# Virginia SB322: Primary evacuation routes; statewide prioritization process.

Virginia SB322, Primary evacuation routes; statewide prioritization process., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Emily M. Jordan (Republican); status failed, last action 2024-11-19 (Left in Transportation) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB322-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB322
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Primary evacuation routes; statewide prioritization process.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-01-09
- Last action: 2024-11-19, Left in Transportation
- Sponsor: Emily M. Jordan (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (45 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Statewide prioritization process; primary evacuation routes. Adds maintenance of primary evacuation routes to the list of factors that must be considered by the Commonwealth Transportation Board as part of the statewide prioritization process for project selection. The bill directs the Board, in incorporating this new factor into the prioritization process, to not assign a weight to such factor and, instead, to set a bonus point value that may be added for projects that include maintenance of primary evacuation routes and shall apply such bonus point values to such projects when applicable.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Emily M. Jordan (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-01-25 | Senate | Continued to 2025 in Transportation | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2024-01-17 | Senate | Rereferred to Transportation | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2024-01-17 | Senate | Rereferred from General Laws and Technology | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2024-11-19: Left in Transportation (Senate)
- 2024-01-25: Continued to 2025 in Transportation (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2024-01-25: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered (Senate)
- 2024-01-17: Rereferred to Transportation (Senate)
- 2024-01-17: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2024-01-15: Impact statement from DPB (SB322) (Senate)
- 2024-01-09: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2024-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101147D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-01-10: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB322)

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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.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB322)

## 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-SB322-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).