# Virginia HB1231: Commonwealth Aviation Fund; changes allocation amounts. Virginia HB1231, Commonwealth Aviation Fund; changes allocation amounts., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Karrie K. Delaney (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0458)) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1231-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1231 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Commonwealth Aviation Fund; changes allocation amounts. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-04-08, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0458) - Sponsor: Karrie K. Delaney (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 12 (285 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary Commonwealth Aviation Fund; allocations. Changes (i) the allocation amounts from the Commonwealth Aviation Fund, (ii) the entity to which certain funds from such Fund are allocated from air carrier airports to commercial service airport sponsors, and (iii) the classification of airports from air carrier airport and reliever airport to commercial service airport and regional business airport, respectively. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Airport funding requires approved yearly plans: cost, low. Commercial service airport sponsors must submit yearly plans to the Virginia Aviation Board before their entitlement funds are released. The Board reviews and approves plans that follow its policies. Sponsors can revise approved plans during the fiscal year. The Board can withhold funds when a plan… - Virginia airports get new funding shares: mixed, low. The law sends 6% of Commonwealth Aviation Fund revenue to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA). It splits the remaining money equally between entitlement funds and discretionary grants. Entitlement funds go to commercial service airports other than MWAA airports, based on their sha… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Karrie K. Delaney (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | Reported from Transportation and referred to Appropriations | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | Reported from Transportation (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Reported from Transportation | pass | 20 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 2026-04-08: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0458) (Governor) - 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor-Chapter 458 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-04-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1231) (House) - 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1231ER) (House) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-16: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-15: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-13: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-13: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-12: Reported from Transportation and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-12: Reported from Transportation (Voice Vote) (House) - 2026-02-12: Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety (House) - 2026-02-10: Reported from Transportation (20-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-29: Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) (House) - 2026-01-15: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1231) (House) - 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Transportation (House) - 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101383D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217947.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217946.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210558.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210557.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087840.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087839.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217947.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217946.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210558.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210557.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087840.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087839.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1231-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).