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HB 141 VA
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Virginia Passenger Rail Authority; certain exemptions.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 5, 2026

Latest action (Apr 6, 2026) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0075)

Summary

Virginia Passenger Rail Authority; exemptions. Exempts the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority from certain requirements, procurement and technology procedures, fees, and charges and expands certain existing exemptions to which it is already entitled.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (32)

  1. Jan 5, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103364D · lower
  2. Jan 5, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · lower
  3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HTRAN sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding · lower
  4. Jan 27, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  5. Jan 27, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) · lower
  6. Jan 29, 2026 Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) · lower
  7. Feb 2, 2026 Read first time · lower
  8. Feb 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
  9. Feb 3, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
  10. Feb 3, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
  11. Feb 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB141) · lower
  12. Feb 4, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A) · lower
  13. Feb 4, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
  14. Feb 4, 2026 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  15. Feb 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  16. Feb 5, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
  17. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A) · upper
  18. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  19. Mar 3, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  20. Mar 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  21. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
  22. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · upper
  23. Mar 4, 2026 Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N 0-A) · upper
  24. Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · lower
  25. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB141ER) · lower
  26. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB141) · lower
  27. Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  28. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  29. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
  30. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  31. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 75 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
  32. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0075) · executive

Text versions (11)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Chaptered · PDF
  • Chaptered · HTML
  • Enrolled · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • Engrossed · PDF
  • Engrossed · HTML
  • Transportation Amendment · HTML
  • Transportation Amendment · HTML
  • Transportation Infrastructure and Funding Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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