---
type: "Bill"
title: "Highway work zones; creates a traffic infraction for any moving violation in a work zone."
description: "Moving violations; highway work zones. Createsa traffic infraction for any moving violation in a highway work zonepunishable by a fine of not less than $300 for the first offenseand not less than $500 for any subsequent offense. The bill provides that for any subsequent offense that occurs within the same 12-monthperiod as another such offense such fine shall be not less than $750."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 282"
citation: "Virginia HB 282 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holly M. Seibold"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-05"
last_action: "2024-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/143cb4c9-11cf-41c5-87fd-2b887d8cb775"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB282"
source_hash: "c27f0c390bd06ef5690c51340003787f9cff696fa5d3c70e90f253848482d50e"
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 282 (2024) — Highway work zones; creates a traffic infraction for any moving violation in a work zone.

Moving violations; highway work zones. Createsa traffic infraction for any moving violation in a highway work zonepunishable by a fine of not less than $300 for the first offenseand not less than $500 for any subsequent offense. The bill provides that for any subsequent offense that occurs within the same 12-monthperiod as another such offense such fine shall be not less than $750.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0138** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0138)
2. **HB282ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB282ER)
3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103499D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB282)

## Votes

- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Transportation (12-Y 3-N) — **12–3** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Transportation (21-Y 1-N) — **21–1** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (33-Y 7-N) — **33–7** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (93-Y 5-N) — **92–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Holly M. Seibold — primary (person)
- Laura Jane Cohen — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)
- Saddam Azlan Salim — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-05** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103499D `filing, introduction`
- **2024-01-05** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-18** Assigned Transportation sub: Highway Safety and Policy `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-19** Impact statement from DPB (HB282)
- **2024-01-24** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- **2024-01-30** Reported from Transportation (21-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-01** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2024-02-02** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2024-02-05** Read third time and passed House (93-Y 5-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-05** VOTE: Passage (93-Y 5-N) `passage`
- **2024-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2024-02-06** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-15** Reported from Transportation (12-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-19** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- **2024-02-20** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-20** Passed Senate (33-Y 7-N) `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-02-26** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB282ER) `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Impact statement from DPB (HB282ER)
- **2024-02-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-28** Signed by President `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-26** Approved by Governor-Chapter 138 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-26** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0138)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/143cb4c9-11cf-41c5-87fd-2b887d8cb775`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).