2025 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB2036: Reckless driving; definition of "exhibition driving," penalties.
Legislative Summary
Reckless driving; exhibition driving; penalties. Expands reckless driving to include exhibition driving, defined in the bill. The bill prohibits (i) slowing or stopping traffic for a race or exhibition driving; (ii) riding as a passenger on the hood or roof of a motor vehicle during a race or exhibition driving; or (iii) aiding or abetting exhibition driving. The bill establishes penalties for violations and establishes a process for impounding or immobilizing motor vehicles driven by persons arrested for exhibition driving.
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Bill History
1/7/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104526D
House of Delegates
1/7/2025
Referred to Committee on Transportation
House of Delegates
1/14/2025
Assigned Trans sub: Highway Safety and Policy
House of Delegates
1/15/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2036)
House of Delegates
1/15/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referred to Courts of Justice (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/16/2025
Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) and referred to Courts of Justice (20-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Committee substitute printed 25106587D-H1
House of Delegates
2/2/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Floor substitute printed 25106702D-H2 (Hope)
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Transportation Amendment rejected
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Transportation Amendment rejected
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Courts of Justice Substitute rejected
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Delegate Hope Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Impact statement from VCSC (HB2036)
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (84-Y 12-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Senate
2/6/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2036)
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N)
Senate
2/12/2025
Committee substitute printed 25107359D-S1
Senate
2/13/2025
Impact statement from VCSC (HB2036)
House of Delegates
2/14/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N)
Senate
2/17/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2036)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/17/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/17/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/18/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/19/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/19/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/19/2025
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
Senate
2/19/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
2/19/2025
Passed Senate with substitute (35-Y 5-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Senate substitute agreed to by House (92-Y 5-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2036ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2036)
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Governor's recommendation received by House
3/24/2025
Governor's substitute printed (HB2036H3)
House of Delegates
3/31/2025
Impact statement from VCSC (HB2036)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (36-Y 4-N)
Senate
4/2/2025
Governor's recommendation adopted
4/2/2025
Reenrolled
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Reenrolled bill text (HB2036ER2)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Signed by President as reenrolled
Senate
4/2/2025
Enacted, Chapter 648 (Effective 04/02/25)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0648)
Amendments
HTRAN Sub: Highway Safety and Policy Amendment
HTRAN Sub: Highway Safety and Policy Amendment
Not Adopted
Transportation Amendment
Transportation Amendment
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (36-Y 4-N)
4/2/2025
36
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
4/2/2025
96
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate substitute agreed to by House (92-Y 5-N)
2/20/2025
92
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with substitute (35-Y 5-N)
2/19/2025
35
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N)
2/14/2025
13
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N)
2/12/2025
13
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (84-Y 12-N)
2/4/2025
84
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
1/31/2025
7
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 3-N)
1/31/2025
17
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) and referred to Courts of Justice (20-Y 1-N)
1/16/2025
20
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referred to Courts of Justice (8-Y 0-N)
1/15/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/2/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sponsors
Democrat: 6
Primary Sponsor
David Bulova
Democrat