HB 1145 VA

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Motor vehicle safety inspections; safety inspectors. Requires motor vehicle safety inspections to be conducted by persons certified as a safety inspector by the Superintendent of State Police. Existing law requires the person conducting a vehicle safety inspection, or under whose immediate supervision such inspection is made, to have at least one year's practical experience as an automotive mechanic or have satisfactorily completed a training program in automotive mechanics approved by the Superintendent of State Police.

• Terry L. Austin Republican · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102105D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · lower
3. Jan 29, 2026 Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles · lower
4. Feb 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106929D-H1 · lower
8. Feb 9, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 10, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Feb 10, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
11. Feb 10, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
12. Feb 11, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 11, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
14. Feb 11, 2026 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 12, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
16. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
17. Feb 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1145) · lower
18. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Transportation (13-Y 0-N) · upper
19. Feb 23, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
20. Feb 23, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
21. Feb 23, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
22. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · upper
23. Feb 24, 2026 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Feb 26, 2026 Enrolled · lower
25. Feb 26, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1145ER) · lower
26. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Feb 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1145) · lower
29. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
30. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
31. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 743 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Transportation Substitute · PDF
• Transportation Substitute · HTML
• Transportation Substitute · PDF
• Transportation Substitute · HTML
• Department of Motor Vehicles Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Department of Motor Vehicles Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML