HB 1290 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Commercial motor vehicle; expands definition.

Summary

Commercial motor vehicle; definition. Expands the definition of a commercial motor vehicle to include vehicles inclusive of a towed vehicle with a gross vehicle weight or a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds. Currently, the definition includes, in relevant part, a towed vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds. The new definition is consistent with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 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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Introduced → Enrolled · 1 edit · Mar 10, 2026

MINOR

The bill text has been converted from an introduced draft to an enrolled final version, primarily involving formatting adjustments, line breaks, and the addition of official approval headers. No substantive policy changes, definitions, or legal requirements were altered.

TECHNICAL

Text formatting was updated to match official legislative standards, including adding session headers, bill numbers, and approval dates.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

Mar 3, 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

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 13, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 769 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1290ER)

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Transportation

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Committee

Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles

lower

Jan 14, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Transportation

lower

Jan 14, 2026

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 26101540D

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors