---
type: "Bill"
title: "Disabled veteran special license plate; transferral to surviving spouse."
description: "Disabled veteran special license plate; survivingspouse. Authorizes a disabled veteran special license plate issuedto a disabled veteran to be transferred, upon his death, to his unremarriedsurviving spouse."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 40"
citation: "Virginia HB 40 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Phillip A. Scott"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-12-30"
last_action: "2022-03-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/299638c9-c2bf-4434-9369-b326b545ab76"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB40"
source_hash: "05171403c5c82852eab1f2e5a87130f8b20d0c08098739a786c08ddbafee0ef6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 40 (2022) — Disabled veteran special license plate; transferral to surviving spouse.

Disabled veteran special license plate; survivingspouse. Authorizes a disabled veteran special license plate issuedto a disabled veteran to be transferred, upon his death, to his unremarriedsurviving spouse.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0020)
2. **HB40ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB40ER)
3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101283D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB40)

## Votes

- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Phillip A. Scott — primary (person)
- A.C. Cordoza — cosponsor (person)
- Bryce E. Reeves — cosponsor (person)
- Chris S. Runion — cosponsor (person)
- Dave A. LaRock — cosponsor (person)
- Emily M. Brewer — cosponsor (person)
- G. "John" Avoli — cosponsor (person)
- Jason S. Ballard — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Webert — cosponsor (person)
- Mike A. Cherry — cosponsor (person)
- Nicholas J. Freitas — cosponsor (person)
- Richard H. Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Ronnie R. Campbell — cosponsor (person)
- Tara A. Durant — cosponsor (person)
- Wren M. Williams — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-12-30** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101283D `introduction`
- **2021-12-30** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-18** Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1 Department of Motor Vehicles `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25** Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- **2022-01-27** Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-01-31** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2022-02-01** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2022-02-02** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-02** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-03** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2022-02-03** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10** Impact statement from DPB (HB40)
- **2022-02-17** Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-21** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-22** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2022-02-22** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2022-02-24** Enrolled
- **2022-02-25** Signed by Speaker
- **2022-02-25** Signed by President
- **2022-03-03** Impact statement from DPB (HB40ER)
- **2022-03-09** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 9, 2022
- **2022-03-09** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- **2022-03-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 20 (effective 7/1/22) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/299638c9-c2bf-4434-9369-b326b545ab76`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).