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type: "Bill"
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title: "Pedestrians; walking on roadways that are part of divided highways."
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description: "Pedestrians; walking on roadways that are part of divided highways. Permits pedestrians, when walking on a roadway that is part of a highway divided by a physical barrier or barriers or an unpaved area, and when there are no shoulders of the highway present, to keep to the extreme right side or edge of the roadway, regardless of the direction of traffic they face. Under current law, pedestrians, when permitted to walk on a roadway, are required to keep to the extreme left side or edge thereof. The bill also clarifies current law, which requires pedestrians walking on a roadway to face oncoming traffic."
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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 819"
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citation: "Virginia HB 819 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Betsy B. Carr"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/947a0177-4b8f-4f4f-9445-5a5abadb4443"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB819"
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source_hash: "d342dbf61edc40e31bf2f2819ea1806fef6f5f7c06558cedb8d2e46ee5f5ebec"
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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 819 (2026) — Pedestrians; walking on roadways that are part of divided highways.
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Pedestrians; walking on roadways that are part of divided highways. Permits pedestrians, when walking on a roadway that is part of a highway divided by a physical barrier or barriers or an unpaved area, and when there are no shoulders of the highway present, to keep to the extreme right side or edge of the roadway, regardless of the direction of traffic they face. Under current law, pedestrians, when permitted to walk on a roadway, are required to keep to the extreme left side or edge thereof. The bill also clarifies current law, which requires pedestrians walking on a roadway to face oncoming traffic.
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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/1086023.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218046.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1197966.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Transportation — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **88–10** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Transportation — **20–1** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Betsy B. Carr — primary (person)
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- Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (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 26100641D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-22** Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and Policy `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-28** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-02-03** Reported from Transportation (20-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-06** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-09** Read third time and passed House (88-Y 10-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-10** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-10** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-16** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB819)
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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 (HB819ER) `passage`
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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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- **2026-03-11** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB819)
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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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- **2026-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 431 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0431)
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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/947a0177-4b8f-4f4f-9445-5a5abadb4443`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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