# Virginia SB1131: Abandonment of highways and roads; consideration of alternative use.

Virginia SB1131, Abandonment of highways and roads; consideration of alternative use., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Russet Perry (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-18 (Left in Transportation) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1131-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1131
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Abandonment of highways and roads; consideration of alternative use.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-02-18, Left in Transportation
- Sponsor: Russet Perry (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Transportation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (103 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Abandonment of highways and roads; consideration of alternative use. Provides that in Planning District 8, consideration shall be given to the discontinuance, rather than the abandonment, of a highway in the primary or secondary state highway system and its potential uses for (i) hiking or bicycle trails, (ii) greenway corridors, or (iii) access to historic, cultural, and educational sites. The bill also requires the governing body of a county in Planning District 8, prior to the abandonment of a road not in the primary or secondary state highway system, in determining whether public necessity exists for the continuance of a section of road as a public road, to consider such potential uses of such road as described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii).

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Russet Perry (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-01-22 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-20 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-16 | Senate | Reported from Transportation | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-02-18: Left in Transportation (House)
- 2025-02-11: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-06: Assigned Trans sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding (House)
- 2025-02-04: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee on Transportation (House)
- 2025-02-04: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-01-22: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1131) (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Read second time and engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104236D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017981.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017980.PDF)

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- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017981.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017980.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1131-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).