Driver training school and driver training instructors; standards, discipline, report.
Summary
Driver training school and driver training instructors; standards; discipline; report. Prohibits the licensure of a person as a driver training school instructor for driver education courses for minors if the person has been convicted of certain sex crimes or any offense that requires registration on the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. The bill removes the five-year limitation on the period the Department of Motor Vehicles is authorized to set for a licensee whose license was revoked to reapply and provides that if the revocation was due to a conviction of (i) driving under the influence, (ii) reckless driving, (iii) refusal to submit to alcohol or drug testing, or (iv) vehicular manslaughter, such period shall be no less than 10 years. The bill requires the Department to establish and maintain a public, searchable database of disciplinary action taken by the Department against an instructor or driver training school. The bill requires driver training schools to notify students, prospective students, and guardians thereof of any such disciplinary actions taken in the preceding 24 months or while such student is enrolled. The bill also requires the Department to annually by November 1 submit a report to the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation detailing such disciplinary actions. This bill is identical to HB 559.
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 10, 2026
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MINOR
This bill transitions SB 399 from an 'Enrolled' draft to its final 'Chaptered' form, officially adding it to the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly as Chapter 538. The substantive legal text regarding driver training standards, instructor qualifications, and penalty reporting remains unchanged; the only modifications are the addition of the official chapter number, the specific approval date (April 10, 2026), and the removal of draft session headers.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged. The content of the law regarding driver education certification and penalties is identical to the enrolled version.
TECHNICAL
The document was updated from a draft 'Enrolled' version to the final 'Chaptered' version by adding the official chapter number (Chapter 538) and the specific approval date (April 10, 2026).
Draft session headers and placeholder lines were removed, and the text was reformatted to match the official style of the Virginia Acts of Assembly.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 3, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 11, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
13
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Apr 10, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 538 (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 (SB399ER)
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 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Transportation Amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Danny Diggs
RRepublican
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