HOUSE BILL 1016

Sponsored By:

Delegates Getty and Fry

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, 1998; 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

2/3

First Reading Appropriations

2/5

Hearing 2/20 at 11:00 a.m.

3/17

Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/18

Third Reading Passed (118-18)

4/5

House Concur - Senate Amendments

Third Reading Passed (122-8)

Passed Enrolled

5/22

Signed by the Governor Chapter 707

Senate Action

3/19

First Reading Budget and Taxation

Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.

4/5

Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/6

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5

Delegate Donald C. Fry, District 35A

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 (PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 684034/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 17, 1997 at: 16:51 Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 689103/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 5, 1997 at: 14:25 Status: Adopted