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SB 482 VA
Passed One Chamber

Sodium Chloride; alternatives to use to treat and pretreat roadways for winter weather, report.

VA · session 2027 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2026

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Continued from last session

Summary

Virginia Senate Bill 482 would direct the Virginia Department of Transportation to study alternatives to sodium chloride for treating and pretreating roadways during winter weather. VDOT would examine safe and environmentally sensitive alternatives and would report its findings to the General Assembly.

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Official abstract

A BILL to direct the Virginia Department of Transportation to study safe and environmentally sensitive alternatives to using Sodium Chloride to treat and pretreat roadways for winter weather; report.

Sponsor (1)
1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (20)
  1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103807D · upper
  2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rules · upper
  3. Feb 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB482) · upper
  4. Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  5. Feb 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  6. Feb 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  7. Feb 9, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
  8. Feb 9, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
  9. Feb 10, 2026 Read second time · upper
  10. Feb 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  11. Feb 10, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  12. Feb 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  13. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A) · upper
  14. Feb 13, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  15. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
  16. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rules · lower
  17. Mar 1, 2026 Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee · lower
  18. Mar 2, 2026 Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) · lower
  19. Mar 6, 2026 Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote) · lower
  20. Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · lower

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