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SB 221 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

School crossing zones; active times, locality may increase time preceding & following school hours.

Summary
School crossing zones; active times. Authorizes a local governing body, by ordinance, to increase from 30 minutes to up to 60 minutes the period of time before and after regular school hours during which school crossing zones are active if it determines that children will be going to or from school during that period of time.
Issues: ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationExtends school crossing zone active times to enhance student safety near roads, directly improving transportation safety standards.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 9, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 337 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The primary change is the addition of the specific approval date, April 6, 2026, while the substantive text regarding school crossing zone active times remains unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged as no substantive policy text was modified.
TECHNICAL

Added the specific approval date of April 6, 2026, to the enrolled version of the act.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 2, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 9, 2026

How they voted

39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 2, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
13
Committee
7
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 337 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB221ER)
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (80-Y 15-N 0-A)
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Committee
Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and Policy
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate committee offered
upper
Jan 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.