HB 819 VA

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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.

• Betsy B. Carr Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100641D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · lower
3. Jan 22, 2026 Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and Policy · lower
4. Jan 28, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from Transportation (20-Y 1-N) · lower
6. Feb 5, 2026 Read first time · lower
7. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
8. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed House (88-Y 10-N 0-A) · lower
9. Feb 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
10. Feb 10, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
11. Feb 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB819) · lower
12. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N) · upper
13. Mar 2, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
14. Mar 2, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
15. Mar 2, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Mar 3, 2026 Read third time · upper
17. Mar 3, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
18. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled · lower
19. Mar 10, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB819ER) · lower
20. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
21. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by President · upper
22. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB819) · lower
23. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
24. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
25. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 431 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
26. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0431) · 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
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML