Virginia Coalfields Expressway Authority; established, report.
Summary
Creates the Virginia Coalfields Expressway Authority to improve the transportation into, from, within, and through Southwest Virginia; assist in regional economic development; and generally enhance highway safety in the affected localities through development of a proposed Coalfields Expressway. The bill regulates the membership and duties of the Authority.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 20, 2017
Signed Mar 16, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Mar 16, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 543 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2474H1
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105017D-H1
legislature
Jan 24, 2017
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #4
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 17103458D
legislature
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Todd Pillion
RRepublican
Co
AB
A. Benton "Ben" Chafin
RRepublican
Co
Israel O'Quinn
RRepublican
Co
Terry Kilgore
RRepublican
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