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Bill

Transportation; amends numerous laws related to funds, safety programs, revenue sources, etc.

Transportation. Amends numerous laws related to transportation funds, revenue sources, construction, and safety programs.The bill adopts numerous structural changes to the transportation funding system in the Commonwealth. Most transportation revenues are directed to a new Commonwealth Transportation Fund and the existing Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund. Funds are then disbursed, based on codified formulas, to subfunds established to meet the varying transportation needs of different modes of transportation. The bill contains transitional provisions phasing in the new funding structure over a period of four years. The existing gas tax based on a percentage of the wholesale price of gasoline and diesel fuel is converted to a cents-per-gallon tax. A rate of $0.282 per gallon of gasoline will be phased in over three years, and then indexed every year thereafter. The regional gas tax will be converted to a rate of $0.076 per gallon of gasoline.Registration fees for motor vehicles will be lowered. The Department of Motor Vehicles will implement a Highway Use Fee for alternative fuel and fuel-efficient vehicles. Alternatively, a person whose vehicles would be subject to this new fee may elect to instead enroll in a mileage-based user fee program to be developed by the Department.In Northern Virginia, the regional transportation improvement fee, used to support the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), is lowered to $0.10 per $100 for the recordation of conveyance of a deeds. A new regional congestion fee is imposed at a rate of $0.10 per $100 for the recordation of conveyance of a deed. The regional transient occupancy tax is raised from $2 to $3.The bill authorizes the use of transportation bonds to complete the final section of Corridor Q of the Appalachian Development Highway System, and authorizes a bond issuance for improvements in the Interstate 81 and Interstate 66 corridors.The bill establishes a new Virginia Passenger Rail Authority.The bill adopts several safety initiatives, including: (i) making it illegal to possess an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle; (ii) requiring all passengers in a vehicle to wear safety belts and making failure to wear a safety belt a primary offense; (iii) prohibiting the use of handheld personal communication devices; (iv) establishing a speed monitoring program in highway safety corridors that uses a vehicle sensor to take a picture of a vehicle traveling more than 10 miles over the speed limit, subjecting the driver to a monetary fine; and (v) allowing localities to lower the speed limit below 25 miles per hour in business and residential districts. The Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles will establish an advisory committee to oversee education and enforcement of policies such as the seatbelt and hands-free provisions.The bill also creates numerous new transportation safety programs, including an Interstate Operations and Enhancement Program, a Virginia Highway Safety Improvement Program, the Robert O. Norris Bridge and Statewide Special Structures Program, and a Transit Incentive Program.

us/states/va

Virginia General Assembly

2020

SB 890

Virginia SB 890 (2020)

bill

enacted

Richard L. Saslaw

2020-01-08

2020-04-22

openstates

ocd-bill/7c40db60-3c7d-4603-8dcd-d4d0462b7908

https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB890

bf5037288aed81c00dc0fe2b926cc4101e1edd35dbd882ba8ce36f529d63bb4d

2026-07-01

https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump

2026-07-06

reported

legislation

bill

us-va

Version chain

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

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1275) (committee substitute) — source
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB890ER) (committee substitute) — source
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB890H2 (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from VCSC (SB890H1) (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from VCSC (SB890S3) (committee substitute) — source
Reenrolled bill text (SB890ER2) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) — 23–17 (pass) · upper
VOTE: (49-Y 44-N) — 48–44 (pass) · lower
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) — 0–40 (fail) · upper
VOTE: Passage (52-Y 44-N) — 51–44 (pass) · lower
Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N) — 23–16 (pass) · upper
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (24-Y 15-N) — 24–15 (pass) · upper
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Motion to reconsider not waiving reading agreed to (38-Y 1-N) — 38–1 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 42-N) — 50–42 (pass) · lower
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 8-N) — 13–8 (pass) · lower
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Reported from Finance with substitute (13-Y 9-N) — 13–9 (pass) · lower
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 6-N) — 10–6 (pass) · upper

Timeline

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

2020-01-08 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103443D introduction
2020-01-08 Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
2020-02-04 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 6-N) committee-passage
2020-02-04 Committee substitute printed 20107093D-S1 substitution
2020-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-06 Passed by for the day
2020-02-07 Passed by for the day
2020-02-10 Floor substitute printed 20108058D-S2 (Saslaw)
2020-02-10 Read second time reading-2
2020-02-10 Committee substitute rejected 20107093D-S1
2020-02-10 Reading of substitute not waived
2020-02-10 Motion to reconsider not waiving reading agreed to (38-Y 1-N)
2020-02-10 Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-10 Substitute by Senator Saslaw agreed to 20108058D-S2
2020-02-10 Amendments by Senator DeSteph ruled out of order
2020-02-10 Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB890S2
2020-02-11 Impact statement from VCSC (SB890S2)
2020-02-11 Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) passage, reading-3
2020-02-14 Placed on Calendar
2020-02-14 Read first time reading-1
2020-02-14 Referred to Committee on Finance referral-committee
2020-02-19 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
2020-02-19 Reported from Finance with substitute (13-Y 9-N) committee-passage
2020-02-19 Committee substitute printed 20108632D-H1 substitution
2020-02-19 Referred to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
2020-02-21 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
2020-02-21 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 8-N) committee-passage
2020-02-21 Committee substitute printed 20108796D-H2 substitution
2020-02-24 Impact statement from VCSC (SB890H1)
2020-02-25 Read second time reading-2
2020-02-26 Read third time reading-3
2020-02-26 Passed by temporarily
2020-02-26 Committee on Finance substitute rejected 20108632D-H1
2020-02-26 Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to20108796D-H2
2020-02-26 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB890H2
2020-02-26 Pending question ordered
2020-02-26 Passed House with substitute (52-Y 44-N) passage
2020-02-26 VOTE: Passage (52-Y 44-N)
2020-02-26 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
2020-02-26 House insisted on substitute
2020-02-26 House requested conference committee
2020-02-26 Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-27 Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-02-27 Conferees appointed by House
2020-03-02 Impact statement from DPB (SB890S2)
2020-03-07 Amended by conference committee
2020-03-07 Conference substitute printed 20109907D-S3
2020-03-07 Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N)
2020-03-08 Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 42-N)
2020-03-08 VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 42-N)
2020-03-09 Impact statement from VCSC (SB890S3)
2020-03-18 Enrolled
2020-03-18 Signed by President
2020-03-19 Signed by Speaker
2020-03-20 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-20 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-04-08 Impact statement from DPB (SB890ER)
2020-04-11 Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2020-04-22 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (24-Y 15-N)
2020-04-22 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (49-Y 44-N)
2020-04-22 VOTE: (49-Y 44-N)
2020-04-22 Governor's recommendation adopted
2020-04-22 Reenrolled
2020-04-22 Reenrolled bill text (SB890ER2)
2020-04-22 Signed by President as reenrolled
2020-04-22 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2020-04-22 Enacted, Chapter 1275 (effective - see bill) became-law

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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7c40db60-3c7d-4603-8dcd-d4d0462b7908. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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