SB 440 VA

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Use of license plates from another vehicle; authorized time period. Extends from five to 30 days the time period for which the owner of a motor vehicle is authorized to use license plates from his motor vehicle on another motor vehicle owned by a person operating a garage or owned by a motor vehicle dealer, provided that such use is limited to the time during which his motor vehicle is being repaired or while the motor vehicle owned by the garage operator or motor vehicle dealer is loaned to him for demonstration.

• Lamont Bagby Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102990D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
3. Jan 22, 2026 Reported from Transportation (13-Y 0-N 1-A) · upper
4. Jan 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
5. Jan 26, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
6. Jan 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
7. Jan 26, 2026 Read first time · upper
8. Jan 26, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
9. Jan 26, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
10. Jan 27, 2026 Read second time · upper
11. Jan 27, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
12. Jan 28, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
13. Jan 30, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB440) · upper
14. Feb 4, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
15. Feb 4, 2026 Read first time · lower
16. Feb 4, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · lower
17. Feb 20, 2026 Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles · lower
18. Mar 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
19. Mar 5, 2026 Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N) · lower
20. Mar 9, 2026 Read second time · lower
21. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · lower
22. Mar 10, 2026 Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
23. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
24. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB440ER) · upper
25. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
26. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
28. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
29. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB440) · upper
30. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 499 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
31. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0499) · 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
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML