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Virginia General Assembly · HB 1226 · Acts of Assembly Chapter 274

Motor Vehicles, Department of; release of data to certain institutions of higher education, fee.

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Became law
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Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-208 and 46.2-749 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Motor Vehicles data; certain institutions of higher education; fees. Read the full text

2026 session

What it does

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 c
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Where it is

Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 274 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Briana D. Sewell

Recorded votes

Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 97, X 2
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 39, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 37, X 3
Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-19 · P · Y 14, X 1
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 98, X 2
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 96, X 4
Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 21, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 10
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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