HB 1124 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Autonomous vehicles; work group to conduct and assessment of workforce impacts, etc.

Summary

Autonomous driving systems; work group convened by the Secretary of Transportation; certain assessments and stakeholders. Directs the existing work group convened by the Secretary of Transportation regarding autonomous driving systems to (i) conduct an assessment of the workforce impacts created by autonomous vehicles, including an overview of job losses and gains; (ii) identify and include stakeholders and representatives from the auto manufacturing industry and labor representatives from the passenger and product carrier business; and (iii) conduct an assessment of labor impacts created by autonomous vehicles no later than November 1, 2026.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

Transportation Substitute → Innovations (Ad Hoc) Subcommittee Substitute · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a standard layout to a specific 'House Substitute' format with added page numbers and session headers. No substantive policy changes, dates, or requirements were altered; the core mandate for the work group to assess autonomous vehicle impacts remains identical.

TECHNICAL

The document layout was changed from a standard bill header to a 'House Substitute' format, including the addition of page numbers and session identifiers.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 16, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

Mar 9, 2026

D Democratic20

20 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 13, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 738 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1124ER)

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Transportation

upper

Feb 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Transportation with substitute (20-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee offered

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Committee

Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)

lower

Jan 14, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Transportation

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors