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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 437: Truck-mounted attenuators; certain vehicles equipped with amber and green warning lights.

Enacted 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

SB 437 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Truck-mounted attenuators; certain vehicles equipped with amber and green warning lights. Primary sponsor: Lamont Bagby (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 8, 2026): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0498).

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.

Green warning lights, snow plows and vehicles equipped with truck-mounted attenuators. Authorizes snow plows used for clearing or removing snow on or along public highways and vehicles equipped with a truck-mounted attenuator that are used in constructing, maintaining, and repairing highways or utilities on or along public highways to be equipped with and use either (i) flashing, blinking, or alternating amber warning lights of types approved by the Superintendent of State Police or (ii) alternating amber and green warning lights of a type approved by the Superintendent of State Police. The bill requires that warning lights be lit only when performing the functions that qualify them to be equipped with such lights and that if a vehicle is equipped with multiple warning lights that are alternating amber and green warning lights, such lights shall be used synchronously with each other.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lamont BagbyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14

“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. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0498)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 498 (effective 7/1/2026)
  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB437)
  4. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
  5. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
  6. Signed by Speaker
  7. Signed by President
  8. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB437ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB437)
  11. House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A)
  12. Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N 0-A)

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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