HB 25 VA

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Railroad safety; minimum train crew; movement of freight. Requires a crew of at least two qualified individuals on all trains, locomotives, or light engines used in connection with moving freight except in use for hostler or utility service. The bill requires the State Corporation Commission to include in an existing report the number of probable violations of federal regulations related to railroad safety investigated by the Commission's Division of Utility and Railroad Safety and reported to the Federal Railroad Administration for enforcement. This bill is identical to SB 191.

• Bonita G. Anthony Democratic · primary

1. Dec 22, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103133D · lower
2. Dec 22, 2025 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 15, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 · lower
4. Jan 20, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 2-N) · lower
5. Jan 22, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce (16-Y 6-N) · lower
6. Jan 26, 2026 Read first time · lower
7. Jan 27, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
8. Jan 28, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB25) · lower
9. Jan 28, 2026 Read third time and passed House (65-Y 31-N 0-A) · lower
10. Jan 29, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
11. Jan 29, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
12. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) · upper
13. Feb 24, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108315D-S1 · upper
14. Feb 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB25) · lower
15. Feb 25, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
16. Feb 25, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
17. Feb 25, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
18. Feb 26, 2026 Read third time · upper
19. Feb 26, 2026 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to · upper
20. Feb 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
21. Feb 26, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
22. Mar 2, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (66-Y 33-N 0-A) · lower
23. Mar 6, 2026 Enrolled · lower
24. Mar 6, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB25ER) · lower
25. Mar 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB25) · lower
26. Mar 6, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 6, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
29. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 548 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
31. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0548) · 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
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML