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| Bill | Commissioner of Highways; certain agreements with U.S. Department of Transportation. | Commissioner of Highways; certain agreements with the U.S. Department of Transportation; National Environmental Policy Act. Authorizes the Commissioner of Highways to enter into agreements for a term of five years with the U.S. Department of Transportation, as provided for in federal law, regarding state assumption of responsibility for categorical exclusions and the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program. The bill authorizes the Department of Transportation to assume certain responsibilities of the U.S. Secretary of Transportation pursuant to such agreement. Under the bill, the Commonwealth waives its immunity from civil suit in a federal court under certain circumstances. The bill contains an expiration date of five years after the date on which the first agreement is entered into. This bill is identical to SB 716. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 411 | Virginia HB 411 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 411 (2026) — Commissioner of Highways; certain agreements with U.S. Department of Transportation.
Commissioner of Highways; certain agreements with the U.S. Department of Transportation; National Environmental Policy Act. Authorizes the Commissioner of Highways to enter into agreements for a term of five years with the U.S. Department of Transportation, as provided for in federal law, regarding state assumption of responsibility for categorical exclusions and the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program. The bill authorizes the Department of Transportation to assume certain responsibilities of the U.S. Secretary of Transportation pursuant to such agreement. Under the bill, the Commonwealth waives its immunity from civil suit in a federal court under certain circumstances. The bill contains an expiration date of five years after the date on which the first agreement is entered into. This bill is identical to SB 716.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Passage R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 10–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 37–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Transportation — 13–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 7–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Transportation — 21–0 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 98–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- David A. Reid — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-12 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104701D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-12 Referred to Committee on Transportation
referral-committee - 2026-01-19 Assigned HTRAN sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding
referral-committee - 2026-01-27 Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
- 2026-01-29 Reported from Transportation and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-01-29 Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
referral-committee - 2026-02-04 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 2026-02-06 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-09 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB411)
- 2026-02-09 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB411)
- 2026-02-10 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-11 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-02-12 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-13 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-13 Referred to Committee on Transportation
referral-committee - 2026-02-19 Reported from Transportation (13-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 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 (HB411ER)
passage - 2026-02-26 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-02-26 Signed by President
passage - 2026-02-27 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB411)
- 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 - 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 133 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0133)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/892fa398-5d21-42fd-bf54-4dc754c3a8a7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).