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| Bill | Railroad safety; minimum train crew used in movement of freight. | Railroad safety; minimum train crew; movement of freight. Requires a crew of at least two qualified individuals on all trains, locomotives, or light engines used in connection with moving freight except in use for hostler or utility service. The bill requires the State Corporation Commission to include in an existing report the number of probable violations of federal regulations related to railroad safety investigated by the Commission's Division of Utility and Railroad Safety and reported to the Federal Railroad Administration for enforcement. This bill is identical to SB 191. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 25 | Virginia HB 25 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 25 (2026) — Railroad safety; minimum train crew used in movement of freight.
Railroad safety; minimum train crew; movement of freight. Requires a crew of at least two qualified individuals on all trains, locomotives, or light engines used in connection with moving freight except in use for hostler or utility service. The bill requires the State Corporation Commission to include in an existing report the number of probable violations of federal regulations related to railroad safety investigated by the Commission's Division of Utility and Railroad Safety and reported to the Federal Railroad Administration for enforcement. This bill is identical to SB 191.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Commerce and Labor Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- H VOTE: — 66–33 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Labor and Commerce — 16–6 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 21–19 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 7–2 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 65–31 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute — 9–6 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Bonita G. Anthony — primary (person)
- Angelia Williams Graves — cosponsor (person)
- Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-12-22 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103133D
filing, introduction - 2025-12-22 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
referral-committee - 2026-01-15 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
referral-committee - 2026-01-20 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 2-N)
- 2026-01-22 Reported from Labor and Commerce (16-Y 6-N)
committee-passage - 2026-01-26 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-01-27 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-01-28 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB25)
- 2026-01-28 Read third time and passed House (65-Y 31-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-01-29 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-01-29 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
referral-committee - 2026-02-23 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-24 Committee substitute printed 26108315D-S1
substitution - 2026-02-25 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB25)
- 2026-02-25 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-25 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-25 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-26 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-02-26 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- 2026-02-26 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-02-26 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-02 Senate substitute agreed to by House (66-Y 33-N 0-A)
substitution - 2026-03-06 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-06 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB25ER)
passage - 2026-03-06 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB25)
- 2026-03-06 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-06 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 548 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-13 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0548)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dc15c564-8b71-4616-b661-afe0eedbc757. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).