VirginiaLighted vehicle headlights; lawful stop by law-enforcement officer.
What it does
Lighted vehicle headlights; lawful stop by law-enforcement officer. Clarifies that any evidence discovered or obtained following the lawful stop by a law-enforcement officer of a vehicle displaying no lighted headlights may be offered as evidence in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding if such evidence is otherwise admissible.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 10Left in TransportationLatest
- Mar 4Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 2-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends laying on the table. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and PolicyMinor
- Feb 3Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Feb 3Read first timeMinor
- Feb 3Placed on Calendar
- Jan 27Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 9-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB53)
- Jan 26Engrossed by Senate
- Jan 26Read second timeMinor
- Jan 26Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- Jan 23Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 23Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Jan 23Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 23Rules suspended
- Jan 21Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 3-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 15Rereferred from Transportation to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Rereferred from Transportation. Result: pass.Upper
- 2025
- Nov 26Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Nov 26Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100461DIntroduced