HB 2458

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 08, 2025
  • Passed House Feb 04, 2025
  • Passed Senate Feb 20, 2025
  • Governor

Vehicles used for agricultural purposes; reflectors/reflectorized material on rear end of trailers.

Abstract

Vehicles used for agricultural purposes. Provides that trailers and semitrailers used for certain agricultural purposes may be operated without tail lights or brake lights on the highways of the Commonwealth, except in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia), that are not interstate highways between sunrise and sunset, provided that such trailer or semitrailer has affixed to the rear end either (i) two or more reflectors of a type approved by the Superintendent of State Police or (ii) at least 100 square inches of solid reflectorized material. The bill requires such a trailer or semitrailer operated without tail lights or brake lights to keep to the rightmost lane, except when turning at an intersection or avoiding any hazard. The bill also prohibits the operation of such a trailer or semitrailer operated without tail lights or brake lights whenever (a) certain conditions reducing visibility are present or (b) windshield wipers are in use as a result of fog, rain, sleet, or snow.

An Act to amend and reenact ยง 46.2-1088.5 of the Code of Virginia, relating to vehicles used for agricultural purposes.

Bill Sponsors (2)

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Actions


Apr 02, 2025

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025

House

Communicated to Governor

House

House rejected Governor's amendments #'s 2-7 (46-Y 50-N)

House

House rejected Governor's amendment #1 (45-Y 51-N)

Mar 24, 2025

Office of the Governor

Governor's recommendation received by House

Mar 11, 2025

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025

Mar 10, 2025

Senate

Signed by President

Mar 07, 2025

House

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2458ER)

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Enrolled

Feb 20, 2025

Senate

Reading of amendment waived

House

Senate Amendments agreed to by House (92-Y 3-N)

Senate

Passed Senate with amendments (33-Y 6-N)

Senate

Engrossed by Senate as amended

Senate

Senator Obenshain, Mark D. Amendments agreed to

Senate

Senator Roem, Danica A. Amendments rejected

Senate

Reading of amendment waived

Feb 19, 2025

Senate

Reading of amendment waived

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Transportation Amendment rejected

Senate

Passed by for the day

Feb 18, 2025

Senate

Passed by for the day

Feb 17, 2025

Senate

Passed by for the day

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)

Senate

Rules suspended

Feb 13, 2025

Senate

Reported from Transportation with amendment (13-Y 0-N 2-A)

Feb 05, 2025

Senate

Referred to Committee on Transportation

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

Feb 04, 2025

House

Passed House (99-Y 0-N)

House

Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House

House

Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)

Feb 03, 2025

House

Read second time

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute

House

Transportation Substitute agreed to

Feb 02, 2025

House

Read first time

Jan 30, 2025

House

Reported from Transportation with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

House

Committee substitute printed 25106089D-H1

Jan 28, 2025

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

Jan 23, 2025

House

Assigned Trans sub: Department of Motor Vehicles

Jan 08, 2025

House

Referred to Committee on Transportation

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102015D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Governor's Recommendation HTML
Enrolled HTML PDF
Senate Amendments HTML
Senator Obenshain, Mark D. Amendments HTML
Senator Roem, Danica A. Amendments HTML
Transportation Amendment HTML HTML
Transportation Substitute HTML PDF
Transportation Subcommittee Substitute HTML PDF
Introduced HTML PDF

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