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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1179: Transportation; changes various provisions of existing funds, etc.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1179 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Transportation; changes various provisions of existing funds, etc. Primary sponsor: Kathy Tran (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): Left in Committee Appropriations.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Transportation funding. Changes various provisions of existing transportation funds, including the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Capital Fund, and creates new funds for the Northern Virginia Transportation District and the localities embraced by the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission for regional transit purposes. The bill imposes a regional sales and use tax for certain localities, a tax on transportation network companies, a tax on retail deliveries, and a tax on regional commercial parking. The bill also imposes a regional highway use fee on all vehicles in the Commonwealth that are subject to the existing highway use fee.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kathy TranPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse18

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in Committee Appropriations
  2. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1179)
  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1179)
  4. Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105296D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source