SB832Introduced in the Senate
Vulnerable road user safety zones; VDOT to develop criteria & recommendations for designation.
Introduced by Kannan Srinivasan, District 32
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Department of Transportation; criteria and recommendations for the potential designation of vulnerable road user safety zones; report. Requires the Department of Transportation to develop criteria and recommendations for the potential designation of vulnerable road user safety zones in the Commonwealth in areas that have experienced elevated rates of crashes, injuries, or fatalities involving pedestrians or cyclists. The bill requires the Department to submit a report with its criteria and any recommendations to the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Transportation and the House Committees on Appropriations and Transportation no later than November 1, 2026.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0906)
April 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
4 recorded votes · each counted separately
House of DelegatesStage: Passed House (64-Y 35-N 0-A) · March 11, 2026
64
Yes
35
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
99 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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See how each delegate voted
| Delegate | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Hope | 1 | Yes |
| Adele McClure | 2 | Yes |
| Alfonso Lopez | 3 | Yes |
| Charniele Herring | 4 | Yes |
| Kirk McPike | 5 | Yes |
| Richard Sullivan | 6 | Yes |
| Karen Keys-Gamarra | 7 | Yes |
| Irene Shin | 8 | Yes |
| Karrie Delaney | 9 | Yes |
| Dan Helmer | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Presented and ordered printed 26105294D
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Senate committee offered
Committee substitute printed 26107149D-S1
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Read second time
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 13-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB832)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Rules
Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee
Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N)
Reported from Rules (12-Y 6-N)
Read second time
Read third time
Passed House (64-Y 35-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB832ER)
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB832)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 906 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0906)
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