Registration decals; discontinued.
Summary
Registration decals; discontinued. Discontinues the requirement for and issuance of decals displaying the expiration month and year of motor vehicle registration to be displayed on license plates. The bill also removes the requirement for the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue appropriately designated license plates for motor vehicles held for rental. The bill does not eliminate existing requirements that vehicles are to be registered. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Last action Feb 12, 2025
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The bill text shows only formatting and layout changes between the introduced and engrossed versions, with no substantive policy modifications to the registration decal provisions. The content remains identical except for spacing, line breaks, and document header formatting.
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Added spacing and line breaks throughout the document for layout purposes; no substantive policy changes to definitions, fees, exemptions, or requirements.
Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 29, 2025
How they voted
96–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 100
Jan 29, 2025
D
Democratic51
96% Yea
R
Republican49
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Delegate Austin Amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Assigned Trans sub: Department of Motor Vehicles
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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