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

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2026

Latest action (Apr 6, 2026) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0179)

Summary

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.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (32)

  1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104225D · lower
  2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · lower
  3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) · lower
  4. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB582) · lower
  5. Feb 5, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  6. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) · lower
  7. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Transportation with substitute (20-Y 0-N) · lower
  8. Feb 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106254D-H1 · lower
  9. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
  10. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · lower
  11. Feb 13, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
  12. Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
  13. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  14. Feb 16, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
  15. Feb 16, 2026 Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  16. Feb 17, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  17. Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
  18. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Transportation (13-Y 0-N) · upper
  19. Feb 23, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  20. Feb 23, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  21. Feb 23, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
  22. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · upper
  23. Feb 24, 2026 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  24. Feb 26, 2026 Enrolled · lower
  25. Feb 26, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB582ER) · lower
  26. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  27. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  28. Feb 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB582) · lower
  29. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
  30. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  31. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 179 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
  32. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0179) · executive

Text versions (12)

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
  • Transportation Substitute · PDF
  • Transportation Substitute · HTML
  • Transportation Substitute · PDF
  • Transportation Substitute · HTML
  • Innovations (Ad Hoc) Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
  • Innovations (Ad Hoc) Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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