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HB 77 VA
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Law-enforcement officers, state and local; enforcement of federal traffic infractions.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Dec 31, 2025

Latest action (Apr 13, 2026) Governor's Recommendation

Summary

Enforcement of federal traffic infractions by state and local law-enforcement officers; Planning District 8. Provides that state and local law-enforcement officers may enforce federal traffic infractions on any highway within Planning District 8. This bill is identical to SB 81.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (50)

  1. Dec 31, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102237D · lower
  2. Dec 31, 2025 Referred to Committee on Transportation · lower
  3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and Policy · lower
  4. Jan 21, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  5. Jan 21, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) · lower
  6. Jan 22, 2026 Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) · lower
  7. Jan 26, 2026 Read first time · lower
  8. Jan 27, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
  9. Jan 27, 2026 Read second time · lower
  10. Jan 27, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
  11. Jan 27, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
  12. Jan 28, 2026 Read third time and passed House (90-Y 7-N 0-A) · lower
  13. Jan 29, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  14. Jan 29, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
  15. Jan 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB77) · lower
  16. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Transportation with amendment (10-Y 4-N) · upper
  17. Feb 19, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
  18. Feb 23, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  19. Feb 23, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  20. Feb 23, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  21. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · upper
  22. Feb 24, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
  23. Feb 25, 2026 Read third time · upper
  24. Feb 25, 2026 Transportation Amendment rejected · upper
  25. Feb 25, 2026 Floor offered Senator Surovell Substitute · upper
  26. Feb 25, 2026 Reading of substitute waived (Voice Vote) · upper
  27. Feb 25, 2026 Senator Surovell Substitute agreed to · upper
  28. Feb 25, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute · upper
  29. Feb 25, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (26-Y 14-N 0-A) · upper
  30. Feb 27, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 94-N 0-A) · lower
  31. Mar 3, 2026 Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  32. Mar 3, 2026 Senate requested conference committee · upper
  33. Mar 4, 2026 House acceded to request · lower
  34. Mar 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB77) · lower
  35. Mar 5, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
  36. Mar 5, 2026 Senate Conferees: Surovell, Bennett-Parker, Diggs · upper
  37. Mar 9, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
  38. Mar 9, 2026 House Conferees: Krizek, Glass, Cornett · lower
  39. Mar 12, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
  40. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (89-Y 6-N 0-A) · lower
  41. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (29-Y 9-N 0-A) · upper
  42. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
  43. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB77ER) · lower
  44. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  45. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  46. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
  47. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  48. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB77) · lower
  49. Apr 13, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · executive
  50. Apr 13, 2026 Governor's Recommendation · executive

Text versions (17)

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 Substitute · PDF
  • Governor Substitute · HTML
  • Governor's Recommendation · HTML
  • Enrolled · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • Conference Report · HTML
  • Senator Surovell Substitute · PDF
  • Senator Surovell Substitute · HTML
  • Transportation Amendment · HTML
  • Transportation Amendment · HTML
  • Transportation Amendment · HTML
  • Transportation Amendment · HTML
  • Engrossed · PDF
  • Engrossed · HTML
  • Highway Safety and Policy Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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