HOUSE BILL 472

Sponsored By:

Delegate Getty

Entitled:

Transportation - Privatization of Public Bus Transportation - Study and Report

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Transportation to study the feasibility of privatizing public bus transportation services and to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by January 1, 1997; requiring the Department to study and report on the economic impact on various sectors, the impact on service, the impact on safety, potential providers, and the administrative feasibility of oversight; and providing for the abrogation of the Act.

Legislative History

House Action

1/31

First Reading Ways and Means

2/6

Re-assigned Appropriations

2/21

Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.

3/25

Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations

3/23

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/25

Third Reading Passed (122-11)

Senate Action

3/28

First Reading Senate Rules

3/29

Re-referred Budget and Taxation

4/1

Hearing 4/2 at 3:00 p.m.

4/5

Unfavorable Report by Budget and Taxation

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

BUSES -see also- SCHOOL BUSES

PRIVATIZATION

REPORTS -see also- RECORDS

TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION -see also- BUSES, MASS TRANSIT, RAILROADS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Transportation

( 7-102.2 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 464322/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 25, 1996 at: 21:14 Status: Adopted