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VA SB 31

died on adjournment

Railroad safety; minimum train crew used in movement of freight, civil penalties.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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
Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-17 — Left in Commerce and Labor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Jennifer D. Carroll Foyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-11-17

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100562D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-11-17

    Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-29

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB31)

  4. 2026-02-17

    Left in Commerce and Labor

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB31

Attribution

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