Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill
HJ 28: Hampton Rds; joint subcommittee to study public transit systems to ensure it meets needs of region.
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Plain-language summary
HJ 28 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Hampton Rds; joint subcommittee to study public transit systems to ensure it meets needs of region. Primary sponsor: Alex Askew (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 1, 2026): Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ28ER).
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Study; joint subcommittee; public transit in Hampton Roads; report. Creates a 13-member joint subcommittee for a two-year study on options for providing long-term, sustainable, and dedicated operations and capital funding with cost-containment controls to ensure that the public transit systems that serve Hampton Roads, including all modes of Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) service, local and express bus, light rail, passenger ferry, paratransit, on-demand microtransit, and seasonal trolley and shuttle services, other ridesharing and commuter programs, and any future modes of public transportation or mobility services that may be developed to serve the Hampton Roads region, meet the growing public transit needs of the region.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Askew | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 95 |
| Jessica L. Anderson | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Nadarius Clark | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 84 |
| Cia Price | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 85 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ28ER)
- Agreed to by Senate (Voice Vote)
- Read third time
- Read second time
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
- Referred to Committee on Transportation
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Agreed to by House (92-Y 4-N 0-A)
- Engrossed by House as amended
- Delegate Askew Floor amendments withdrawn
- committee amendments agreed to
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