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VA HB661

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/6/2026

Primary Sponsor

Rodney Willett

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows cyclists and riders of e-bikes, electric scooters, motorized skateboards, and electric personal assistive mobility devices to yield instead of fully stopping at stop signs under specific conditions: intersections with no more than two travel lanes per highway, rider is at least 15 years old or accompanied by an adult, slows to reasonable speed, and yields to pedestrians and other vehicles

  • Permits these same riders to proceed through a steady red traffic light when the parallel pedestrian signal displays "Walk," provided they stop for pedestrians, yield to traffic in the intersection and approaching from the right, and only proceed straight or turn right

  • Modifies existing law allowing motorcycles, mopeds, and bicycles to proceed through malfunctioning red lights after stopping for two complete cycles or two minutes, expanding this provision to include e-bikes, electric scooters, motorized skateboards, and electric personal assistive mobility devices

  • Revises rules for riding two abreast on roadways: the requirement not to impede traffic now applies only on roads with a single travel lane in the rider's direction and a posted speed limit of 35 mph or more, removing the previous requirement to move into single-file when overtaken from behind

Legislative Description

Traffic reg.; bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, etc., yielding at stop signs.

Last Action

Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)

3/6/2026

Committee Referrals

Finance and Appropriations2/26/2026
Transportation2/10/2026
Transportation: Highway Safety and Policy1/22/2026
Transportation1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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