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SB 81 VA
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Law-enforcement officers, state and local; enforcement of federal traffic infractions.

VA · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Dec 27, 2025

Latest action (Apr 13, 2026) Governor's recommendation received by Senate

Summary

Enforcement of federal traffic infractions by state and local law-enforcement officers; Planning District 8. Provides that state and local law-enforcement officers may enforce federal traffic infractions on any highway within Planning District 8. This bill is identical to HB 77.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (47)

  1. Dec 27, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100616D · upper
  2. Dec 27, 2025 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
  3. Jan 15, 2026 Reported from Transportation (11-Y 3-N) · upper
  4. Jan 19, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  5. Jan 19, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  6. Jan 19, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  7. Jan 20, 2026 Floor offered Senator Surovell Amendment · upper
  8. Jan 20, 2026 Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote) · upper
  9. Jan 20, 2026 Senator Surovell Amendment agreed to · upper
  10. Jan 20, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
  11. Jan 20, 2026 Read second time · upper
  12. Jan 21, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N 0-A) · upper
  13. Feb 3, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  14. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
  15. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · lower
  16. Feb 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB81) · upper
  17. Feb 20, 2026 Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) · lower
  18. Mar 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) · lower
  19. Mar 5, 2026 Reported from Transportation with substitute (19-Y 2-N) · lower
  20. Mar 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109169D-H1 · lower
  21. Mar 9, 2026 Read second time · lower
  22. Mar 10, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
  23. Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · lower
  24. Mar 11, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
  25. Mar 11, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
  26. Mar 11, 2026 Passed House with substitute (91-Y 8-N 0-A) · lower
  27. Mar 12, 2026 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) · upper
  28. Mar 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB81) · upper
  29. Mar 12, 2026 House insisted on substitute · lower
  30. Mar 12, 2026 House requested conference committee · lower
  31. Mar 12, 2026 Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  32. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
  33. Mar 12, 2026 Senate Conferees: Surovell, Bennett-Parker, Diggs · upper
  34. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
  35. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: Krizek, Glass, Cornett · lower
  36. Mar 12, 2026 Senate acceded to request · upper
  37. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
  38. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (84-Y 9-N 0-A) · lower
  39. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (29-Y 10-N 0-A) · upper
  40. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
  41. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB81ER) · upper
  42. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  43. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  44. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
  45. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  46. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB81) · upper
  47. Apr 13, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by Senate · executive

Text versions (15)

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.

  • Governor Substitute · PDF
  • Governor Substitute · HTML
  • Governor's Recommendation · HTML
  • Enrolled · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • Conference Report · HTML
  • Transportation Substitute · PDF
  • Transportation Substitute · HTML
  • Innovations (Ad Hoc) Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
  • Innovations (Ad Hoc) Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
  • Engrossed · PDF
  • Engrossed · HTML
  • Senator Surovell Amendment · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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