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HJ693

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); Transportation Funds.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Dave LaRock (R)

Session:
2017 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Constitutional amendment (first resolution); Transportation Funds.

Requires the General Assembly to maintain permanent and separate Transportation Funds to include the Commonwealth Transportation Fund, Transportation Trust Fund, Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund, and other funds established by general law for transportation. The amendment directs that revenues dedicated to Transportation Funds on January 1, 2018, by general law, other than a general appropriation law, shall be deposited to the Transportation Funds, unless the General Assembly by general law, other than a general appropriation law, alters the revenues dedicated to the Funds. The amendment limits the use of Fund moneys to transportation and related purposes. The amendment specifies that the General Assembly may borrow from the Funds for other purposes only by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house and that the loan must be repaid with reasonable interest within four years. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/10/2017 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103013D
  • 01/10/2017 - House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
  • 01/12/2017 - House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional
  • 01/30/2017 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
  • 02/03/2017 - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N)
  • 02/06/2017 - House: Taken up
  • 02/06/2017 - House: Engrossed by House
  • 02/06/2017 - House: Agreed to by House (78-Y 16-N)
  • 02/06/2017 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (78-Y 16-N)
  • 02/07/2017 - Senate: Reading waived
  • 02/07/2017 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
  • 02/14/2017 - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (11-Y 3-N)
  • 02/16/2017 - Senate: Reading waived (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/17/2017 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/17/2017 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/20/2017 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/20/2017 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/21/2017 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/21/2017 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/22/2017 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/22/2017 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
  • 02/22/2017 - Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
  • 02/22/2017 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
  • 02/22/2017 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/23/2017 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/23/2017 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
  • 02/23/2017 - Senate: Amendment by Senator Petersen rejected (19-Y 20-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/23/2017 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/24/2017 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/24/2017 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 02/24/2017 - Senate: Agreed to by Senate with amendments (23-Y 17-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/24/2017 - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/24/2017 - Senate: Agreed to by Senate with amendments (24-Y 16-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/25/2017 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/25/2017 - House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (71-Y 23-N)
  • 02/25/2017 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (71-Y 23-N)
  • 03/07/2017 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/07/2017 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ693ER)
  • 03/07/2017 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/10/2017 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/27/2017 - House: Assigned Chapter 771 (effective 7/1/17)
  • 03/27/2017 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0771)

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