Transportation

signed · Virginia · Senate Apr 13, 2026

SB 436: Photo speed monitoring devices; highway work zones, workers present.

Photo speed monitoring devices; highway work zones; workers present. Limits the use of photo speed monitoring devices in highway work zones to when workers are present, as defined in the bill. The bill provides that a certificate sworn to or affirmed by a law-enforcement officer or a retired sworn law-enforcement officer is not prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein for a photo speed monitoring device placed in a highway work zone unless the operator of the photo speed monitoring device provides a sworn certification verifying that workers were present at the time of the violation.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill enhances transportation safety by restricting photo speed monitoring to work zones with workers present, ensuring targeted enforcement where safety risks exist.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 13, 2026

HB 1120: Electric power-assisted bicycles, etc.; improving safety for operators and general public, report.

Department of Motor Vehicles; improving the safety of electric power-assisted bicycles, motorized skateboards and scooters, electric personal assistive mobility devices, and mopeds for operators and the general public; report. Directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to convene a work group of relevant stakeholders to examine and make recommendations for options and measures for improving the safety of electric power-assisted bicycles, motorized skateboards and scooters, electric personal assistive mobility devices, and mopeds for operators and the general public and submit a report of its findings to the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation no later than November 1, 2026.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill mandates DOT to improve safety for e-bikes/motorized vehicles, directly enhancing transportation safety standards per topic description.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 13, 2026

HB 1124: Autonomous vehicles; work group to conduct and assessment of workforce impacts, etc.

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.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill mandates safety compliance for autonomous vehicles, aligning with transportation safety standards and regulatory frameworks for infrastructure.92% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 13, 2026

HB 1241: Hampton Roads Infrastructure Coordination and Readiness Framework; HRTPO to develop, report.

Hampton Roads Planning District Commission; development of a Hampton Roads Infrastructure Coordination and Readiness Framework. Directs the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (HRPDC) to develop an infrastructure coordination and fiscal readiness framework for Planning District 23, to be known as the Hampton Roads Infrastructure Coordination and Readiness Framework (the Framework), and to coordinate and consult with certain other entities in the development of the Framework. The bill requires HRPDC to submit to the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation, the House Committees on Finance and Appropriations, and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations a report of the progress of the development of the Framework no later than December 1, 2026, and a final report on the Framework no later than December 1, 2027.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationDirects HRTPO to develop infrastructure coordination framework for transportation planning, advancing infrastructure management and coordination in Hampton Roads.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 13, 2026

HB 1290: Commercial motor vehicle; expands definition.

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.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationExpands CMV definition to align with federal safety regulations, enhancing vehicle safety standards per FMCSA requirements.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

signed · Virginia · Senate Apr 13, 2026

SB 506: Vehicle equipment; clear film on windshields.

Vehicle equipment; films on windshields. Authorizes the application of clear film to the windshield of a vehicle, so long as it is maintained in a condition consistent with federal requirements.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationAuthorizes clear windshield films without impairing visibility, ensuring safety standards for vehicle equipment under transportation regulations.75% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 8, 2026

HB 819: Pedestrians; walking on roadways that are part of divided highways.

Pedestrians; walking on roadways that are part of divided highways. Permits pedestrians, when walking on a roadway that is part of a highway divided by a physical barrier or barriers or an unpaved area, and when there are no shoulders of the highway present, to keep to the extreme right side or edge of the roadway, regardless of the direction of traffic they face. Under current law, pedestrians, when permitted to walk on a roadway, are required to keep to the extreme left side or edge thereof. The bill also clarifies current law, which requires pedestrians walking on a roadway to face oncoming traffic.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationAmends pedestrian safety rule to allow walking on right side (facing traffic) on divided highways, enhancing roadway safety for pedestrians.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 8, 2026

HB 1231: Commonwealth Aviation Fund; changes allocation amounts.

Commonwealth Aviation Fund; allocations. Changes (i) the allocation amounts from the Commonwealth Aviation Fund, (ii) the entity to which certain funds from such Fund are allocated from air carrier airports to commercial service airport sponsors, and (iii) the classification of airports from air carrier airport and reliever airport to commercial service airport and regional business airport, respectively.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill reallocates aviation fund to commercial service airports, directly funding transportation infrastructure through revised allocation amounts and airport classifications.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

signed · Virginia · Senate Apr 8, 2026

SB 437: Truck-mounted attenuators; certain vehicles equipped with amber and green warning lights.

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.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationMandates green warning lights with amber for highway work zones, enhancing safety during infrastructure maintenance.95% 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