Bill Text: VA SB143 | 2024 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Railroad safety; use of train, locomotive, etc., for movement of freight, minimum train crew.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2024-04-17 - Passed by for the day [SB143 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-SB143-Enrolled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 7 of Chapter 13 of Title 56 a section numbered 56-425.1 as follows:
§56-425.1. Minimum train crew; movement of freight; civil penalties.
No railroad company shall use or allow the use of any train, locomotive, or light engine in connection with the movement of freight unless it has a crew consisting of at least two qualified individuals. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the use of a train, locomotive, or light engine for hostler or utility service. Any railroad company violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $2,000. For a second violation within three years, such railroad company shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000. For a third or subsequent violation within three years of the first violation, such railroad company shall be fined not less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000. The number of violations within three years shall be measured by the dates that the violations occur.
