadway operated pursuant to the Virginia Highway Corporation Act of 1988 to operate instead under the authority and requirements provided by the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 (PPTA). The bill authorizes the Commissioner, if he determines it is in the public interest for any such roadway to operate under the PPTA and if the Secretary of Transportation and the Transportation Public-Private Partnership Steering Committee concur, to negotiate and execute a new comprehensive agreement with the operator of such roadway to operate under the authority and requirements provided by the PPTA. The bill has an expiration date of January 1, 2024. Commissioner of Highways; roadways operating under the Virginia Highway Corporation Act of 1988 to operate under the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995. Directs the Commissioner of Highways to evaluate whether it is in the public interest for any roadway operated pursuant to the Virginia Highway Corporation Act of 1988 to operate instead under the authority and requirements provided by the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 (PPTA). The bill authorizes the Commissioner, if he determines it is in the public interest for any such roadway to operate under the PPTA and if the Secretary of Transportation and the Transportation Public-Private Partnership Steering Committee concur, to negotiate and execute a new comprehensive agreement with the operator of such roadway to operate under the authority and requirements provided by the PPTA. The bill has an expiration date of January 1, 2024.

Roadways; operation under HCA to operate instead under PPTA.

Del. David Reid [D]

Del. Kaye Kory [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-03	House	Continued to 2023 in Transportation by voice vote
2022-02-01	House	Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2023 by voice vote
2022-01-27	House	Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #2 Transportation Infrastructure and Funding
2022-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Transportation
2022-01-12	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103316D

HB859 (Carry Over) 2022-02-03 - Continued to 2023 in Transportation by voice vote

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB859
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB859+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22104927D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB859F122+PDF