Virginia 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 2718 — Interstate 81; Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Fund created, etc.

Last action — Enacted, Chapter 837 (effective - see bill)

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    Passed House of Delegates
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 15, 2019. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    12 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Creates an Interstate 81 Committee, tasked with developing and updating a program related to Interstate 81 Corridor safety and improvements, and creates an Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Fund (Fund). The bill provide revenues for the Fund through the creation of a new registration fee, a diesel tax, a regional gas tax, and a roads tax. The new registration fee would apply to non-passenger vehicles weighing over 10,000 pounds. Additionally, private and for-hire nonpassenger vehicles would pay the existing registration fee at the rate currently paid by for-hire vehicles. Beginning July 1, 2021, a tax at the rate of 2.03 percent of the statewide average wholesale price of a gallon of diesel fuel would be imposed statewide on the sale of diesel fuel. A regional gas tax, like the tax imposed in the Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads regions, would be applied to the sale of gasoline and diesel at a rate of 2.1 percent of the statewide average price of a gallon of gasoline and diesel fuels. The existing roads tax, currently $0.035 per gallon of fuel, would be determined annually by the Commissioner by multiplying the average fuel economy (defined in the amendment as the total taxable miles driven in the Commonwealth divided by the total taxable gallons of fuel consumed in the Commonwealth, as reported on International Fuel Tax Agreement Returns) by $0.01125 for fiscal year 2020, and by $0.0225 for fiscal year 2021 and each year thereafter. All of the revenues generated by the regional gas tax would be deposited in the Fund. The other new revenues would be apportioned among the Fund, the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority Fund, and Commonwealth Transportation Board for use in other interstate corridors based upon total vehicle miles driven by vehicles classified as Class 6 or higher on Interstate 81, interstates within the boundaries of Planning District 8, and other interstate corridors, respectively, as compared with total vehicle miles driven on interstates in the Commonwealth by vehicles classified as Class 6 or higher. This bill is identical to

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What changed in the latest version

98 added · 94 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of the bill HB 2718 includes new provisions that establish the Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Fund and outlines requirements for updates to the corridor improvement plan. Specifically, it specifies how funds will be allocated and mandates reporting to various legislative committees on progress and activities related to the corridor. This change matters because it aims to enhance the management and maintenance of crucial transportation infrastructure along this significant highway, helping improve safety and efficiency for travelers in the region.

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SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version CHAPTER 837 An Act to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-698, 58.1-2299.20, as it is currently effective and as it may become effective, and § 58.1-2701 of the Code of Virginia, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 33.2 a chapter numbered 36, consisting of sections numbered 33.2-3600 through 33.2-3605, and by adding sections numbered 46.2-697.2, 46.2-702.1:1, 58.1-2217.1, and 58.1-2295.1, relating to the Interstate 81 corridor;
SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER An Act to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-698, 58.1-2299.20, as it is currently effective and as it may become effective, and § 58.1-2701 of the Code of Virginia, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 33.2 a chapter numbered 36, consisting of sections numbered 33.2-3600 through 33.2-3605, and by adding sections numbered 46.2-697.2, 46.2-702.1:1, 58.1-2217.1, and 58.1-2295.1, relating to the Interstate 81 corridor;
[H 2718] Approved April 3, 2019   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
[H 2718] Approved   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
All taxes, interest, and civil penalties paid to the Commissioner pursuant to this chapter for the sale of fuels at wholesale to retail dealers for retail sale in any county or city set forth in subdivision A 2 of § 58.1-2295, after subtraction of the direct costs of administration by the Department, shall be deposited into special funds established by law.
All taxes, interest, and civil penalties paid to the Commissioner pursuant to this chapter for the sale of fuels at wholesale to retail dealers for retail sale in any county or city set forth in subdivision A of § 58.1-2295, after subtraction of the direct costs of administration by the Department, shall be deposited into special funds established by law.
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Action History

  1. Enacted, Chapter 837 (effective - see bill)

  2. Signed by President as reenrolled

  3. Signed by Speaker as reenrolled

  4. Reenrolled bill text (HB2718ER2)

  5. Reenrolled

  6. Governor's recommendation adopted

  7. Senate concurred in Governor's recommendations #2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, #14-18, and #20-28

  8. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (58-Y 39-N)

  9. Placed on Calendar

  10. Governor's recommendation received by House

  11. Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019

  12. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019

  13. Signed by President

  14. Signed by Speaker

  15. Enrolled

  16. Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)

  17. Pending question ordered

  18. Amended by conference committee

  19. Conference substitute printed 19107380D-H2

  20. Conferees appointed by Senate

  21. Conferees appointed by House

  22. House acceded to request

  23. Senate requested conference committee

  24. Senate substitute rejected by House 19106831D-S1 (0-Y 94-N)

  25. Placed on Calendar

  26. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2718S1

  27. Committee substitute agreed to 19106831D-S1

  28. Reading of substitute waived

  29. Rereferred to Finance

  30. Referred to Committee on Transportation

  31. Constitutional reading dispensed

  32. Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

  33. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2718H1

  34. Committee substitute agreed to 19106055D-H1

  35. Read second time

  36. Read first time

  37. Referred to Committee on Transportation

  38. Referred from Rules by voice vote

  39. Referred to Committee on Rules

  40. Presented and ordered printed 19102260D

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on · 14 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • R. Steven Landes

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (143)

143 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed 25 Yea · 12 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 251200
Total 251200
% of votes cast 68%32%0%0%
How each member voted (37)
Member Party Vote
Black — Nay
Dance — Yea
Carrico — Yea
McClellan — Yea
Spruill — Yea
Chafin — Nay
Wagner — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Nay
Chase, Amanda F. — Nay
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Nay
David R. Suetterlein — Nay
David W. Marsden — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Nay
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Nay
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Nay
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Nay
Ryan T. McDougle — Nay
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Nay

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Passed 22 Yea · 14 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221400
Total 221400
% of votes cast 61%39%0%0%
How each member voted (36)
Member Party Vote
Dance — Yea
Spruill — Yea
Black — Nay
Chafin — Nay
Wagner — Yea
McClellan — Yea
Carrico — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Nay
Chase, Amanda F. — Nay
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Nay
David R. Suetterlein — Nay
David W. Marsden — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Nay
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Nay
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Nay
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Nay
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Nay
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Nay
Ryan T. McDougle — Nay
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Nay

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Passed 33 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33600
Total 33600
% of votes cast 85%15%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Dance — Yea
McClellan — Yea
Spruill — Yea
Carrico — Yea
Chafin — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Nay
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Chase, Amanda F. — Nay
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Nay
David R. Suetterlein — Nay
David W. Marsden — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Nay
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Nay

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Senate insisted on substitute

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38000
Total 38000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Chafin — Yea
Dance — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Black — Yea
Carrico — Yea
McClellan — Yea
Spruill — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Chase, Amanda F. — Yea
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 39000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Black — Yea
Carrico — Yea
Dance — Yea
Wagner — Yea
McClellan — Yea
Spruill — Yea
Chafin — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Chase, Amanda F. — Yea
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Passed Senate with substitute

Passed 35 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35400
Total 35400
% of votes cast 90%10%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Dance — Yea
Black — Yea
McClellan — Yea
Spruill — Yea
Carrico — Yea
Chafin — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Chase, Amanda F. — Nay
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Nay
David W. Marsden — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Nay
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Nay
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Reported from Finance

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12000
Total 12000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Carrico — Yea
Dance — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea

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Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Collins — Yea
LaRock — Yea
Toscano — Yea
Yancey — Yea
Jones, J.C. — Yea
Hugo — Yea
Miyares — Yea
Murphy — Yea
Plum — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
Will Davis — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2718 do?
Creates an Interstate 81 Committee, tasked with developing and updating a program related to Interstate 81 Corridor safety and improvements, and creates an Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Fund (Fund). The bill provide revenues for the Fund through the creation of a new registration fee, a diesel tax, a regional gas tax, and a roads tax. The new registration fee would apply to non-passenger vehicles weighing over 10,000 pounds. Additionally, private and for-hire nonpassenger vehicles would pay the existing registration fee at the rate currently paid by for-hire vehicles. Beginning July 1, 2021, a tax at the rate of 2.03 percent of the statewide average wholesale price of a gallon of diesel fuel would be imposed statewide on the sale of diesel fuel. A regional gas tax, like the tax imposed in the Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads regions, would be applied to the sale of gasoline and diesel at a rate of 2.1 percent of the statewide average price of a gallon of gasoline and diesel fuels. The existing roads tax, currently $0.035 per gallon of fuel, would be determined annually by the Commissioner by multiplying the average fuel economy (defined in the amendment as the total taxable miles driven in the Commonwealth divided by the total taxable gallons of fuel consumed in the Commonwealth, as reported on International Fuel Tax Agreement Returns) by $0.01125 for fiscal year 2020, and by $0.0225 for fiscal year 2021 and each year thereafter. All of the revenues generated by the regional gas tax would be deposited in the Fund. The other new revenues would be apportioned among the Fund, the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority Fund, and Commonwealth Transportation Board for use in other interstate corridors based upon total vehicle miles driven by vehicles classified as Class 6 or higher on Interstate 81, interstates within the boundaries of Planning District 8, and other interstate corridors, respectively, as compared with total vehicle miles driven on interstates in the Commonwealth by vehicles classified as Class 6 or higher. This bill is identical to
Who sponsors HB 2718?
HB 2718 is sponsored by R. Steven Landes, Terry L. Austin, Charles W. Carrico, Sr., Mark D. Obenshain, and Thomas A. Garrett, Jr..
What is the current status of HB 2718?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 15, 2019. Enacted.
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