Files
2026-07-06 17:28:36 -04:00

102 lines
5.1 KiB
Markdown
Raw Permalink Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "Project evaluation; primary evacuation routes."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 561"
citation: "Virginia HB 561 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Emily M. Brewer"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-01-06"
last_action: "2020-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/224b8759-0925-4459-b8bb-e9be76aa5df2"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB561"
source_hash: "ad2ce3f7cbe05e344baac9e37f60a0ca4bff5428d613e4df9f007586ca02ac39"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---
# Virginia HB 561 (2020) — Project evaluation; primary evacuation routes.
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.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0971)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0971)
2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB561ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB561ER)
3. **Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB561H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB561H1)
4. **Impact statement from DPB (HB561)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB561)
## Votes
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) — **100** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N) — **140** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **400** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **390** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 1-N) — **211** (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Passage (99-Y 1-N) — **981** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Emily M. Brewer — primary (person)
- Alex Q. Askew — cosponsor (person)
- Don L. Scott — cosponsor (person)
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich — cosponsor (person)
- Jason S. Miyares — cosponsor (person)
- Jerrauld C. "Jay" Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-01-06** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103235D `introduction`
- **2020-01-06** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-14** Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Systems `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-24** Impact statement from DPB (HB561)
- **2020-01-30** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2020-01-30** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-04** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2020-02-04** Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-04** Committee substitute printed 20107098D-H1 `substitution`
- **2020-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-06** Committee substitute agreed to 20107098D-H1
- **2020-02-06** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB561H1
- **2020-02-07** Read third time and passed House (99-Y 1-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-02-07** VOTE: Passage (99-Y 1-N)
- **2020-02-10** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2020-02-10** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-17** Impact statement from DPB (HB561H1)
- **2020-02-27** Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-02** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2020-03-03** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-03-03** Passed by for the day
- **2020-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-03-04** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2020-03-07** Enrolled
- **2020-03-07** Signed by President
- **2020-03-08** Signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-09** Impact statement from DPB (HB561ER)
- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- **2020-04-09** Approved by Governor-Chapter 971 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/224b8759-0925-4459-b8bb-e9be76aa5df2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).