Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 437
Truck-mounted attenuators; certain vehicles equipped with amber and green warning lights.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Lamont Bagby (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
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.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Transportation Amendment
- Engrossed
- Highway Safety and Policy Subcommittee Substitute
- Transportation Substitute
- Enrolled
- Chaptered
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 Senate | Concur House Substitute R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 10, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 5, 2026 House | Reported from Transportation with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 28, 2026 Senate | Reconsider R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 28, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 28, 2026 Senate | Reconsider R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 28, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 26, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 22, 2026 Senate | Reported from Transportation with amendments | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 8, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0498) - Apr 8, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 498 (effective 7/1/2026) - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB437) - Mar 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB437ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB437) - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A) - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Mar 10, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Read third time - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Read second time - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26108950D-H1 - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 0-N) - Mar 4, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) - Mar 4, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and Policy - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB437) - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Transportation - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N 0-A) - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Transportation Amendment rejected - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Committee amendments reconsidered - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Engrossment reconsidered by Senate - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Transportation Amendments agreed to - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Read first time - Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Transportation with amendments (10-Y 4-N) - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Transportation - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102372D