Transportation

Thursday, February 5, 2026·26m·▶ Watch / Listen

The Virginia House Transportation Committee advanced seven bills and continued two others, with no substantive policy opposition recorded on any measure. The lone contested full committee vote was HB 1448, which created the Petersburg Parking Authority and passed 15 to 1.

Key Actions

·HB 269 – New Motorized Vehicle ClassNo Vote

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Controversies

Procedural dispute over adoption of HB 1241 substitute

Madam Chair stated 'Did we adopt the substitute? I don't think we' after Delegate Carr had already moved the bill with substitute, indicating the substitute had not been formally adopted. The substitute was then formally moved and voted on before proceeding to the bill vote.

Notable Quotes

“The driver training schools license by the department of motor vehicles pursuant to the code of driver training will be submitting the information about the blue envelope program not in coordination with the VDOE because they do not work on driver education.”
Delegate Law FIR — Delegate Law FIR explained the purpose of an amendment to HB 1097 at line 432, clarifying which entity would be responsible for submitting information about the blue envelope program.

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Votes

Continue HB 269 [to year unclear — transcript states 'to 2020']Passed

Continue HB 1143 to 2027Passed

Adopt amendment to HB 1097Passed

Report HB 1097 as amendedPassed

Adopt substitute for HB 1145Passed

Report HB 1145 with substitutePassed

Report HB 1226, HB 1288, and HB 1290 in blockPassed

Adopt substitute for HB 1241Passed

Report HB 1241 with substitute and refer to AppropriationsPassed

Report HB 1448Passed

AdjournPassed

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TranscriptPreview

Good morning, everyone. House transportation committee will come to order, and the committee will briefly go. At ease. Committee will come to order. All right, again, House transportation committee is back in order. If the clerk could open the roll for attendance, please. The clerk will close the roll. And we have a quorum. So we are going to first turn to the department of motor vehicles subcommittee report chaired by delegate Sewell. And if you would like to go through your report. We have a couple of voice votes. We have some things we're going to take a little out of order to go kind of handle the flow of this, but I will turn it to you, chair Sewell, for your report. Thank you, Madam Chair. First up, we have House Bill 269, patron by delegate Reed. House Bill 269 establishes a new class of vehicle, the motorized vehicle, along with sale operation. And I can't read my own handwriting. Titling requirements. We thank the patron for all of his work on the topic. And at his request, the subcommittee recommends continuing the bill to 2020 to allow for additional time. Second, investigate has moved and seconded to…

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