HB 498 VA

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Motor carrier violations; authority of law-enforcement officers. Authorizes the enforcement of motor carrier violations of license, registration, and tax requirements and vehicle size limitations at locations other than permanent weighing stations and clarifies that law-enforcement officers, in addition to size and weight compliance agents, may enforce such provisions.

• Vivian E. Watts Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101542D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles · lower
4. Jan 27, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 2, 2026 Read first time · lower
7. Feb 3, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
8. Feb 4, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A) · lower
9. Feb 4, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
10. Feb 4, 2026 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
11. Feb 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
12. Feb 5, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
13. Feb 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB498) · lower
14. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Transportation (13-Y 0-N) · upper
15. Feb 23, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
16. Feb 23, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
17. Feb 23, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
18. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · upper
19. Feb 24, 2026 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Feb 26, 2026 Enrolled · lower
21. Feb 26, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB498ER) · lower
22. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
23. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by President · upper
24. Feb 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB498) · lower
25. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
26. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
27. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 155 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
28. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0155) · 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
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML