HB 1352 VA

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Driver education; dangers of reckless driving, including driving at excessive speeds. Requires the driver education program established by the Board of Education to emphasize the dangers of reckless driving, including driving at excessive speeds, among other topics. The bill requires the Department of Education, no later than the start of the 2026-2027 school year, to review and update the Curriculum and Administrative Guide for Driver Education in Virginia and any other instructional resources for the Driver Education Standards of Learning to place greater emphasis on the dangers of reckless driving, including driving at excessive speeds, in the behind-the-wheel training component, the classroom training component, and the parent/student component by including updated interviews with individuals who have lost family members due to speeding by teen drivers and encouraging partnerships with local police departments or sheriff's offices to provide students with real world examples of the dangers of driving at excessive speeds.

• Laura Jane Cohen Democratic · primary

1. Jan 19, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104950D · lower
2. Jan 19, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
3. Feb 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1352) · lower
4. Feb 5, 2026 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee · lower
5. Feb 10, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Education (20-Y 1-N) · lower
7. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (95-Y 1-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
11. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
12. Feb 26, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
13. Mar 5, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
14. Mar 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
15. Mar 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
16. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
17. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
18. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled · lower
20. Mar 14, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1352ER) · lower
21. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
22. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by President · upper
23. Mar 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1352) · lower
24. Mar 25, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 · lower
25. Mar 25, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
26. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 307 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
27. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0307) · 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