Virginia House Bill 1520 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-07 - Left in Commerce and Energy
Pending: House Commerce and Energy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Railroad safety. Adds various requirements for railroad companies, including (i) prohibiting placing stationary cars or trains on its track within 1,500 feet on both sides of any crossing of a railroad with a highway; (ii) prohibiting trains that exceed 8,500 feet in length on any mainline or branch line; (iii) requiring a crew of at least two qualified individuals on all trains, locomotives, or light engines used in connection with moving freight; (iv) requiring warning signs or devices for certain track obstructions that could endanger a railroad company employee; and (v) requiring walkways adjacent to yard tracks where employees regularly perform switching service. The bill requires that fines for a violation of the train-length requirement be deposited in the Shortline Railway Preservation and Development Fund for railway safety projects.

Railroad safety; adds various requirements for railroad companies.

Del. Shelly Simonds [D]	Del. Jeion Ward [D]	Del. Nadarius Clark [D]	Del. Wendy Gooditis [D]
Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]	Del. Clinton Jenkins [D]	Del. Paul Krizek [D]	Del. Michelle Maldonado [D]
Del. Michael Mullin [D]	Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]	Sen. Danica Roem [D]	Del. Holly Seibold [D]
Sen. Angelia Williams Graves [D]

2023-01-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 3-N) (Y: 4 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-07	House	Left in Commerce and Energy
2023-01-26	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 3-N)
2023-01-24	House	Assigned sub: Subcommittee #3
2023-01-04	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
2023-01-04	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101482D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1520
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1520+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1520F171+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H2303V0004+HB1520