SB 53 VA

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Lighted vehicle headlights; lawful stop by law-enforcement officer. Clarifies that any evidence discovered or obtained following the lawful stop by a law-enforcement officer of a vehicle displaying no lighted headlights may be offered as evidence in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding if such evidence is otherwise admissible.

• J.D. "Danny" Diggs Republican · primary

1. Nov 26, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100461D · upper
2. Nov 26, 2025 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
3. Jan 15, 2026 Rereferred from Transportation to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) · upper
4. Jan 21, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 3-N) · upper
5. Jan 23, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
6. Jan 23, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
7. Jan 23, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
8. Jan 23, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
9. Jan 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Jan 26, 2026 Read second time · upper
11. Jan 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate · upper
12. Jan 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB53) · upper
13. Jan 27, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 9-N 0-A) · upper
14. Feb 3, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
15. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
16. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · lower
17. Feb 20, 2026 Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and Policy · lower
18. Mar 4, 2026 Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 2-N) · lower
19. Mar 10, 2026 Left in Transportation · lower

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.

• Introduced · PDF
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