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SJ 19

Roadway & pedestrian improvements in Gainesville; VDOT to study implementation in Prince Wm. County.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Jennifer Boysko and 1 co-sponsor

Directs an interim study by the Legislature on public transportation funding, operation, and policy to produce findings and recommendations for future legislation.

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Bill Summary · SJ 19

Summary — SJ 19: Joint resolution to study public transportation

  • Bill number: SJ 19
  • Title: Joint resolution to study public transportation
  • Sponsor: Sen. Andrea Olsen (primary)
  • Classification: Joint resolution (interim study)
  • Status: Filed with Secretary of State (May 5, 2025)
  • Introduced: January 8, 2025
  • Related: Replaces LC 665

Purpose / intent

SJ 19 directs the Legislature to conduct an interim study on public transportation. The study is intended to examine the current condition, funding, operation, and policy framework for public transit and to develop findings and recommendations that could inform future legislation or administrative action.

Key elements (based on available information)

The resolution text itself is not included here; however, as a legislative joint resolution to study a topic, SJ 19 is expected to do the following:

  • Authorize a legislative committee (or committees) to carry out an interim study on public transportation.
  • Identify areas of focus likely to include: transit funding and taxation, coordination with motor vehicle policy, accessibility and equity, ridership trends, infrastructure and capital needs, and state-local roles and responsibilities. (The bill’s subject tags include Transportation, Motor Vehicles, and Taxation—Transportation.)
  • Direct committees to hold hearings, solicit testimony from state agencies (e.g., department of transportation, transit districts), local governments, transit operators, and stakeholder groups.
  • Require a written report or recommendations to the Legislature summarizing findings and proposing policy options or legislative language (if specified in the full text).

Who would be affected

  • State legislative committees and staff conducting the study.
  • State agencies involved in transportation and transit planning and funding.
  • Local governments and public transit agencies (as participants and potential subjects of study).
  • Riders, taxpayers, and communities that rely on or fund public transportation — through any future policy or funding changes informed by the study.

Procedural history & timeline (selected)

  • Introduced in Senate: Jan 8, 2025
  • Referred to Senate Highways & Transportation; public hearing held (Jan 24 and Mar 11, 2025)
  • Adopted by the Senate: Jan 28, 2025 (rules suspended); transmitted to House same day
  • House referral to Transportation Committee: Apr 3, 2025; committee action and concurrence in April
  • Enrolled and signed by legislative leaders: Returned from enrolling Apr 30; signed by President and Speaker May 2, 2025
  • Filed with Secretary of State: May 5, 2025

Potential outcomes

The study will produce findings and may recommend statutory or budgetary changes. Any actual policy changes would require subsequent bills or administrative actions based on the study’s recommendations.

Note: This summary is based on the bill title, classification and available legislative history. For precise scope, reporting deadlines, membership, and mandated deliverables, consult the full text of SJ 19 as filed.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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