Hampton Rds; joint subcommittee to study public transit systems to ensure it meets needs of region.
Summary
Study; joint subcommittee; public transit in Hampton Roads; report. Creates a 13-member joint subcommittee for a two-year study on options for providing long-term, sustainable, and dedicated operations and capital funding with cost-containment controls to ensure that the public transit systems that serve Hampton Roads, including all modes of Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) service, local and express bus, light rail, passenger ferry, paratransit, on-demand microtransit, and seasonal trolley and shuttle services, other ridesharing and commuter programs, and any future modes of public transportation or mobility services that may be developed to serve the Hampton Roads region, meet the growing public transit needs of the region.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Apr 1, 2026
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What changed between versions
Engrossed
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Enrolled
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill transitioned from an 'Engrossed' draft to an 'Enrolled' final version, indicating it has passed both legislative chambers and is ready for the Governor's signature. The substantive policy language regarding the subcommittee's creation, membership, and study requirements remains unchanged, though the text has been reformatted for the official enrolled record. A minor wording adjustment was made to the funding need clause, simplifying the language from a specific dollar estimate to a general statement of need.
TECHNICAL
The text describing the specific funding need was simplified from '$20 million annually' to 'significant additional funding,' removing a specific numerical target while maintaining the intent to address funding gaps.
The document was restructured from a draft format with bracketed amendments to a clean, final enrolled format, removing all draft markers and formatting artifacts.
REQUIREMENT
New official dates were added to the header indicating the House agreed to the resolution on February 12, 2026, and the Senate agreed to it on March 4, 2026.
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 12, 2026
How they voted
80–4
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 88
Feb 12, 2026
D
Democratic53
96% Yea
R
Republican35
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
3
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ28ER)
lower
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 (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 12, 2026
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (80-4-4)
house of delegates
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Introduced
Floor offered Delegate Askew Amendments
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Rules with amendment(s) (16-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Askew
DDemocratic
Co
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
Nadarius Clark
DDemocratic
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