---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor vehicle dealers; exam for independent dealer-operator recertification."
description: "Motor vehicle dealers; independent dealer-operator recertification; exam. Permits the recertification of independent dealer-operators by passing an examination administered by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Current law provides that such recertification requires completing one live instructor-led course and passing an examination administered by the course provider. The bill also directs the Department to collect the $50 exam fee at the time the exam is administered, transmit $48 from that fee to the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board within 15 days, and retain the remaining $2. This bill is identical to SB 452."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1106"
citation: "Virginia HB 1106 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scott A. Wyatt"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-10"
last_action: "2024-03-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d119c07-f704-4347-a1be-12a8edd0a3cb"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB1106"
source_hash: "e5d47edbc3b9c70ee6ea83bf2a055cc44c7025ae8db6a7dda10905430d7123d3"
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 1106 (2024) — Motor vehicle dealers; exam for independent dealer-operator recertification.

Motor vehicle dealers; independent dealer-operator recertification; exam. Permits the recertification of independent dealer-operators by passing an examination administered by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Current law provides that such recertification requires completing one live instructor-led course and passing an examination administered by the course provider. The bill also directs the Department to collect the $50 exam fee at the time the exam is administered, transmit $48 from that fee to the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board within 15 days, and retain the remaining $2. This bill is identical to SB 452.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0084** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0084)
2. **HB1106ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1106ER)
3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101169D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1106)

## Votes

- Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Transportation (12-Y 0-N) — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Scott A. Wyatt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-10** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101169D `filing, introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-26** Assigned Transportation sub: Department of Motor Vehicles `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-30** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- **2024-02-01** Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2024-02-06** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2024-02-07** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-07** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2024-02-08** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2024-02-08** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-09** Impact statement from DPB (HB1106)
- **2024-02-15** Reported from Transportation (12-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-19** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- **2024-02-20** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-20** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-02-26** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1106ER) `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Impact statement from DPB (HB1106ER)
- **2024-02-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-28** Signed by President `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-14** Approved by Governor-Chapter 84 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-14** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0084)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d119c07-f704-4347-a1be-12a8edd0a3cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).