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Bill Virginia Highway Corporation Act; alteration of certificate of authority, powers and duties of SCC. Virginia Highway Corporation Act; alteration of certificate of authority; powers and duties of the State Corporation Commission. Requires any application for a transfer, extension, or amendment of a certificate of authority issued under the Virginia Highway Corporation Act to include information demonstrating the financial fitness of the entity applying to operate the roadway. The bill requires an applicant for a toll increase to provide a forward-looking analysis return that will be reviewed by the Department of Transportation that demonstrates that the proposed rates will be reasonable to the user in relation to the benefit obtained, not likely to materially discourage use of the roadway, and provide the operator no more than a reasonable return. The bill also prohibits the State Corporation Commission from authorizing a toll increase if these criteria are not met or if the proposed increase is for more than one year. The bill requires an operator to receive approval from the Commission prior to refinancing any existing debt. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2021 HB 1832 Virginia HB 1832 (2021)
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Virginia HB 1832 (2021) — Virginia Highway Corporation Act; alteration of certificate of authority, powers and duties of SCC.

Virginia Highway Corporation Act; alteration of certificate of authority; powers and duties of the State Corporation Commission. Requires any application for a transfer, extension, or amendment of a certificate of authority issued under the Virginia Highway Corporation Act to include information demonstrating the financial fitness of the entity applying to operate the roadway. The bill requires an applicant for a toll increase to provide a forward-looking analysis return that will be reviewed by the Department of Transportation that demonstrates that the proposed rates will be reasonable to the user in relation to the benefit obtained, not likely to materially discourage use of the roadway, and provide the operator no more than a reasonable return. The bill also prohibits the State Corporation Commission from authorizing a toll increase if these criteria are not met or if the proposed increase is for more than one year. The bill requires an operator to receive approval from the Commission prior to refinancing any existing debt.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. CHAP0349 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 21103413D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. HB1832ER (committee substitute) — source
  4. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101393D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Transportation with substitute (20-Y 0-N) — 200 (pass) · lower
  • Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) — 380 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate (33-Y 5-N) — 335 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — 980 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Transportation (10-Y 5-N) — 105 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 1-N) — 101 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate (26-Y 13-N) — 2613 (pass) · upper
  • Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) — 140 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Suhas Subramanyam — primary (person)
  • Barbara A. Favola — cosponsor (person)
  • Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
  • David A. Reid — cosponsor (person)
  • Karrie K. Delaney — cosponsor (person)
  • Kathleen Murphy — cosponsor (person)
  • Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
  • Wendy W. Gooditis — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2021-01-06 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101393D introduction
  • 2021-01-06 Referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
  • 2021-01-12 Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Systems referral-committee
  • 2021-01-21 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2021-01-21 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 1-N)
  • 2021-01-26 Reported from Transportation with substitute (20-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-01-26 Committee substitute printed 21103413D-H1 substitution
  • 2021-01-27 Read first time reading-1
  • 2021-01-28 Read second time reading-2
  • 2021-01-28 Committee substitute agreed to 21103413D-H1
  • 2021-01-28 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1832H1
  • 2021-01-29 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2021-01-29 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-01 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2021-02-01 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor referral-committee
  • 2021-02-05 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-12 Impact statement from DPB (HB1832H1)
  • 2021-02-15 Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-15 Rereferred to Transportation referral-committee
  • 2021-02-18 Reported from Transportation (10-Y 5-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-02-22 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-23 Read third time reading-3
  • 2021-02-23 Passed Senate (26-Y 13-N) passage
  • 2021-02-23 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-23 Passed Senate (33-Y 5-N) passage
  • 2021-02-26 Enrolled
  • 2021-02-26 Signed by Speaker
  • 2021-02-27 Signed by President
  • 2021-03-01 Impact statement from DPB (HB1832ER)
  • 2021-03-01 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 20201
  • 2021-03-01 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
  • 2021-03-25 Approved by Governor-Chapter 349 (effective 7/1/21) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8729ca54-9d66-4531-8125-b69e3c4d298a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).