HB 141 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia Passenger Rail Authority; certain exemptions.

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.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 5, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was formally enacted into law (Chapter 75) and includes a technical update to the Virginia Personnel Act threshold for professional services procurement, raising the cost limit from $80,000 to $150,000. The substantive policy content regarding exemptions for the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority and other state entities remains unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the only substantive modification is an increase in the procurement threshold for the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority.

REQUIREMENT

The threshold for professional services procurement under the Virginia Personnel Act was increased from $80,000 to $150,000 for the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority.

TECHNICAL

The text was converted from an enrolled draft to a formal chaptered act, adding the official approval date (April 6, 2026) and chapter number (Chapter 75).

Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

Mar 3, 2026

D Democratic20

20 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 6, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 75 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB141ER)

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N 0-A)

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A)

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Transportation

upper

Feb 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Introduced

Engrossed by House as amended

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

committee amendment agreed to

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee offered

lower

Jan 19, 2026

Committee

Assigned HTRAN sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding

lower

Jan 5, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Transportation

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors