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SB 832 VA
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Vulnerable road user safety zones; VDOT to develop criteria & recommendations for designation.

VA · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 23, 2026

Latest action (Apr 13, 2026) Approved by Governor-Chapter 906 (effective 7/1/2026)

Summary

Department of Transportation; criteria and recommendations for the potential designation of vulnerable road user safety zones; report. Requires the Department of Transportation to develop criteria and recommendations for the potential designation of vulnerable road user safety zones in the Commonwealth in areas that have experienced elevated rates of crashes, injuries, or fatalities involving pedestrians or cyclists. The bill requires the Department to submit a report with its criteria and any recommendations to the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Transportation and the House Committees on Appropriations and Transportation no later than November 1, 2026.

Sponsor (1)

1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (31)

  1. Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26105294D · upper
  2. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
  3. Jan 29, 2026 Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N) · upper
  4. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  5. Feb 4, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
  6. Feb 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107149D-S1 · upper
  7. Feb 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  8. Feb 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  9. Feb 5, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
  10. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time · upper
  11. Feb 6, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
  12. Feb 6, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
  13. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 13-N 0-A) · upper
  14. Feb 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB832) · upper
  15. Feb 12, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  16. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
  17. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rules · lower
  18. Mar 1, 2026 Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee · lower
  19. Mar 2, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N) · lower
  20. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Rules (12-Y 6-N) · lower
  21. Mar 10, 2026 Read second time · lower
  22. Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · lower
  23. Mar 11, 2026 Passed House (64-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
  24. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
  25. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB832ER) · upper
  26. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  27. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  28. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
  29. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  30. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB832) · upper
  31. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 906 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

Text versions (8)

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.

  • Enrolled · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
  • Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
  • Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
  • Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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