# Virginia HB1457: Vehicle weight limits; violations, owner or lessee of commercial motor vehicle hauling coal.

Virginia HB1457, Vehicle weight limits; violations, owner or lessee of commercial motor vehicle hauling coal., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by James W. Morefield (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-22 (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1457
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Vehicle weight limits; violations, owner or lessee of commercial motor vehicle hauling coal.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-04-22, Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Sponsor: James W. Morefield (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 10 (450 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Vehicle weight limits; violations; owner of commercial motor vehicle hauling coal. Assigns liability for violations of certain vehicle weight limits for commercial motor vehicles hauling coal to the owner of the vehicle in violation of such weight limits. Existing law authorizes such liability to be assigned to the owner, operator, or both.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Coal truck owners face charges and fines: cost, low. Owners or lessees are charged when overweight trucks qualify for a coal-hauling permit but operate without one. For covered coal-hauling permit violations, they face $250 for a first offense or $500 for a second within 12 months. Enlarging the bed or altering markings to exceed the permitted bed si…
- Non-coal haulers face standard overweight penalties: cost, low. Covered non-coal haulers face standard overweight penalties instead of the coal-hauling permit penalty schedule. Covered loads include gravel, sand, asphalt, crushed stone, gas- or oil-well liquids, and water used for drilling or well completion. These hauling rules apply to trips of no more than 5…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James W. Morefield (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-22 | House | House concurred in Governor's recommendation | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Reported from Transportation | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Reported from Transportation with substitute | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (42)

- 2026-04-22: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-04-22: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1100) (Governor)
- 2026-04-22: Reenrolled bill text (HB1457ER2) (House)
- 2026-04-22: Reenrolled (House)
- 2026-04-22: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1100 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-04-22: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-22: Governor's recommendation adopted (Governor)
- 2026-04-11: Governor's recommendation received by House (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House)
- 2026-02-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1457) (House)
- 2026-02-26: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1457ER) (House)
- 2026-02-26: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-02-26: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-24: Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-13: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-13: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-12: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-11: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1457) (House)
- 2026-02-10: Committee substitute printed 26107307D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-10: House committee offered (House)
- 2026-02-10: Reported from Transportation with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-05: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1457) (House)
- 2026-02-04: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-04: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-29: Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and Policy (House)
- 2026-01-23: Referred to Committee on Transportation (House)
- 2026-01-23: Presented and ordered printed 26104574D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225469.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225468.PDF)
- Reenrolled, 2026-04-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220044.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220043.PDF)
- Gov Recommendation, 2026-04-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219102.HTML)
- Enrolled, 2026-02-26: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179796.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179795.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136449.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136005.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136448.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136004.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127652.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127539.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127538.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127651.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094923.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094922.PDF)

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- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225469.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225468.PDF)
- [Reenrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220044.HTML)
- [Reenrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220043.PDF)
- [Gov Recommendation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219102.HTML)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179796.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179795.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136449.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136005.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136448.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136004.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127652.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127539.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127538.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127651.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094923.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094922.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1457-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).