Transportation

passed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 20, 2026

HB 365: Emergency vehicles; exempt from certain traffic regulations.

Emergency vehicles; exempt from certain traffic regulations. Authorizes a law-enforcement vehicle, defined in current law, operated by or under the direction of a state or local law-enforcement officer to disregard parking and stopping provisions. The bill expands the situations in which such vehicles may disregard speed limits to include when establishing evidence of other violations of law and when responding to an emergency in which emergency lights and siren may pose a safety risk and removes such authorization for disregarding speed limits in certain situations provided under existing law for law-enforcement vehicles operated by or under the direction of a federal law-enforcement officer.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill enhances transportation safety by allowing emergency vehicles to bypass traffic rules during critical responses, improving emergency response times and safety outcomes.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

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in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2026

HB 762: Transportation funding; consideration of sidewalks for certain project prioritization.

Transportation funding; project prioritization; sidewalks. Authorizes the consideration of the use of sidewalks and new sidewalk projects for certain project prioritization processes that apply statewide and to the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, for purposes of transportation funding, and expands the permissible use of certain revenues by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority for capital improvements that reduce congestion to new sidewalk projects.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill expands transportation funding eligibility to include sidewalk projects for congestion reduction, directly advancing pedestrian infrastructure within transportation policy.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

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in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2026

HB 571: Central Virginia Transportation Fund; distribution of funds to Bay Transit.

Central Virginia Transportation Fund; distribution of funds; Bay Transit. Distributes two percent of certain funds from the Central Virginia Transportation Fund to Bay Transit of New Kent and Charles City (Bay Transit) and reduces from 15 to 13 percent the amount of such funds distributed to the Greater Richmond Transit Company. The bill prohibits the distribution of funds to Bay Transit unless the Central Virginia Transportation Authority first enters into an agreement with Bay Transit for the distribution of such funds. The bill also provides that, for any year in which no such agreement exists, such funds be distributed to the Greater Richmond Transit Company.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill allocates transportation funds to Bay Transit and adjusts distribution percentages between transit providers, directly funding public transit services.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

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failed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2026

HB 539: Local highway system funding; revenue-sharing funds, funding cycle.

Local highway system funding; revenue-sharing funds; funding cycle. Requires the application process established by the Commonwealth Transportation Board for localities to receive revenue-sharing funds to use for the improvement, construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of the highway system to be conducted on an annual basis.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill mandates annual revenue-sharing funding allocation for highway maintenance/construction, directly managing state budget allocation for infrastructure (a public service under Budget & Taxes).85% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill mandates annual funding process for highway system improvements, construction, and maintenance via revenue-sharing funds, directly advancing transportation infrastructure.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

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in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2026

HB 1032: Rest areas and welcome centers; Department of Transportation to provide adult changing stations.

Department of Transportation; rest areas and welcome centers; adult changing stations. Requires the Department of Transportation to provide at least one adult changing station at all rest areas on interstate highways and welcome centers operated by the Virginia Tourism Authority in the Commonwealth, with such changing station being either (i) in a single-stall family restroom or (ii) one adult changing station in both the men's and women's restrooms, and provides that such requirement may be satisfied by retrofitting or renovating existing restroom facilities or family restrooms. The bill provides that the Department of Transportation is not required to complete the installation, retrofitting, or provision of such an adult changing station at existing rest areas and welcome centers prior to such a time at which other renovations to such a rest area or welcome center are conducted.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationMandates accessible infrastructure improvements in highway rest areas, enhancing transportation facility usability for travelers with disabilities.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

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in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2026

HB 1012: School access corridors; snow and ice removal in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia).

School access corridors; snow and ice removal; Planning District 8. Requires the Commissioner of Highways, when providing snow and ice removal services in Planning District 8, to prioritize the removal of snow and ice from certain state-maintained sidewalks and crosswalks defined in the bill as school access corridors.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationPrioritizes snow/ice removal on school access corridors, improving physical access and safety for K-12 students and staff in Planning District 8.90% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationPrioritizes snow/ice removal on school access corridors (sidewalks/crosswalks), enhancing pedestrian safety within transportation infrastructure maintenance.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

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in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2026

HB 1480: Unpaved secondary highway funds; increases maximum annual allocation.

Unpaved secondary highway funds; maximum annual allocation. Increases the maximum total annual allocation made by the Commonwealth Transportation Board for certain unpaved secondary highways from $25 million to $50 million.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationIncreases funding cap for unpaved highway maintenance from $25M to $50M, directly advancing transportation infrastructure investment.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

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in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2026

HB 1417: Bicycle riders; traffic control device exceptions, liability.

Bicycle riders; traffic control device exceptions; liability. Authorizes a bicycle rider to proceed through an intersection controlled by a stop sign, "Yield Right-of-Way" sign, or red light if such rider (i) is at least 16 years of age or is accompanied by a person who is at least 16 years of age who is also riding a bicycle and who precedes him through such intersection with no more than 10 feet of distance separating the bicycles and (ii) yields the right-of-way to the driver of any vehicle lawfully within such intersection or approaching or entering such intersection from another direction. The bill provides that proceeding through such an intersection without yielding as required by the bill constitutes negligence per se if such action is the proximate cause of a collision or vehicular accident.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationAllows cyclists to proceed through stop signs/red lights under safety conditions, enhancing bicycle safety and road usability for non-motorized transport.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

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in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2026

HB 1202: Guardrail modernization; Department of Transportation to identify and conduct replacement, report.

Department of Transportation; guardrail modernization; report. Requires the Department of Transportation (the Department) to identify, prioritize, and conduct the replacement of guardrail systems and end treatments that do not meet current Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) safety standards. The bill requires the Department to (i) identify and use any state or federal funds available to the Department for such purposes and, as necessary, apply for other grant funds; (ii) create and maintain a public inventory of non-compliant guardrail systems and end treatments; (iii) create a five-year upgrade schedule for the replacement of non-compliant guardrail systems and end treatments; and (iv) submit an annual report to the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationRequires replacing outdated guardrails to meet current safety standards, enhancing road infrastructure safety and compliance with MASH guidelines.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

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in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2026

HB 1200: Guardrail posts; Department of Transportation to develop standards for protective caps, report.

Department of Transportation; protective caps for guardrail posts; report. Directs the Department of Transportation to develop and adopt statewide standards and requirements for protective caps or other comparable shielding for exposed guardrail posts installed or replaced on or after July 1, 2027.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill mandates DOT to develop safety standards for guardrail posts, directly enhancing highway infrastructure safety standards.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

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