---
type: "Bill"
title: "Independent dealer-operator recertification; codifies existing Motor Vehicle Dealer Bd. regulations."
description: "Independent dealer-operator recertification. Codifies existing Motor Vehicle Dealer Board regulations related to independent dealer-operator recertification and revises the process established by regulation by (i) requiring recertification every 24 months instead of every 36 months; (ii) changing the training requirement from completing a six-hour course to completing a live four-hour instructor-led course and passing an examination, administered in person or virtually; (iii) increasing the permissible course fee from $250 to $300; (iv) increasing the recertification application fee from $25 to $50; and (v) exempting from the requirements of clause (ii) independent dealer-operators who complete a training program approved by the Executive Director of the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board and administered by a dealer that employs at least 50 licensed salespersons in the Commonwealth."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 316"
citation: "Virginia HB 316 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scott A. Wyatt"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-01-11"
last_action: "2022-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/547eec54-0240-4028-9f58-947a010f85ca"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB316"
source_hash: "019ecf4c79f1cff326d8ac8e4461ad9274a5b6fb9e98c7f260cb83bdd70491c3"
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 316 (2022) — Independent dealer-operator recertification; codifies existing Motor Vehicle Dealer Bd. regulations.

Independent dealer-operator recertification. Codifies existing Motor Vehicle Dealer Board regulations related to independent dealer-operator recertification and revises the process established by regulation by (i) requiring recertification every 24 months instead of every 36 months; (ii) changing the training requirement from completing a six-hour course to completing a live four-hour instructor-led course and passing an examination, administered in person or virtually; (iii) increasing the permissible course fee from $250 to $300; (iv) increasing the recertification application fee from $25 to $50; and (v) exempting from the requirements of clause (ii) independent dealer-operators who complete a training program approved by the Executive Director of the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board and administered by a dealer that employs at least 50 licensed salespersons in the Commonwealth.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0574** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0574)
2. **HB316ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB316ER)
3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104116D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB316)
4. **Printed as engrossed 22104116D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB316E)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Scott A. Wyatt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104116D `introduction`
- **2022-01-11** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-18** Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1 Department of Motor Vehicles `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2022-01-25** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (10-Y 0-N)
- **2022-01-27** Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-01-31** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2022-02-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-01** Committee amendments agreed to
- **2022-02-01** Engrossed by House as amended HB316E
- **2022-02-01** Printed as engrossed 22104116D-E
- **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`
- **2022-02-09** Impact statement from DPB (HB316E)
- **2022-02-17** Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-17** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-03** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2022-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2022-03-04** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2022-03-09** Enrolled
- **2022-03-09** Signed by Speaker
- **2022-03-10** Signed by President
- **2022-03-16** Impact statement from DPB (HB316ER)
- **2022-03-22** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- **2022-03-22** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- **2022-04-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 574 (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/547eec54-0240-4028-9f58-947a010f85ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).