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type: "Bill"
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title: "Abandonment of highway; section of the secondary state highway system, local authority."
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description: "Abandonment of highway; section of the secondary state highway system; local authority. Removes the requirement that a section of the secondary state highway system be in a residence district for a county to find that such section is no longer necessary for the purpose of abandoning such section of highway as a public highway."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "SB 321"
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citation: "Virginia SB 321 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jeremy S. McPike"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19b6f65a-bd9a-4e6e-82fa-5a74868e627b"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB321"
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source_hash: "52e08486c9f5ebe442f50f5db0a7c538513e00b2acccd07f512ca5c6d7857a02"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 321 (2026) — Abandonment of highway; section of the secondary state highway system, local authority.
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Abandonment of highway; section of the secondary state highway system; local authority. Removes the requirement that a section of the secondary state highway system be in a residence district for a county to find that such section is no longer necessary for the purpose of abandoning such section of highway as a public highway.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089617.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217422.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1195996.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Transportation — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Transportation — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Jeremy S. McPike — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103300D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-22** Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-26** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-01-26** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-01-26** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-01-26** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-01-26** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB321)
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- **2026-01-26** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-01-26** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-01-27** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-27** Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-01-28** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-04** Placed on Calendar
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- **2026-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-04** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-20** Assigned HTRAN sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-24** Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-02-26** Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-02** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-03** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-03** Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-09** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB321ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB321)
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- **2026-03-09** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 342 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0342)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/19b6f65a-bd9a-4e6e-82fa-5a74868e627b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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