republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2019/hb-2784.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Robert O. Norris Bridge and Statewide Special Structure Fund; created."
description: "Establishes the Robert O. Norris Bridge and Statewide Special Structure Fund to be used for the purpose of funding maintenance and replacement of large and unique structures. The bill also requires the Commonwealth Transportation Board to (i) undertake a comprehensive review of the current and future condition of pavements and bridges in the Commonwealth; (ii) dedicate a portion of certain funds to the Robert O. Norris Bridge and Statewide Special Structure Fund; and (iii) evaluate the feasibility of using the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 to design, build, operate, and maintain two bridges to replace the Robert O. Norris Bridge on State Route 3 and the Downing Bridge on U.S. Route 360. This bill is identical to"
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 2784"
citation: "Virginia HB 2784 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Commissions", "Boards and Institutions Generally", "Highways", "Bridges and Ferries", "Study Commissions", "Committees and Reports", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["M. Keith Hodges"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2019-01-18"
last_action: "2019-03-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/593c274f-8200-4090-8bbe-92f29b72b40e"
source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2784"
source_hash: "30947a7989c240a39184e9f8a65696a5dd994e35e93000c8b31b602a7675444c"
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 2784 (2019) — Robert O. Norris Bridge and Statewide Special Structure Fund; created.

Establishes the Robert O. Norris Bridge and Statewide Special Structure Fund to be used for the purpose of funding maintenance and replacement of large and unique structures. The bill also requires the Commonwealth Transportation Board to (i) undertake a comprehensive review of the current and future condition of pavements and bridges in the Commonwealth; (ii) dedicate a portion of certain funds to the Robert O. Norris Bridge and Statewide Special Structure Fund; and (iii) evaluate the feasibility of using the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 to design, build, operate, and maintain two bridges to replace the Robert O. Norris Bridge on State Route 3 and the Downing Bridge on U.S. Route 360. This bill is identical to

## Version chain

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

1. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0349)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0349)
2. **House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/subcommitteeaction.aspx?ses=191&bil=HB2784)
3. **House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2784ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2784ER)
4. **House: Committee substitute printed 19105915D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2784H1)
5. **House: Presented and ordered printed 19104051D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2784)

## Votes

- Reported from Appropriations with substitute — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed House — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Transportation with amendments — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Transportation — **13–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- M. Keith Hodges — primary (person)
- Margaret B. Ransone — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan T. McDougle — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-18** Presented and ordered printed 19104051D `introduction`
- **2019-01-18** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-22** Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-29** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-30** Assigned App. sub: Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2019-02-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-02-04** Committee amendments from Transportation rejected
- **2019-02-04** Committee substitute from Appropriations agreed to 19105915D-H1
- **2019-02-04** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2784H1
- **2019-02-05** Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2019-02-06** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-18** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2019-02-21** Enrolled
- **2019-02-21** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-02-21** Signed by President
- **2019-02-28** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 28, 2019
- **2019-02-28** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- **2019-03-12** Approved by Governor-Chapter 349 (effective 7/1/19) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/593c274f-8200-4090-8bbe-92f29b72b40e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).