License plates; use, special permit, validity period.
Summary
Use of license plates; special permit; validity period. Extends from five to 30 days the validity period of a special permit authorizing the use of license plates on a vehicle other than the vehicle for which the license plates were issued, when the vehicle for which the license plates were issued is undergoing repairs in a licensed motor vehicle dealer's repair shop and when the license plates are being used on a vehicle owned by the dealer in whose repair shop the vehicle is being repaired. The bill removes the provisions authorizing the renewal of such permit and limiting such renewals to once per permit.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Signed Apr 8, 2026
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MINOR
This document represents the final, enacted version of a bill that was previously in draft form. The substantive legal text regarding emergency license plate permits remains unchanged; the differences are purely formatting, including the addition of official chapter numbers, dates, and the replacement of draft headers with the final 'Approved' status.
Scope change
No change in scope or applicability; the bill's content is identical to the previous version.
TECHNICAL
Added official formatting elements such as the chapter number (Chapter 500), the specific approval date (April 8, 2026), and the final 'Approved' designation.
Removed draft session headers and placeholder text used during the legislative process.
Adjusted line breaks and spacing to match the standard layout of enacted Virginia statutes.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 26, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 10, 2026
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
Jan 26, 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
30
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Apr 8, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 500 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB441ER)
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Committee
Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Jan 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation (14-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
Lamont Bagby
DDemocratic
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