---
type: "Bill"
title: "Deputy Hunter D. Reedy Memorial Bridge; designating as bridge on Adwolfe Rd., etc. over I-81."
description: "Deputy Hunter D. Reedy Memorial Bridge. Designates the bridge on Adwolfe Road and U.S. Route 11/State Route 660 over Interstate 81 in Smyth County the \"Deputy Hunter D. Reedy Memorial Bridge.\" This bill is identical to SB 1428."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 1853"
citation: "Virginia HB 1853 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jonathan \"Jed\" Arnold"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2025-01-06"
last_action: "2025-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd271e6a-da76-4dd1-a184-9b53d8a59317"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1853"
source_hash: "9ffbeb9e8a62a4a25c23c154d5bed0f82c6aa8f5b80760a78ad209e0ce3864a1"
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 HB 1853 (2025) — Deputy Hunter D. Reedy Memorial Bridge; designating as bridge on Adwolfe Rd., etc. over I-81.

Deputy Hunter D. Reedy Memorial Bridge. Designates the bridge on Adwolfe Road and U.S. Route 11/State Route 660 over Interstate 81 in Smyth County the "Deputy Hunter D. Reedy Memorial Bridge." This bill is identical to SB 1428.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013504.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074045.PDF)
3. **Transportation Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031278.PDF)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060913.PDF)

## Votes

- Reported from Transportation with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Reading waived (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Transportation (13-Y 0-N) — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jonathan "Jed" Arnold — primary (person)
- Bonita G. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Obenshain — cosponsor (person)
- David Owen — cosponsor (person)
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Ian T. Lovejoy — cosponsor (person)
- Israel D. O'Quinn — cosponsor (person)
- James W. Morefield — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Earley, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Michael B. Feggans — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Webert — cosponsor (person)
- N. Baxter Ennis — cosponsor (person)
- R. Lee Ware — cosponsor (person)
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
- Terry L. Austin — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy P. Griffin — cosponsor (person)
- W. Chad Green — cosponsor (person)
- Wendell S. Walker — cosponsor (person)
- Will Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Wren M. Williams — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-06** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103373D `filing, introduction`
- **2025-01-06** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1853)
- **2025-01-28** Reported from Transportation with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-28** Committee substitute printed 25105389D-H1 `substitution`
- **2025-01-30** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2025-01-31** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1853)
- **2025-01-31** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-01-31** Transportation Substitute agreed to
- **2025-01-31** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
- **2025-02-03** Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-03** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- **2025-02-03** Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-04** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- **2025-02-04** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-13** Reported from Transportation (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-17** Rules suspended
- **2025-02-17** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
- **2025-02-17** Passed by for the day
- **2025-02-18** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2025-02-18** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2025-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-03-07** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1853ER) `passage`
- **2025-03-07** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1853)
- **2025-03-07** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-10** Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-24** Approved by Governor-Chapter 379 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-24** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0379)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd271e6a-da76-4dd1-a184-9b53d8a59317`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).