Driver education programs; voluntary initiatives for drivers with autism spectrum disorder.
Summary
Driver education programs; voluntary initiatives for drivers with autism spectrum disorder. Requires driver education programs to include information about voluntary initiatives for drivers with autism spectrum disorder, including the driver communication improvement program, the driver's license indicator option, and the registration indicator option. The bill also directs the Board of Education to prepare, publish, and distribute instructional materials about these voluntary initiatives.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Signed Apr 6, 2026
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Enrolled
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Chaptered
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3 edits
MINOR
This bill converts the text of SB 309 from a draft 'Enrolled' status to its final 'Chaptered' status, meaning it has been officially approved and added to the Virginia Code. The substantive policy content regarding driver education and autism spectrum disorder initiatives remains unchanged, with the only modifications being the addition of the official chapter number, approval date, and formatting adjustments to prepare the law for publication.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to apply to the public school system in Virginia regarding driver education programs.
TECHNICAL
The document status was updated from 'Enrolled' to 'Chapter 341' with an approval date of April 6, 2026, finalizing the bill's legal effect.
Formatting and spacing were adjusted to remove placeholder lines and standardize the layout for the official code.
Drafting artifacts, such as bracketed bill numbers and session headers, were cleaned up to reflect the final enacted text.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 3, 2026
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
Jan 30, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 341 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB309ER)
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Committee
Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Stella Pekarsky
DDemocratic
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