--- type: "Bill" title: "Electric power-assisted bicycles, etc.; improving safety for operators and general public, report." description: "Department of Motor Vehicles; improving the safety of electric power-assisted bicycles, motorized skateboards and scooters, electric personal assistive mobility devices, and mopeds for operators and the general public; report. Directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to convene a work group of relevant stakeholders to examine and make recommendations for options and measures for improving the safety of electric power-assisted bicycles, motorized skateboards and scooters, electric personal assistive mobility devices, and mopeds for operators and the general public and submit a report of its findings to the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation no later than November 1, 2026." jurisdiction: "us/states/va" legislature: "Virginia General Assembly" session: "2026" identifier: "HB 1120" citation: "Virginia HB 1120 (2026)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["JJ Singh"] version_count: 5 action_count: 33 vote_count: 7 first_action: "2026-01-14" last_action: "2026-04-13" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/18d349ca-3fe5-4703-b98a-ce72fd8d17c9" source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1120" source_hash: "4e5798b0657ea258bc3dcd234fdc0ea8fba80ea5e9517a20c902d04ec01dd7b3" 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 1120 (2026) — Electric power-assisted bicycles, etc.; improving safety for operators and general public, report. Department of Motor Vehicles; improving the safety of electric power-assisted bicycles, motorized skateboards and scooters, electric personal assistive mobility devices, and mopeds for operators and the general public; report. Directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to convene a work group of relevant stakeholders to examine and make recommendations for options and measures for improving the safety of electric power-assisted bicycles, motorized skateboards and scooters, electric personal assistive mobility devices, and mopeds for operators and the general public and submit a report of its findings to the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation no later than November 1, 2026. ## 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/1087488.PDF) 2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138367.PDF) 3. **Highway Safety and Policy Subcommittee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127648.HTML) 4. **Transportation Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136445.HTML) 5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179763.PDF) ## Votes - Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) — **20–0** (pass) · lower - H VOTE: — **96–0** (pass) · lower - H VOTE: — **97–0** (pass) · lower - Reported from Transportation — **15–0** (pass) · upper - Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — **9–0** (pass) · lower - Passage R — **39–0** (pass) · upper - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **37–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - JJ Singh — primary (person) - David A. Reid — cosponsor (person) - Kannan Srinivasan — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2026-01-14** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105137D `filing, introduction` - **2026-01-14** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee` - **2026-01-29** Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and Policy `referral-committee` - **2026-02-04** House subcommittee offered - **2026-02-04** Subcommittee recommends reporting - **2026-02-04** Reconsidered by Transportation (Voice Vote) - **2026-02-04** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) - **2026-02-10** House committee offered - **2026-02-10** Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N) `committee-passage` - **2026-02-12** Read first time `reading-1` - **2026-02-13** Read second time `reading-2` - **2026-02-13** committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage` - **2026-02-13** Engrossed by House as amended - **2026-02-16** Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3` - **2026-02-16** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House - **2026-02-16** Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage` - **2026-02-17** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - **2026-02-17** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee` - **2026-02-19** Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage` - **2026-02-23** Rules suspended - **2026-02-23** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) - **2026-02-23** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - **2026-02-24** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1120) - **2026-02-24** Read third time `reading-3` - **2026-02-24** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage` - **2026-02-26** Enrolled `enrolled` - **2026-02-26** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1120ER) `passage` - **2026-02-26** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1120) - **2026-02-26** Signed by Speaker `passage` - **2026-02-26** 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` - **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 737 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/18d349ca-3fe5-4703-b98a-ce72fd8d17c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).