Railroad safety; minimum train crew used in movement of freight, civil penalties.
Summary
Railroad safety; minimum train crew; movement of freight; civil penalties. Requires railroad companies to comply with federal requirements for minimum train crews on all trains, locomotives, or light engines used in connection with moving freight and provides civil penalties for violations of such requirement.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 26, 2024
Last action Feb 17, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2025
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Jan 29, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Referred from Labor and Commerce and referred to Rules (Voice Vote)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor (8-Y 7-N)
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Rereferred from Transportation to Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Dec 26, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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