Transportation

signed · Virginia · Senate Apr 8, 2026

SB 686: Holding a handheld personal communications device while driving; driver improvement clinic.

Holding a handheld personal communications device while driving; driver improvement clinic. Clarifies that a court may order, for a first violation of texting and driving, the satisfactory completion of a driver improvement clinic in lieu of a conviction.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationClarifies alternative to conviction for texting while driving, promoting road safety by reducing distracted driving incidents95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

signed · Virginia · Senate Apr 8, 2026

SB 440: License plates from another vehicle; use, authorized time period.

Use of license plates from another vehicle; authorized time period. Extends from five to 30 days the time period for which the owner of a motor vehicle is authorized to use license plates from his motor vehicle on another motor vehicle owned by a person operating a garage or owned by a motor vehicle dealer, provided that such use is limited to the time during which his motor vehicle is being repaired or while the motor vehicle owned by the garage operator or motor vehicle dealer is loaned to him for demonstration.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationExtends plate usage period for repairs/loans, facilitating vehicle operations under transportation regulations75% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 6, 2026

HB 1352: Driver education; dangers of reckless driving, including driving at excessive speeds.

Driver education; dangers of reckless driving, including driving at excessive speeds. Requires the driver education program established by the Board of Education to emphasize the dangers of reckless driving, including driving at excessive speeds, among other topics. The bill requires the Department of Education, no later than the start of the 2026-2027 school year, to review and update the Curriculum and Administrative Guide for Driver Education in Virginia and any other instructional resources for the Driver Education Standards of Learning to place greater emphasis on the dangers of reckless driving, including driving at excessive speeds, in the behind-the-wheel training component, the classroom training component, and the parent/student component by including updated interviews with individuals who have lost family members due to speeding by teen drivers and encouraging partnerships with local police departments or sheriff's offices to provide students with real world examples of the dangers of driving at excessive speeds.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill mandates driver education curriculum updates to emphasize reckless driving dangers and excessive speeds, directly enhancing transportation safety standards per indicators.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 6, 2026

HB 582: Autonomous truck-mounted attenuators; pilot program authorized.

Department of Transportation; autonomous truck-mounted attenuators; pilot program authorized. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to establish a pilot program for the implementation and deployment of autonomous truck-mounted attenuators within mobile work zones, defined in the bill. The bill has an expiration date of December 31, 2031. This bill is identical to SB 320.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationAuthorizes pilot program for autonomous truck-mounted attenuators to enhance roadwork zone safety, directly improving transportation infrastructure safety standards.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

signed · Virginia · Senate Apr 6, 2026

SB 293: Richmond Internatl. Airport; discontinuing use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting materials, report.

Capital Region Airport Commission; plan for discontinuing the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting materials at Richmond International Airport; report. Directs the Capital Region Airport Commission to develop a plan for discontinuing by January 1, 2030, the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting materials at Richmond International Airport and to complete such plan and provide a report to the Virginia Aviation Board no later than November 15, 2026.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill mandates discontinuation of PFAS chemicals at airport, enhancing transportation safety standards in infrastructure.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

signed · Virginia · Senate Apr 6, 2026

SB 320: Autonomous truck-mounted attenuators; pilot program authorized.

Department of Transportation; autonomous truck-mounted attenuators; pilot program authorized. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to establish a pilot program for the implementation and deployment of autonomous truck-mounted attenuators within mobile work zones, defined in the bill. The bill has an expiration date of December 31, 2031. This bill is identical to HB 582.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationAuthorizes pilot program for autonomous truck-mounted attenuators in work zones, enhancing road safety infrastructure and protecting workers in transportation construction zones.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 6, 2026

HB 200: Transit Entities, certain; funding and administration.

Certain transit entities; funding and administration. Changes the purposes and geographic applicability of the Transit Ridership Incentive Program, removes various other requirements related to the program's administration and use of funds, and specifies a November 1 deadline for the annual report on the program. The bill removes the requirement for the Secretary of Transportation to coordinate with certain other entities for the purpose of revising the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact of 1966 and implementing other reforms necessary to ensure the near-term and long-term viability of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. The bill also extends from July 1, 2027, to July 1, 2028, the sunset on provisions delegating to local building officials the enforcement of the Uniform Statewide Building Code for bus shelters to be constructed for transit agencies receiving state funds from the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill modifies Transit Ridership Incentive Program administration, removing barriers to fund use and coordination requirements, supporting program effectiveness and transit funding efficiency.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 6, 2026

HB 498: Motor carrier violations; authority of law-enforcement officers.

Motor carrier violations; authority of law-enforcement officers. Authorizes the enforcement of motor carrier violations of license, registration, and tax requirements and vehicle size limitations at locations other than permanent weighing stations and clarifies that law-enforcement officers, in addition to size and weight compliance agents, may enforce such provisions.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationEnforces vehicle size/weight regulations to protect road infrastructure, enhancing transportation safety and compliance with existing standards.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 6, 2026

HB 1469: Transportation network company partners; requirements and background screening.

TNC partners; requirements and background screening. Changes the requirements for background screening of a transportation network company (TNC) partner to specify that background checks are not to be limited to a specific period of time, except as required by law, and shall include all addresses at which such TNC partner has resided since the age of 18. The bill also changes the entity by which persons conducting background checks for TNC partners are required to be accredited to the Professional Background Screening Association.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationEnhances transportation safety by mandating comprehensive background checks for TNC drivers, aligning with vehicle regulation standards.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 6, 2026

HB 88: Highway rights-of-way; invasive species.

Highway rights-of-way; invasive species. Prohibits the Commonwealth Transportation Board (the Board) and Commissioner of Highways from planting or causing or suffering to be planted any invasive plant on the list of invasive plants created by the Department of Conservation and Recreation on the right-of-way of any state highway. Current law prohibits the planting of three listed plants if the governing body of the locality declares such weeds or plants to be injurious and requires the Board to remove such plants. The bill removes such requirement for the Board to remove such plants and requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a review of the processes and resources that are necessary and appropriate to (i) determine the prevalence of invasive plants on the list of invasive plant species created by the Department of Conservation and Recreation and develop options for establishing and implementing a plan to remove or control such plants and manage such plants on an ongoing basis.

Topics ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentMandates removal of invasive plants on highways and prohibits their planting, directly protecting native ecosystems and biodiversity from invasive species threats.95% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationMandates removal of invasive plants on highway rights-of-way, maintaining infrastructure safety and functionality per transportation infrastructure standards.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation