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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1144: Commonwealth Rail Fund; funds applied to Shortline Railway Preservation and Development Fund.

Enacted 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

SB 1144 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Commonwealth Rail Fund; funds applied to Shortline Railway Preservation and Development Fund. Primary sponsor: Mark Obenshain (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 18, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0024).

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.

Commonwealth Rail Fund; Shortline Railway Preservation and Development Fund. Removes the $4 million cap on those Commonwealth Rail Fund (Fund) moneys distributed to the Department of Rail and Public Transportation that may be applied to the Shortline Railway Preservation and Development Fund and instead provides that up to 50 percent of such Fund moneys may be applied to the Shortline Railway Preservation and Development Fund. The bill retains the current provisions granting 93 percent of Fund moneys to the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority and seven percent to the Department of Rail and Public Transportation. This bill is identical to HB 1603.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mark ObenshainPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Luther CifersCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10

“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. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0024)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 24 (Effective 07/01/25)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
  5. Signed by President
  6. Signed by Speaker
  7. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1144)
  8. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1144ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
  11. Read third time
  12. Read second time

Showing 12 most recent of 33 actions. Full history

Sources

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