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type: "Bill"
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title: "Commercial motor vehicle; expands definition."
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description: "Commercial motor vehicle; definition. Expands the definition of a commercial motor vehicle to include vehicles inclusive of a towed vehicle with a gross vehicle weight or a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds. Currently, the definition includes, in relevant part, a towed vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds. The new definition is consistent with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations."
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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: "HB 1290"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1290 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bill Wiley"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 27
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2026-01-14"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ddae8ce0-291a-4140-bec0-d07ff9a36c9a"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1290"
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source_hash: "b19eb6d38ac1f3d589014b06aaf5ec5e35e178d63500dbb7a6e91d031d8a6873"
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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 HB 1290 (2026) — Commercial motor vehicle; expands definition.
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Commercial motor vehicle; definition. Expands the definition of a commercial motor vehicle to include vehicles inclusive of a towed vehicle with a gross vehicle weight or a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds. Currently, the definition includes, in relevant part, a towed vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds. The new definition is consistent with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations.
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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/1088071.PDF)
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2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1198188.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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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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- Reported from Transportation — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bill Wiley — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-14** Presented and ordered printed 26101540D `introduction`
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- **2026-01-14** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-16** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1290)
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- **2026-01-29** Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-03** Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-02-05** Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-10** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-11** Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-11** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
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- **2026-02-11** Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-12** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-26** Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-02** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-02** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-02** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-03** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-03** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-10** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1290ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1290)
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- **2026-03-10** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-14** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 769 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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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/ddae8ce0-291a-4140-bec0-d07ff9a36c9a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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