Transportation

signed · Virginia · Senate Apr 13, 2026

SB 832: Vulnerable road user safety zones; VDOT to develop criteria & recommendations for designation.

Department of Transportation; criteria and recommendations for the potential designation of vulnerable road user safety zones; report. Requires the Department of Transportation to develop criteria and recommendations for the potential designation of vulnerable road user safety zones in the Commonwealth in areas that have experienced elevated rates of crashes, injuries, or fatalities involving pedestrians or cyclists. The bill requires the Department to submit a report with its criteria and any recommendations to the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Transportation and the House Committees on Appropriations and Transportation no later than November 1, 2026.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationEstablishes safety zones, automated enforcement, and penalties to protect vulnerable road users, enhancing transportation safety and infrastructure.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Roads & Highways Traffic Safety

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

Sub-Topics Autonomous Vehicles

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

HB 1402: Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail; State Trails Office to include in Statewide Trails Plan.

State Trails Office; Statewide Trails Plan; Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail. Directs the State Trails Office within the Department of Transportation to include the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail in the Statewide Trails Plan.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationDirects Department of Transportation to include Potomac Heritage Trail in Statewide Trails Plan, advancing transportation infrastructure planning and sustainable mobility options.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Bicycle Infrastructure

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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

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

Sub-Topics Pedestrian Safety Roads & Highways Traffic Safety

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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

Sub-Topics Driver Licensing

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

HB 1010: School crossing zones; large children's sports complexes, Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia).

School crossing zones; large children's sports complexes; Planning District 8. Expands the definition of "school crossing zone" to include areas surrounding schools where the presence of students, in addition to children, reasonably requires a special warning to motorists. The bill also defines "school" and provides that, in Planning District 8, the term "school" includes large children's sports complexes, defined in the bill. Existing provisions of law allowing photo speed monitoring devices to be installed in school crossing zones will apply to any location that meets the expanded definition.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationExpands school crossing zones and permits photo speed monitoring to enhance road safety near schools and sports complexes, directly improving transportation safety protocols.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Pedestrian Safety Traffic Safety

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

HB 499: Reclaimed asphalt pavement; Dept. of Transportation, et al., to study using to maximize savings.

Department of Transportation; work group; examine reclaimed asphalt pavement study; report. Directs the Department of Transportation to convene a work group to examine the Characterizing and Improving Binder Availability and Activity in Asphalt Mixtures with Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) study conducted by the Virginia Transportation Research Council and make certain recommendations, and to submit a report of the work group's findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation, the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources no later than December 1, 2026.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationDirects DOT to study reclaimed asphalt pavement for cost savings in road infrastructure, promoting sustainable material use and efficiency within transportation projects.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Roads & Highways

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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

Sub-Topics Airports

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

HB 1134: Potomac River Ferry Restoration of Service Working Group; resuming certain ferry service, report.

Potomac River Ferry Restoration of Service Working Group; report. Requires the Commissioner of Highways to convene the Potomac River Ferry Restoration of Service Working Group (the Working Group) to identify and implement a solution to resume ferry service for any ferry service that ceased operations on or after December 1, 2020, between Point of Rocks and the American Legion Bridge along the Potomac River. The bill authorizes the Office of the Attorney General, Secretary of Transportation, and Commissioner of Highways to enter into any agreement proposed by the Working Group, provided that each such official determines that the agreement is necessary, prudent, and in the public interest, and the agreement places no additional financial burden on the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Working Group to submit a report on its findings and recommendations by December 1, 2026.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationRestores ferry service (public transit) discontinued after 2020, directly advancing transportation infrastructure and service continuity.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Bridges

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