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HB 1124 VA
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Autonomous vehicles; work group to conduct and assessment of workforce impacts, etc.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 14, 2026

Latest action (Apr 13, 2026) Approved by Governor-Chapter 738 (effective 7/1/2026)

Summary

Autonomous driving systems; work group convened by the Secretary of Transportation; certain assessments and stakeholders. Directs the existing work group convened by the Secretary of Transportation regarding autonomous driving systems to (i) conduct an assessment of the workforce impacts created by autonomous vehicles, including an overview of job losses and gains; (ii) identify and include stakeholders and representatives from the auto manufacturing industry and labor representatives from the passenger and product carrier business; and (iii) conduct an assessment of labor impacts created by autonomous vehicles no later than November 1, 2026.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (33)

  1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101911D · lower
  2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · lower
  3. Jan 29, 2026 Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) · lower
  4. Feb 5, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  5. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) · lower
  6. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Transportation with substitute (20-Y 0-N) · lower
  7. Feb 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107287D-H1 · lower
  8. Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1124) · 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 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1124) · lower
  17. Feb 17, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  18. Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
  19. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 0-N) · upper
  20. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
  21. Mar 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  22. Mar 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  23. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  24. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
  25. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  26. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
  27. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1124ER) · lower
  28. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  29. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  30. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
  31. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  32. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1124) · lower
  33. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 738 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

Text versions (10)

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  • 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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