---
type: "Bill"
title: "Abandonment of highway; section of the secondary state highway system, local authority."
description: "Abandonment of highway; section of the secondary state highway system; local authority. Removes the requirement that a section of the secondary state highway system be in a residence district for a county to find that such section is no longer necessary for the purpose of abandoning such section of highway as a public highway."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 321"
citation: "Virginia SB 321 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeremy S. McPike"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-13"
last_action: "2026-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19b6f65a-bd9a-4e6e-82fa-5a74868e627b"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB321"
source_hash: "52e08486c9f5ebe442f50f5db0a7c538513e00b2acccd07f512ca5c6d7857a02"
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 321 (2026) — Abandonment of highway; section of the secondary state highway system, local authority.

Abandonment of highway; section of the secondary state highway system; local authority. Removes the requirement that a section of the secondary state highway system be in a residence district for a county to find that such section is no longer necessary for the purpose of abandoning such section of highway as a public highway.

## 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/1089617.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217422.PDF)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1195996.PDF)

## Votes

- Reported from Transportation — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Transportation — **15–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jeremy S. McPike — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103300D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-22** Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-26** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-01-26** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- **2026-01-26** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- **2026-01-26** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-01-26** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB321)
- **2026-01-26** Passed by for the day
- **2026-01-26** Passed by for the day
- **2026-01-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-01-27** Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- **2026-01-28** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-04** Placed on Calendar
- **2026-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-04** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-20** Assigned HTRAN sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- **2026-02-26** Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-03** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-03** Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-09** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB321ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB321)
- **2026-03-09** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 342 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0342)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/19b6f65a-bd9a-4e6e-82fa-5a74868e627b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).