2026 SESSION

INTRODUCED

26104666D

HOUSE BILL NO. 1241

Offered January 14, 2026

Prefiled January 14, 2026

A BILL to direct the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization to develop an infrastructure coordination and fiscal readiness framework for Planning District 23.

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Patrons—Anthony; Senator: Williams Graves

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Referred to Committee on Transportation

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. That the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO) shall develop an infrastructure coordination and fiscal readiness framework for Planning District 23, to be known as the Hampton Roads Infrastructure Coordination and Readiness Framework (the Framework). The Framework shall coordinate (i) multimodal transportation infrastructure, including primary and secondary roads, bridges, and tunnels; (ii) public transit, including transit provided by Hampton Roads Transit, the Williamsburg Area Transit Authority, and Suffolk Transit; (iii) resiliency infrastructure; (iv) evaluations of affordability and fiscal readiness, including any local or regional proposals for new revenue authority; and (v) regional project sequencing and prioritization. The Framework shall establish shared evaluation criteria for project readiness, including affordability impacts on residents, fiscal capacity and lifecycle maintenance, opportunity for leverage of federal resources, and considerations of equity and access. The Framework shall create a regional sequencing roadmap to identify priorities and create guidelines for producing an inventory of unfunded needs across transportation systems and infrastructure in Planning District 23. HRTPO shall, as feasible, align practices contained in or contemplated by the Framework with practices of the Commonwealth Transportation Board, Department of Transportation, Department of Rail and Public Transportation, Department of Emergency Management, and Department of Conservation and Recreation for resiliency coordination, and any federal agencies HRTPO deems relevant, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. HRTPO shall ensure that the implementation of the Framework will not interfere with the completion of local projects not within the scope of the Framework, conflict with federal compacts, restrict participation in federally authorized coastal storm risk management projects, or conflict with the work of other regional transportation entities that do not operate or have planning authority within Planning District 23. In developing the Framework, HRTPO shall coordinate with the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission, Hampton Roads Transit, Williamsburg Area Transit Authority, and Suffolk Transit. In developing the Framework, HRTPO shall consult with the Department of Transportation, Department of Rail and Public Transportation, Department of Conservation and Recreation, and Department of Emergency Management. HRTPO may also consult with all state agencies it deems necessary in the creation of the Framework. HRTPO shall submit to the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation, the House Committees on Finance and Appropriations, and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations a report of the progress of the development of the Framework no later than December 1, 2026, and a final report on the Framework no later than December 1, 2027.