2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2143: Animal-drawn vehicles; equipment requirements.

Legislative Summary

Animal-drawn vehicles; equipment requirements. Establishes certain equipment requirements for animal-drawn vehicles operating on the highways of the Commonwealth, including requirements for brake systems, tires and wheels, headlamps, reflectors, hazard lights, rearview mirrors, and horns. The bill replaces existing light and reflector requirements for animal-drawn vehicles under current law with such equipment requirements for headlamps, reflectors, and hazard lights.

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Bill History

1/7/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103270D
House of Delegates
1/7/2025
Referred to Committee on Transportation
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Left in Transportation
House of Delegates

Roll Call Votes

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N)
1/22/2025
5
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Transportation(House of Delegates)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Eric Zehr
Eric Zehr
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/7/20257.0 KB