SB 437 VA

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Green warning lights, snow plows and vehicles equipped with truck-mounted attenuators. Authorizes snow plows used for clearing or removing snow on or along public highways and vehicles equipped with a truck-mounted attenuator that are used in constructing, maintaining, and repairing highways or utilities on or along public highways to be equipped with and use either (i) flashing, blinking, or alternating amber warning lights of types approved by the Superintendent of State Police or (ii) alternating amber and green warning lights of a type approved by the Superintendent of State Police. The bill requires that warning lights be lit only when performing the functions that qualify them to be equipped with such lights and that if a vehicle is equipped with multiple warning lights that are alternating amber and green warning lights, such lights shall be used synchronously with each other.

• Lamont Bagby Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102372D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
3. Jan 22, 2026 Reported from Transportation with amendments (10-Y 4-N) · upper
4. Jan 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
5. Jan 26, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
6. Jan 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
7. Jan 26, 2026 Read first time · upper
8. Jan 26, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
9. Jan 26, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
10. Jan 27, 2026 Read second time · upper
11. Jan 27, 2026 Transportation Amendments agreed to · upper
12. Jan 27, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) · upper
13. Jan 28, 2026 Engrossment reconsidered by Senate · upper
14. Jan 28, 2026 Committee amendments reconsidered · upper
15. Jan 28, 2026 Transportation Amendment rejected · upper
16. Jan 28, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
17. Jan 28, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
18. Jan 28, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Jan 28, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N 0-A) · upper
20. Feb 4, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
21. Feb 4, 2026 Read first time · lower
22. Feb 4, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · lower
23. Feb 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB437) · upper
24. Feb 20, 2026 Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and Policy · lower
25. Mar 4, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
26. Mar 4, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) · lower
27. Mar 4, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
28. Mar 5, 2026 Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 0-N) · lower
29. Mar 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108950D-H1 · lower
30. Mar 9, 2026 Read second time · lower
31. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · lower
32. Mar 10, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
33. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
34. Mar 10, 2026 Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
35. Mar 11, 2026 House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A) · upper
36. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB437) · upper
37. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
38. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB437ER) · upper
39. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
40. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
41. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
42. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
43. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB437) · upper
44. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 498 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
45. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0498) · 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
• 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
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Transportation Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML