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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 53: Lighted vehicle headlights; lawful stop by law-enforcement officer.

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 53 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on November 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Lighted vehicle headlights; lawful stop by law-enforcement officer. Primary sponsor: Danny Diggs (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 10, 2026): Left in Transportation.

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.

Lighted vehicle headlights; lawful stop by law-enforcement officer. Clarifies that any evidence discovered or obtained following the lawful stop by a law-enforcement officer of a vehicle displaying no lighted headlights may be offered as evidence in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding if such evidence is otherwise admissible.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Danny DiggsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate24

“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 Transportation
  2. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 2-N)
  3. Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and Policy
  4. Referred to Committee on Transportation
  5. Read first time
  6. Placed on Calendar
  7. Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 9-N 0-A)
  8. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB53)
  9. Engrossed by Senate
  10. Read second time
  11. Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
  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