HB 1457 VA

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Vehicle weight limits; violations; owner of commercial motor vehicle hauling coal. Assigns liability for violations of certain vehicle weight limits for commercial motor vehicles hauling coal to the owner of the vehicle in violation of such weight limits. Existing law authorizes such liability to be assigned to the owner, operator, or both.

• James W. Morefield Republican · primary

1. Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104574D · lower
2. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · lower
3. Jan 29, 2026 Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and Policy · lower
4. Feb 4, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Feb 4, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1457) · lower
7. Feb 10, 2026 House committee offered · lower
8. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Transportation with substitute (20-Y 0-N) · lower
9. Feb 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107307D-H1 · lower
10. Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1457) · lower
11. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
12. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · lower
13. Feb 13, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
14. Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
15. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
16. Feb 16, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
17. Feb 16, 2026 Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
18. Feb 17, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
19. Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
20. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) · upper
21. Feb 23, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
22. Feb 23, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Feb 23, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
24. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · upper
25. Feb 24, 2026 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
26. Feb 26, 2026 Enrolled · lower
27. Feb 26, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1457ER) · lower
28. Feb 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1457) · lower
29. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
30. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by President · upper
31. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
32. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
33. Apr 11, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · 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.

• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Transportation Substitute · PDF
• Transportation Substitute · HTML
• Transportation Substitute · PDF
• Transportation Substitute · HTML
• Transportation Substitute · PDF
• Transportation Substitute · HTML
• Highway Safety and Policy Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Highway Safety and Policy Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML