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type: "Bill"
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title: "Autonomous truck-mounted attenuators; pilot program authorized."
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description: "Department of Transportation; autonomous truck-mounted attenuators; pilot program authorized. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to establish a pilot program for the implementation and deployment of autonomous truck-mounted attenuators within mobile work zones, defined in the bill. The bill has an expiration date of December 31, 2031. This bill is identical to HB 582."
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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 320"
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citation: "Virginia SB 320 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Kannan Srinivasan"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 5
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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/a8fe5c2d-a801-4908-8b2d-d1a68446f761"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB320"
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source_hash: "5e4072b210ad6b3884ca314acd14f013f53b883264cbb716d829b3eb016cb697"
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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 320 (2026) — Autonomous truck-mounted attenuators; pilot program authorized.
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Department of Transportation; autonomous truck-mounted attenuators; pilot program authorized. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to establish a pilot program for the implementation and deployment of autonomous truck-mounted attenuators within mobile work zones, defined in the bill. The bill has an expiration date of December 31, 2031. This bill is identical to HB 582.
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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/1088898.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216689.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188237.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Transportation — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Transportation — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Kannan Srinivasan — 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 26104805D `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 (SB320)
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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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- **2026-02-24** Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-27** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-27** Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-04** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB320ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB320)
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- **2026-03-04** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** 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 180 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0180)
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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/a8fe5c2d-a801-4908-8b2d-d1a68446f761`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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