VA SB 31
Status unknownRailroad safety; minimum train crew used in movement of freight, civil penalties.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did VA SB 31 pass?
The current status of VA SB 31 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-17): Left in Commerce and Labor
What is VA SB 31 about?
Railroad safety; minimum train crew; movement of freight; civil penalties. Requires a crew of at least two qualified individuals on all trains, locomotives, or light engines used in connection with moving freight. The bill requires a railroad company that violates its provisions to pay certain fines for first, second, and third or subsequent violations within three years.
Who sponsors VA SB 31?
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy is the primary sponsor of VA SB 31.
Description
Railroad safety; minimum train crew; movement of freight; civil penalties. Requires a crew of at least two qualified individuals on all trains, locomotives, or light engines used in connection with moving freight. The bill requires a railroad company that violates its provisions to pay certain fines for first, second, and third or subsequent violations within three years.
- Introduced
- 2025-11-17
- Latest action
- 2026-02-17 — Left in Commerce and Labor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foyprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-17
Left in Commerce and Labor
2026-01-29
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB31)
2025-11-17
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
referral-committee
2025-11-17
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100562D
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Votes
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Related bills
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Official source
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