Virginia Senate Bill 482 (Prefiled Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Engrossed on February 10 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-07-21 - Continued from last session
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Study; Virginia Department of Transportation; alternatives to use of Sodium Chloride to treat and pretreat roadways for winter weather; report. Directs the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to conduct a study on safe and environmentally sensitive alternatives to using Sodium Chloride, or rock salt, to treat and pretreat roadways for winter weather. Such study shall measure the impact of current treatment and pretreatment substances on infrastructure and the environment and their corrosive effects on personal property and compare such impacts with those of potential alternatives, including nonchemical substances and new technologies. VDOT is directed to submit a report to the chairs of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation by November 15, 2026, on its findings and include in such report an accounting of the annual spending by the state and local governments since 2020 on treating and pretreating activities and the amounts budgeted for 2026-2028.

Sodium Chloride; alternatives to use to treat and pretreat roadways for winter weather, report.

Sen. Danica Roem [D]

Sen. Kannan Srinivasan [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-07-21	House	Continued from last session
2026-03-06	House	Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote)
2026-03-02	House	Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
2026-03-01	House	Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee
2026-02-13	House	Referred to Committee on Rules
2026-02-13	House	Read first time
2026-02-13	House	Placed on Calendar
2026-02-10	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A)
2026-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-10	Senate	Rules suspended
2026-02-10	Senate	Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-10	Senate	Read second time
2026-02-09	Senate	Passed by for the day
2026-02-09	Senate	Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
2026-02-09	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-09	Senate	Rules suspended
2026-02-06	Senate	Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N)
2026-02-05	Senate	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB482)
2026-01-13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rules
2026-01-13	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103807D

SB482 (Carry Over) 2026-03-06 - Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote)

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20271/SB482
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20271/SB482/text/SB482
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1129837.PDF