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Bill Virginia Passenger Rail Authority; expands authority to exercise power of eminent domain. An Act to amend and reenact §§ 25.1-108, 25.1-109, 28.2-628, 33.2-291, and 33.2-293 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Passenger Rail Authority; eminent domain. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2026 HB 446 Virginia HB 446 (2026)
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Virginia HB 446 (2026) — Virginia Passenger Rail Authority; expands authority to exercise power of eminent domain.

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 25.1-108, 25.1-109, 28.2-628, 33.2-291, and 33.2-293 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Passenger Rail Authority; eminent domain.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Transportation Amendment (committee substitute) — source
  4. Transportation Infrastructure and Funding Subcommittee Amendment (committee substitute) — source
  5. Transportation Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  6. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) — 210 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Transportation with substitute — 121 (pass) · upper
  • H VOTE: — 7324 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Passage R — 373 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Courts of Justice — 140 (pass) · upper
  • H VOTE: — 7819 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — 100 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Marcus B. Simon — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-12 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104511D filing, introduction
  • 2026-01-12 Referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
  • 2026-01-19 Assigned HTRAN sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding referral-committee
  • 2026-01-27 House subcommittee offered
  • 2026-01-27 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
  • 2026-01-29 Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-01-29 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB446)
  • 2026-02-02 Read first time reading-1
  • 2026-02-03 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
  • 2026-02-03 Read second time reading-2
  • 2026-02-03 committee amendments agreed to amendment-passage
  • 2026-02-03 Engrossed by House as amended
  • 2026-02-04 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB446)
  • 2026-02-04 Read third time and passed House (73-Y 24-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2026-02-05 Referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
  • 2026-02-26 Senate committee offered
  • 2026-02-26 Reported from Transportation with substitute and rereferred to Courts of Justice (12-Y 1-N 2-A) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-27 Committee substitute printed 26108677D-S1 substitution
  • 2026-03-02 Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N 1-A) committee-passage
  • 2026-03-03 Rules suspended
  • 2026-03-03 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
  • 2026-03-03 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
  • 2026-03-03 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB446)
  • 2026-03-04 Read third time reading-3
  • 2026-03-04 Transportation Substitute agreed to
  • 2026-03-04 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute substitution
  • 2026-03-04 Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 3-N 0-A) passage
  • 2026-03-06 Senate substitute agreed to by House (78-Y 19-N 0-A) substitution
  • 2026-03-13 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2026-03-13 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB446ER) passage
  • 2026-03-13 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB446)
  • 2026-03-13 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2026-03-13 Signed by President passage
  • 2026-03-14 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2026-03-14 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 executive-receipt
  • 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 924 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/071bc6cb-2d3a-416a-8653-129e34de176f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).