republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2020/sb-557.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VDOT; electronic speed indicator signs on U.S. Route 17."
description: "Department of Transportation; electronic speed indicator signs; U.S. Route 17. Requires the Commissioner of Highways to place at least six permanent electronic speed indicator signs on U.S. Route 17 near particular intersections in Fauquier County. This bill is identical to HB 941."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 557"
citation: "Virginia SB 557 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jill Holtzman Vogel"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 39
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2020-01-07"
last_action: "2020-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5a52c748-7b9e-4417-a17a-4cfd23778663"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB557"
source_hash: "05b80bf0ef73bf91bb72d74d0288f33d4fb4c4f229c2c7a03968129fd63f440d"
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 SB 557 (2020) — VDOT; electronic speed indicator signs on U.S. Route 17.

Department of Transportation; electronic speed indicator signs; U.S. Route 17. Requires the Commissioner of Highways to place at least six permanent electronic speed indicator signs on U.S. Route 17 near particular intersections in Fauquier County. This bill is identical to HB 941.

## Version chain

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

1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1025)
2. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB557ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB557ER)
3. **Engrossed by Senate as amended SB557E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB557E)
4. **Impact statement from DPB (SB557)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB557)

## Votes

- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (74-Y 21-N) — **73–21** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Transportation with amendment (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N) — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Transportation (21-Y 1-N) — **21–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 2-N) — **20–2** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jill Holtzman Vogel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104606D `introduction`
- **2020-01-07** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-16** Impact statement from DPB (SB557)
- **2020-01-23** Reported from Transportation with amendment (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-23** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-06** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-10** Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-11** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-11** Reading of amendment waived
- **2020-02-11** Committee amendment agreed to
- **2020-02-11** Engrossed by Senate as amended SB557E
- **2020-02-11** Printed as engrossed 20104606D-E
- **2020-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-11** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-11** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2020-02-13** Impact statement from DPB (SB557E)
- **2020-02-14** Placed on Calendar
- **2020-02-14** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-14** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-14** Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Systems `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-18** Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-18** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- **2020-02-20** Reported from Transportation (21-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-20** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-20** Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-24** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-28** Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-03** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-03-04** Passed House (74-Y 21-N) `passage`
- **2020-03-04** VOTE: Passage (74-Y 21-N)
- **2020-03-07** Enrolled
- **2020-03-07** Signed by President
- **2020-03-08** Signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-09** Impact statement from DPB (SB557ER)
- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- **2020-04-10** Approved by Governor-Chapter 1025 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5a52c748-7b9e-4417-a17a-4cfd23778663`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).