HB1124 • 2026

Autonomous vehicles; work group to conduct an assessment of workforce impacts, etc.

An Act to direct the work group convened by the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to Chapter 498 of the Acts of Assembly of 2025 to take certain actions.

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Sponsor: Clark
Last action: 2026-04-13
Official status: Acts of Assembly Chapter
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Autonomous vehicles; work group to conduct an assessment of workforce impacts, etc.

Autonomous driving systems; work group convened by the Secretary of Transportation; certain assessments and stakeholders .

What This Bill Does

Autonomous driving systems; work group convened by the Secretary of Transportation; certain assessments and stakeholders .
Directs the existing work group convened by the Secretary of Transportation regarding autonomous driving systems to (i) conduct an assessment of the workforce impacts created by autonomous vehicles, including an overview of job losses and gains; (ii) identify and include stakeholders and representatives from the auto manufacturing industry and labor representatives from the passenger and product carrier business; and (iii) conduct an assessment of labor impacts created by autonomous vehicles no later than November 1, 2026.

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Bill History

2026-04-13 Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 738 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-04-13 Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0738)
2026-04-01 House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1124)
2026-03-31 House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
2026-03-31 Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-31 House
Signed by Speaker
2026-03-31 House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
2026-03-31 Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-30 Senate
Signed by President
2026-03-30 House
Enrolled
2026-03-30 House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1124ER)
2026-03-10 Senate
Read third time
2026-03-10 Senate
Read third time
2026-03-10 Senate
Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-09 Senate
Rules suspended
2026-03-09 Senate
Passed by for the day
2026-03-09 Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-09 Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-03-06 Finance and Appropriations
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
2026-02-26 Transportation
Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 0-N)
2026-02-17 Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-02-17 Transportation
Referred to Committee on Transportation
2026-02-17 Transportation
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1124)
2026-02-16 House
Read third time and passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-16 House
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
2026-02-16 House
Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-13 House
Read second time
2026-02-13 House
committee substitute agreed to
2026-02-13 House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
2026-02-12 Transportation
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1124)
2026-02-12 House
Read first time
2026-02-10 Transportation
Reported from Transportation with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
2026-02-10 Transportation
Committee substitute printed 26107287D-H1
2026-02-05 Innovations (Ad Hoc)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
2026-02-05 Innovations (Ad Hoc)
House subcommittee offered
2026-01-29 Innovations (Ad Hoc)
Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)
2026-01-14 House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101911D
2026-01-14 Transportation
Referred to Committee on Transportation

Official Summary Text

Autonomous driving systems; work group convened by the Secretary of Transportation; certain assessments and stakeholders
. Directs the existing work group convened by the Secretary of Transportation regarding autonomous driving systems to (i) conduct an assessment of the workforce impacts created by autonomous vehicles, including an overview of job losses and gains; (ii) identify and include stakeholders and representatives from the auto manufacturing industry and labor representatives from the passenger and product carrier business; and (iii) conduct an assessment of labor impacts created by autonomous vehicles no later than November 1, 2026.

Current Bill Text

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An Act to direct the work group convened by the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to Chapter 498 of the Acts of Assembly of 2025 to take certain actions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1.
§ 1. That the work group convened by the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, pursuant to Chapter 498 of the Acts of Assembly of 2025 shall conduct an assessment of the workforce impacts created by autonomous vehicles, including an overview of job losses and gains. The work group shall identify and include stakeholders and representatives from the auto manufacturing industry and labor representatives from the passenger and product carrier business. The work group shall conduct an assessment of labor impacts created by autonomous vehicles no later than November 1, 2026.