# Virginia SB638: Transportation; changes various provisions of existing funds, etc.

Virginia SB638, Transportation; changes various provisions of existing funds, etc., is a 2027 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Adam P. Ebbin (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

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- As of: 2026-10-11
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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB638
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Transportation; changes various provisions of existing funds, etc.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Adam P. Ebbin (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Transportation funding. Changes various provisions of existing transportation funds, including the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Capital Fund, and creates new funds for the Northern Virginia Transportation District and the localities embraced by the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission for regional transit purposes. The bill imposes a regional sales and use tax for certain localities, a tax on transportation network companies, a tax on retail deliveries, and a tax on regional commercial parking. The bill also imposes a regional highway use fee on all vehicles in the Commonwealth that are subject to the existing highway use fee.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Adam P. Ebbin (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (7)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB638) (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB638) (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Rereferred from Transportation to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104583D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228755.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228754.PDF)

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- SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset. (in committee)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228755.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228754.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)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB638-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).