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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 499: Reclaimed asphalt pavement; Dept. of Transportation, et al., to study using to maximize savings.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 499 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Reclaimed asphalt pavement; Dept. of Transportation, et al., to study using to maximize savings. Primary sponsor: Vivian Watts (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): Left in Committee Rules.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Department of Transportation; work group; examine reclaimed asphalt pavement study; report. Directs the Department of Transportation to convene a work group to examine the Characterizing and Improving Binder Availability and Activity in Asphalt Mixtures with Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) study conducted by the Virginia Transportation Research Council and make certain recommendations, and to submit a report of the work group's findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation, the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources no later than December 1, 2026.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Vivian WattsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse14

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in Committee Rules
  2. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N)
  3. Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee
  4. Referred to Committee on Rules
  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102492D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source