Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Interstate Compact; definitions, Board of Directors.
Summary
Authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Interstate Compact. The compact establishes a state safety oversight authority for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Rail System, pursuant to the mandate of federal law, to review, approve, oversee, and enforce the safety of the WMATA Rail System. The bill contains an emergency clause.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Signed Mar 24, 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
30
Key actions
12
Committee
11
Mar 24, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 705 (effective 3/24/17)
executive
Feb 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Emergency clause added by conference committee
legislature
Feb 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
House requested conference committee
legislature
Feb 16, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 15, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1251H1
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105345D-H1
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1251S1
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105087D-S1
legislature
Jan 17, 2017
Committee
Rereferred to Transportation
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102737D
legislature
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
GB
George Barker
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Ebbin
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Marsden
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Sickles
DDemocratic
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