HB 1226 VA

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Department of Motor Vehicles data; certain institutions of higher education; fees. Authorizes the release of certain privileged Department of Motor Vehicles data to those institutions of higher education that have entered into an agreement with the Department to offer special license plates bearing the seal, symbol, emblem, or logotype of that institution of higher education. The bill authorizes the Department to charge a one-time fee of $10,000 from each participating institution to cover the cost of implementing the provisions of this bill. The bill limits the use of such data to surveys, marketing, and solicitations related to such institution of higher education and such purposes as are otherwise authorized in writing by the subject of the information and requires the consent of the subject of the information prior to disclosure of the information. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 445.

• Briana D. Sewell Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104472D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · lower
3. Jan 29, 2026 Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles · lower
4. Jan 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1226) · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 9, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 10, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 11, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 11, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
11. Feb 11, 2026 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
12. Feb 12, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
13. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
14. Feb 19, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
15. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 0-N) · upper
16. Feb 19, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107798D-S1 · upper
17. Feb 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1226) · lower
18. Feb 23, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Feb 23, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Feb 23, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Feb 24, 2026 Transportation Substitute agreed to · upper
23. Feb 24, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
24. Feb 24, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
25. Feb 26, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
26. Mar 3, 2026 Enrolled · lower
27. Mar 3, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1226ER) · lower
28. Mar 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1226) · lower
29. Mar 3, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
30. Mar 3, 2026 Signed by President · upper
31. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
32. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
33. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 274 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
34. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0274) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Transportation Substitute · PDF
• Transportation Substitute · HTML
• Transportation Substitute · PDF
• Transportation Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML