---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alteration of suspension system and bumper heights; proof of compliance."
description: "Alteration of suspension system and bumper heights; proof of compliance. Authorizes a court to dismiss a summons for offenses related to altering the suspension system or bumper heights of vehicles when proof of compliance is provided to the court on or before the court date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 426"
citation: "Virginia SB 426 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tammy Brankley Mulchi"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-13"
last_action: "2026-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2fc0d192-e9ae-4d63-8e2d-f345f9011a9a"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB426"
source_hash: "ef0fe804f2b6dad1f666b4bbd5bfe8ae01fb9b3097f8a09d22df1655ae0b3500"
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 426 (2026) — Alteration of suspension system and bumper heights; proof of compliance.

Alteration of suspension system and bumper heights; proof of compliance. Authorizes a court to dismiss a summons for offenses related to altering the suspension system or bumper heights of vehicles when proof of compliance is provided to the court on or before the court date.

## 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/1090232.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218110.PDF)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202754.PDF)

## Votes

- Reported from Transportation — **11–2** (pass) · upper
- Passage R — **37–3** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Transportation — **21–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tammy Brankley Mulchi — primary (person)
- Mark J. Peake — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102363D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-29** Reported from Transportation (11-Y 2-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-02** Rules suspended
- **2026-02-02** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-02-02** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- **2026-02-02** Passed by for the day
- **2026-02-03** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-03** Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- **2026-02-04** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB426)
- **2026-02-04** Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 3-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-09** Placed on Calendar
- **2026-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-09** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-20** Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and Policy `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- **2026-03-03** Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-06** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-06** Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-12** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB426ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB426)
- **2026-03-12** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-03-14** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-14** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 497 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0497)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2fc0d192-e9ae-4d63-8e2d-f345f9011a9a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).