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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.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- Transportation Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Transportation Infrastructure and Funding Subcommittee Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Transportation Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) — 21–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Transportation with substitute — 12–1 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 73–24 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 37–3 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 78–19 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — 10–0 (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).