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type: "Bill"
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title: "License plates, special; Va. FFA."
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description: "Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates for members and supporters of the Virginia Future Farmers of America (FFA) Foundation bearing the legend WE ARE THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE FFA. This bill is identical to"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2018"
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identifier: "SB 446"
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citation: "Virginia SB 446 (2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Motor Vehicles"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Emmett W. Hanger, Jr."]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2018-01-09"
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last_action: "2018-03-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42a9e59b-360d-48ae-b1cf-03bb282d8bb5"
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source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+SB446"
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source_hash: "6a8411a0d5f16853944144cbd3785bfccacc2f07124e7dbc72c5f7a0be539706"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 446 (2018) — License plates, special; Va. FFA.
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Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates for members and supporters of the Virginia Future Farmers of America (FFA) Foundation bearing the legend WE ARE THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE FFA. This bill is identical to
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB446ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB446ER)
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2. **Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101506D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB446)
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3. **Senate: Printed as engrossed 18101506D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB446E)
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## Votes
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- Read third time and passed Senate — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **35–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Passed House BLOCK VOTE — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from Transportation — **22–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from Transportation with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101506D `introduction`
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- **2018-01-09** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2018-01-29** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2018-01-29** Reading of amendments waived
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- **2018-01-29** Committee amendments agreed to
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- **2018-01-29** Engrossed by Senate as amended SB446E
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- **2018-01-29** Printed as engrossed 18101506D-E
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- **2018-02-05** Placed on Calendar
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- **2018-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2018-02-05** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-19** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2018-02-20** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2018-02-20** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2018-02-22** Enrolled
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- **2018-02-22** Signed by Speaker
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- **2018-02-23** Signed by President
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- **2018-02-26** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
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- **2018-02-26** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
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- **2018-03-05** Approved by Governor-Chapter 159 (effective 7/1/18) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/42a9e59b-360d-48ae-b1cf-03bb282d8bb5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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