Railroad safety; minimum train crew used in movement of freight.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 7 of Chapter 13 of Title 56 a section numbered 56-425.1, relating to railroad safety; minimum train crew; movement of freight.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Railroad safety; minimum train crew; movement of freight. Requires a crew of at least two qualified individuals on all trains, locomotives, or light engines used in connection with moving freight except in use for hostler or utility service. The bill requires the State Corporation Commission to include in an existing report the number of probable violations of federal regulations related to railroad safety investigated by the Commission's Division of Utility and Railroad Safety and reported to t
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Where it is
Introduced · Dec 22, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter 548 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
4
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Bonita G. AnthonyRozia A. Henson, Jr.Angelia Williams GravesDan I. Helmer
Recorded votes
Senate substitute agreed to by House (66-Y 33-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 66, N 33
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 21, N 19
Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 40
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N)Senate · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 9, N 6
Read third time and passed House (65-Y 31-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 65, N 31, X 4
Reported from Labor and Commerce (16-Y 6-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-22 · P · Y 16, N 6
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 2-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-20 · P · Y 7, N 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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