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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 482: Sodium Chloride; alternatives to use to treat and pretreat roadways for winter weather, report.

Passed one chamber 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 482 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Sodium Chloride; alternatives to use to treat and pretreat roadways for winter weather, report. Primary sponsor: Danica Roem (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 6, 2026): Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote).

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Official summary

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

Study; Virginia Department of Transportation; alternatives to use of Sodium Chloride to treat and pretreat roadways for winter weather; report. Directs the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to conduct a study on safe and environmentally sensitive alternatives to using Sodium Chloride, or rock salt, to treat and pretreat roadways for winter weather. Such study shall measure the impact of current treatment and pretreatment substances on infrastructure and the environment and their corrosive effects on personal property and compare such impacts with those of potential alternatives, including nonchemical substances and new technologies. VDOT is directed to submit a report to the chairs of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation by November 15, 2026, on its findings and include in such report an accounting of the annual spending by the state and local governments since 2020 on treating and pretreating activities and the amounts budgeted for 2026-2028.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Danica RoemPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Kannan SrinivasanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32

“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. Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote)
  2. Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
  3. Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee
  4. Referred to Committee on Rules
  5. Read first time
  6. Placed on Calendar
  7. Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A)
  8. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
  9. Rules suspended
  10. Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
  11. Read second time
  12. Passed by for the day

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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