SB 191 VA

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Railroad safety; minimum train crew; movement of freight. Requires a crew of at least two qualified individuals on all trains, locomotives, or light engines used in connection with moving freight except in use for hostler or utility service. The bill requires the State Corporation Commission to include in an existing report the number of probable violations of federal regulations related to railroad safety investigated by the Commission's Division of Utility and Railroad Safety and reported to the Federal Railroad Administration for enforcement. This bill is identical to HB 25.

• Angelia Williams Graves Democratic · primary

1. Jan 9, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101782D · upper
2. Jan 9, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
3. Jan 15, 2026 Rereferred from Transportation to Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) · upper
4. Jan 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB191) · upper
5. Feb 12, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
6. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (8-Y 7-N) · upper
7. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107794D-S1 · upper
8. Feb 13, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
9. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
10. Feb 13, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
11. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · upper
12. Feb 16, 2026 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to · upper
13. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
14. Feb 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB191) · upper
15. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 20-N 0-A, Chair: Yea) · upper
16. Feb 24, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
17. Feb 24, 2026 Read first time · lower
18. Feb 24, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
19. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce (15-Y 6-N) · lower
20. Mar 2, 2026 Read second time · lower
21. Mar 3, 2026 Read third time · lower
22. Mar 3, 2026 Passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
23. Mar 9, 2026 Enrolled · upper
24. Mar 9, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB191ER) · upper
25. Mar 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB191) · upper
26. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 549 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
31. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0549) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML