# Virginia HB302: ATVs and off-road motorcycles; operation in the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority.

Virginia HB302, ATVs and off-road motorcycles; operation in the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by James W. Morefield (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB302-2027
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB302
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: ATVs and off-road motorcycles; operation in the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: James W. Morefield (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Highway Safety and Policy
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

All-terrain vehicles and off-road motorcycles; operation in the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority. Expands the authorized operation of all-terrain vehicles to include (i) operation on highways in all localities embraced by the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority, in addition to Buchanan County and Tazewell County, which are already authorized under current law, provided that certain conditions are met, and (ii) operation on public highways or other public property by employees of the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority conducting official business. The bill also authorizes any locality embraced by the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority to provide for the lawful seizure, impounding, and disposition of an unlawfully operated all-terrain vehicle or off-road motorcycle operated on a highway or sidewalk within the boundaries of such locality.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

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

## Actions (7)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-02-03: Continued to 2027 in Transportation (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-28: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2028 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB302) (House)
- 2026-01-19: Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and Policy (House)
- 2026-01-09: Referred to Committee on Transportation (House)
- 2026-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102535D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229191.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229190.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229191.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229190.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB302-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).