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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.
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last Action
Mar 10, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1226)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1226ER)
Enrolled
Signed by President
Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
Transportation Substitute agreed to
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Read third time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1226)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Committee substitute printed 26107798D-S1
Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Senate committee offered
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1226)
Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104472D
Referred to Committee on Transportation
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Briana D. Sewell