VA SB 53
Status unknownLighted vehicle headlights; lawful stop by law-enforcement officer.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did VA SB 53 pass?
The current status of VA SB 53 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-03-10): Left in Transportation
What is VA SB 53 about?
Lighted vehicle headlights; lawful stop by law-enforcement officer. Clarifies that any evidence discovered or obtained following the lawful stop by a law-enforcement officer of a vehicle displaying no lighted headlights may be offered as evidence in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding if such evidence is otherwise admissible.
Who sponsors VA SB 53?
J.D. "Danny" Diggs is the primary sponsor of VA SB 53.
Description
Lighted vehicle headlights; lawful stop by law-enforcement officer. Clarifies that any evidence discovered or obtained following the lawful stop by a law-enforcement officer of a vehicle displaying no lighted headlights may be offered as evidence in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding if such evidence is otherwise admissible.
- Introduced
- 2025-11-26
- Latest action
- 2026-03-10 — Left in Transportation
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- J.D. "Danny" Diggsprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-10
Left in Transportation
2026-03-04
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 2-N)
2026-02-20
Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and Policy
referral-committee
2026-02-03
Referred to Committee on Transportation
referral-committee
2026-02-03
Read first time
reading-1
2026-02-03
Placed on Calendar
2026-01-27
Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 9-N 0-A)
passage,reading-3
2026-01-27
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB53)
2026-01-26
Engrossed by Senate
2026-01-26
Read second time
reading-2
2026-01-26
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
2026-01-23
Passed by for the day
2026-01-23
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
2026-01-23
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-01-23
Rules suspended
2026-01-21
Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 3-N)
committee-passage
2026-01-15
Rereferred from Transportation to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
referral-committee
2025-11-26
Referred to Committee on Transportation
referral-committee
2025-11-26
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100461D
filing,introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Rereferred from Transportation
2026-01-15 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (14)
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
Reported from Courts of Justice
2026-01-21 · pass · 11-3
Member-level votes (15)
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: no
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Lamont Bagby: no
- Lashrecse D. Aird: no
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: not voting
- Russet Perry: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
Constitutional reading dispensed R
2026-01-23 · pass · 39-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: not voting
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
Passage R
2026-01-27 · pass · 29-9
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: no
- Lamont Bagby: no
- Jennifer B. Boysko: no
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: no
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Adam P. Ebbin: not voting
- Barbara A. Favola: no
- Timmy French: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: not voting
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: no
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: no
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: no
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: no
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
2026-03-04 · pass · 7-2
Member-level votes (9)
- David A. Reid: yes
- Jeion A. Ward: yes
- Delores L. McQuinn: yes
- Bonita G. Anthony: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
- Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
- Jason S. Ballard: no
- Eric Phillips: no
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