republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2021/hb-1850.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor vehicle weight limits; vehicles powered primarily by electric battery power, etc."
description: "Motor vehicle weight limits; vehicles powered primarily by electric battery power or fueled primarily by natural gas. Authorizes motor vehicles powered primarily by means of electric battery power to exceed relevant weight limits by 2,000 pounds, provided that such weight is on the power unit and such weight does not exceed 82,000 pounds on an interstate highway. The bill also changes the weight exemption for motor vehicles fueled primarily by natural gas on an interstate highway from the difference between the weight of the natural gas tank and fueling system and a comparable diesel tank and fueling system to up to an additional 2,000 pounds, provided that such weight is on the power unit and does not exceed 82,000 pounds."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1850"
citation: "Virginia HB 1850 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David A. Reid"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-01-07"
last_action: "2021-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/197f0e02-0ee5-4b1c-8938-c562496d19fc"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB1850"
source_hash: "a51e14e49207113d8b470473cf7d735b77760db1fb9eab17b14639e4501d3057"
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 1850 (2021) — Motor vehicle weight limits; vehicles powered primarily by electric battery power, etc.

Motor vehicle weight limits; vehicles powered primarily by electric battery power or fueled primarily by natural gas. Authorizes motor vehicles powered primarily by means of electric battery power to exceed relevant weight limits by 2,000 pounds, provided that such weight is on the power unit and such weight does not exceed 82,000 pounds on an interstate highway. The bill also changes the weight exemption for motor vehicles fueled primarily by natural gas on an interstate highway from the difference between the weight of the natural gas tank and fueling system and a comparable diesel tank and fueling system to up to an additional 2,000 pounds, provided that such weight is on the power unit and does not exceed 82,000 pounds.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0133** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0133)
2. **HB1850ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1850ER)
3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101300D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1850)
4. **Printed as engrossed 21101300D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1850E)

## Votes

- Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Transportation (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 1-N) — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Transportation with amendments (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (9-Y 0-N) — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David A. Reid — primary (person)
- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
- Karrie K. Delaney — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
- Martha M. Mugler — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101300D `introduction`
- **2021-01-07** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Systems `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-14** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2021-01-14** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (9-Y 0-N)
- **2021-01-14** Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-15** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2021-01-18** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-01-18** Committee amendments agreed to
- **2021-01-18** Engrossed by House as amended HB1850E
- **2021-01-18** Engrossment reconsidered by House
- **2021-01-18** Engrossed by House as amended HB1850E
- **2021-01-18** Printed as engrossed 21101300D-E
- **2021-01-19** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-01-19** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- **2021-01-20** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2021-01-20** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-05** Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-11** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2021-02-11** Reported from Transportation with amendments (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-15** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-15** Impact statement from DPB (HB1850E)
- **2021-02-16** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2021-02-16** Reading of amendments waived
- **2021-02-16** Committee amendments agreed to
- **2021-02-16** Engrossed by Senate as amended
- **2021-02-16** Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2021-02-18** Placed on Calendar
- **2021-02-18** Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N)
- **2021-02-18** VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 1-N)
- **2021-02-22** Enrolled
- **2021-02-22** Signed by President
- **2021-02-23** Impact statement from DPB (HB1850ER)
- **2021-02-24** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-02-25** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
- **2021-02-25** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- **2021-03-18** Approved by Governor-Chapter 133 (effective 7/1/21) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/197f0e02-0ee5-4b1c-8938-c562496d19fc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).