VirginiaTruck-mounted attenuators; certain vehicles equipped with amber and green warning lights.
What it does
Green warning lights, snow plows and vehicles equipped with truck-mounted attenuators. Authorizes snow plows used for clearing or removing snow on or along public highways and vehicles equipped with a truck-mounted attenuator that are used in constructing, maintaining, and repairing highways or utilities on or along public highways to be equipped with and use either (i) flashing, blinking, or alternating amber warning lights of types approved by the Superintendent of State Police or (ii) alternating amber and green warning lights of a type approved by the Superintendent of State Police. The bill requires that warning lights be lit only when performing the functions that qualify them to be equipped with such lights and that if a vehicle is equipped with multiple warning lights that are alternating amber and green warning lights, such lights shall be used synchronously with each other.
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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
- Apr 8Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0498)Latest
- Apr 8Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 498 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Apr 1Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB437)
- Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
- Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB437ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB437)
- Vote recorded Concur House Substitute R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A)Major
- Mar 10Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 10Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Mar 10committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Mar 10Read third timeMinor
- Mar 9Read second timeMinor
- Mar 5Committee substitute printed 26108950D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Transportation with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 5Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Mar 4House subcommittee offered
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)Major
- Mar 4House subcommittee offered
- Feb 20Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and PolicyMinor
- Feb 19Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB437)
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Feb 4Read first timeMinor
- Feb 4Placed on Calendar
- Jan 28Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Reconsider R. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Reconsider R. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 28Rules suspended
- Jan 28Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- Jan 28Transportation Amendment rejectedMinor
- Jan 28Committee amendments reconsidered
- Jan 28Engrossment reconsidered by Senate
- Jan 27Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
- Jan 27Transportation Amendments agreed toMajor
- Jan 27Read second timeMinor
- Jan 26Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 26Passed by for the day
- Jan 26Read first timeMinor
- Jan 26Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 26Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Jan 26Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 22Reported from Transportation with amendments (10-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Transportation with amendments. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102372DIntroduced