---
type: "Bill"
title: "Trooper Chad Phillip Dermyer Memorial Bridge; designating as Rt. 143 bridge over Interstate 64."
description: "Designates the State Route 143 bridge in the City of Newport News at exit 255 over Interstate 64 the \"Trooper Chad Phillip Dermyer Memorial Bridge.\" This bill is identical to"
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 855"
citation: "Virginia SB 855 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties", "Cities and Towns", "Highways", "Bridges and Ferries"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Thomas K. Norment, Jr."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2016-12-02"
last_action: "2017-02-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c8ccf5b-5a8d-4db2-8c1b-00b39639f956"
source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+SB855"
source_hash: "13de1d587e437e37fc8b64d310af2718e92673cd90c53cb51d7d282d6e595aed"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 855 (2017) — Trooper Chad Phillip Dermyer Memorial Bridge; designating as Rt. 143 bridge over Interstate 64.

Designates the State Route 143 bridge in the City of Newport News at exit 255 over Interstate 64 the "Trooper Chad Phillip Dermyer Memorial Bridge." This bill is identical to

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0071)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0071)
2. **Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB855ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB855ER)
3. **Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100218D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB855)

## Votes

- Passed House BLOCK VOTE — **97–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported from Transportation — **22–0** (pass) · legislature
- Read third time and passed Senate — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported from Transportation — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Constitutional reading dispensed — **38–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Thomas K. Norment, Jr. — primary (person)
- A. Benton "Ben" Chafin — cosponsor (person)
- Adam P. Ebbin — cosponsor (person)
- Amanda F. Chase — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara A. Favola — cosponsor (person)
- Barry D. Knight — cosponsor (person)
- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
- Bryce E. Reeves — cosponsor (person)
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Charles W. Carrico, Sr. — cosponsor (person)
- Charniele L. Herring — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher P. Stolle — cosponsor (person)
- David E. Yancey — cosponsor (person)
- Eileen Filler-Corn — cosponsor (person)
- Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Frank M. Ruff, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Frank W. Wagner — cosponsor (person)
- G. Manoli Loupassi — cosponsor (person)
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn R. Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- J. Randall Minchew — cosponsor (person)
- Jackson H. Miller — cosponsor (person)
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich — cosponsor (person)
- James W. Morefield — cosponsor (person)
- Janet D. Howell — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer L. McClellan — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer T. Wexton — cosponsor (person)
- Jeremy S. McPike — cosponsor (person)
- Jill Holtzman Vogel — cosponsor (person)
- John A. Cosgrove, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- John J. Bell — cosponsor (person)
- John S. Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph C. Lindsey — cosponsor (person)
- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth R. Plum — cosponsor (person)
- Lamont Bagby — cosponsor (person)
- Lionell Spruill, Sr. — cosponsor (person)
- M. Keith Hodges — cosponsor (person)
- Mamie E. Locke — cosponsor (person)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
- Michael P. Mullin — cosponsor (person)
- Nicholas J. Freitas — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Paul E. Krizek — cosponsor (person)
- R. Creigh Deeds — cosponsor (person)
- R. Lee Ware — cosponsor (person)
- R. Steven Landes — cosponsor (person)
- Richard H. Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Richard P. Bell — cosponsor (person)
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Ronald A. Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
- Rosalyn R. Dance — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
- Scott A. Surovell — cosponsor (person)
- Siobhan S. Dunnavant — cosponsor (person)
- Steve E. Heretick — cosponsor (person)
- T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Terry L. Austin — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas A. "Tag" Greason — cosponsor (person)
- Vivian E. Watts — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-12-02** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100218D `introduction`
- **2016-12-02** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-23** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-31** Placed on Calendar
- **2017-01-31** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2017-01-31** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-02-13** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2017-02-13** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2017-02-14** Enrolled
- **2017-02-14** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-02-15** Signed by President
- **2017-02-15** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/15/17
- **2017-02-15** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 22, 2017
- **2017-02-20** Approved by Governor-Chapter 71 (effective 7/1/17) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c8ccf5b-5a8d-4db2-8c1b-00b39639f956`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).