Project evaluation; primary evacuation routes.
Summary
Statewide prioritization process; primary evacuation routes. Requires the Office of Intermodal Planning to include in the results of screening candidate projects in the Six-Year Improvement Program whether such projects are located on a primary evacuation route.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 6, 2020
Signed Apr 9, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Apr 9, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 971 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB561H1
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20107098D-H1
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Systems
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103235D
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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