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 · Jan 9, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 549 (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
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Angelia Williams GravesBonita G. Anthony
Recorded votes
Passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 64, N 34, X 1
Reported from Labor and Commerce (15-Y 6-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 15, N 6, X 1
Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 20-N 0-A, Chair: Yea)Senate · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 20, N 20
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 35, X 5
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (8-Y 7-N)Senate · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 8, N 7
Rereferred from Transportation and rereferred to Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-01-15 · P · Y 14
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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 549.