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Bill Driver privilege cards; definitions, effective date, report. Driver privilege cards; penalty. Authorizes the issuance of new driver privilege cards by the Department of Motor Vehicles to an applicant who (i) has reported income from Virginia sources or been claimed as a dependent on an individual tax return filed with the Commonwealth in the preceding 12 months and (ii) is not in violation of the insurance requirements for the registration of an uninsured motor vehicle. The bill provides that driver privilege cards shall confer the same privileges and shall be subject to the same provisions as driver's licenses and permits; however, driver privilege cards shall not (a) confer voting privileges, (b) permit an individual to waive any part of the driver examination, or (c) have their issuance be contingent upon the applicant's ability to produce proof of legal presence in the United States. The bill limits the release of certain information stored by the Department. The bill provides for the term "driver's license" to consistently refer to all driver's licenses, permits, driver privilege cards, and special identification cards issued by the Commonwealth or the comparable law of another jurisdiction. The bill allows the issuance of a limited-duration driver's license and special identification card to an applicant presenting valid documentary evidence that a federal court or federal agency having jurisdiction over immigration has authorized the applicant to be in the United States for a period of at least 30 days from the date of application. The bill authorizes the Tax Commissioner to provide to the Commissioner of the Department information sufficient to verify that an applicant for a driver privilege card or permit reported income from Virginia sources or was claimed as a dependent on an individual tax return filed with the Commonwealth in the preceding 12 months. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2021. This bill is identical to SB 34. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2020 HB 1211 Virginia HB 1211 (2020)
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Virginia HB 1211 (2020) — Driver privilege cards; definitions, effective date, report.

Driver privilege cards; penalty. Authorizes the issuance of new driver privilege cards by the Department of Motor Vehicles to an applicant who (i) has reported income from Virginia sources or been claimed as a dependent on an individual tax return filed with the Commonwealth in the preceding 12 months and (ii) is not in violation of the insurance requirements for the registration of an uninsured motor vehicle. The bill provides that driver privilege cards shall confer the same privileges and shall be subject to the same provisions as driver's licenses and permits; however, driver privilege cards shall not (a) confer voting privileges, (b) permit an individual to waive any part of the driver examination, or (c) have their issuance be contingent upon the applicant's ability to produce proof of legal presence in the United States. The bill limits the release of certain information stored by the Department. The bill provides for the term "driver's license" to consistently refer to all driver's licenses, permits, driver privilege cards, and special identification cards issued by the Commonwealth or the comparable law of another jurisdiction. The bill allows the issuance of a limited-duration driver's license and special identification card to an applicant presenting valid documentary evidence that a federal court or federal agency having jurisdiction over immigration has authorized the applicant to be in the United States for a period of at least 30 days from the date of application. The bill authorizes the Tax Commissioner to provide to the Commissioner of the Department information sufficient to verify that an applicant for a driver privilege card or permit reported income from Virginia sources or was claimed as a dependent on an individual tax return filed with the Commonwealth in the preceding 12 months. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2021. This bill is identical to SB 34.

Version chain

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

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1227) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1211ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1211EH1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Impact statement from VCSC (HB1211H2) (committee substitute) — source
  5. Impact statement from VCSC (HB1211S1) (committee substitute) — source
  6. Reenrolled bill text (HB1211ER2) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 19-N) — 2119 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 4-N) — 124 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Passage (57-Y 42-N) — 5642 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Transportation with substitute (8-Y 7-N) — 87 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 17-N) — 2317 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Adoption #2 (57-Y 40-N) — 5640 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Adoption (56-Y 40-N) — 5540 (pass) · lower
  • Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N) — 2218 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Transportation with substitute (13-Y 9-N) — 139 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: (51-Y 41-N) — 5041 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 380 (pass) · upper
  • Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: REJECTED (3-Y 91-N) — 390 (fail) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 4-N) — 54 (pass) · lower
  • Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N) — 2218 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (5-Y 3-N) — 53 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Appropriations with amendment (12-Y 8-N) — 128 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Kathy K.L. Tran — primary (person)
  • Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
  • Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
  • C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Chris L. Hurst — cosponsor (person)
  • Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
  • Hala S. Ayala — cosponsor (person)
  • Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
  • Karrie K. Delaney — cosponsor (person)
  • Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
  • Kenneth R. Plum — cosponsor (person)
  • Lashrecse D. Aird — cosponsor (person)
  • Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
  • Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark D. Sickles — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
  • Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
  • Paul E. Krizek — cosponsor (person)
  • Sally L. Hudson — cosponsor (person)
  • Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
  • Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
  • Suhas Subramanyam — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2020-01-07 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103891D introduction
  • 2020-01-07 Referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
  • 2020-01-15 Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Innovations and General Topics referral-committee
  • 2020-01-28 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 4-N)
  • 2020-01-28 Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
  • 2020-01-30 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2020-01-30 Reported from Transportation with substitute (13-Y 9-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-01-30 Referred to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2020-01-30 Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety referral-committee
  • 2020-01-30 Committee substitute printed 20107009D-H1 substitution
  • 2020-02-05 Impact statement from VCSC (HB1211H1)
  • 2020-02-07 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2020-02-07 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (5-Y 3-N)
  • 2020-02-07 Reported from Appropriations with amendment (12-Y 8-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-09 Read first time reading-1
  • 2020-02-10 Read second time reading-2
  • 2020-02-10 Committee on Transportation substitute agreed to 20107009D-H1
  • 2020-02-10 Committee on Appropriations amendment agreed to
  • 2020-02-10 Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1211EH1
  • 2020-02-10 Printed as engrossed 20107009D-EH1
  • 2020-02-11 Read third time and passed House (57-Y 42-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2020-02-11 VOTE: Passage (57-Y 42-N)
  • 2020-02-12 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2020-02-12 Referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
  • 2020-02-20 Reported from Transportation with substitute (8-Y 7-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-20 Committee substitute printed 20108677D-S1 substitution
  • 2020-02-20 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2020-02-24 Impact statement from VCSC (HB1211S1)
  • 2020-02-25 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 4-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-26 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-26 Read third time reading-3
  • 2020-02-26 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2020-02-26 Committee substitute agreed to 20108677D-S1
  • 2020-02-26 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1211S1
  • 2020-02-26 Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 17-N) passage
  • 2020-02-26 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-26 Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N) passage
  • 2020-02-26 Senate substitute rejected by House 20108677D-S1 (3-Y 91-N)
  • 2020-02-26 VOTE: REJECTED (3-Y 91-N)
  • 2020-02-26 Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-26 Senate requested conference committee
  • 2020-02-27 House acceded to request
  • 2020-02-27 Conferees appointed by House
  • 2020-02-27 Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 2020-03-07 Amended by conference committee
  • 2020-03-07 Conference substitute printed 20109915D-H2
  • 2020-03-07 Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N)
  • 2020-03-07 Conference report agreed to by House (56-Y 40-N)
  • 2020-03-07 VOTE: Adoption (56-Y 40-N)
  • 2020-03-07 Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by House
  • 2020-03-07 Conference report agreed to by House (57-Y 40-N)
  • 2020-03-07 VOTE: Adoption #2 (57-Y 40-N)
  • 2020-03-09 Impact statement from VCSC (HB1211H2)
  • 2020-03-18 Enrolled
  • 2020-03-18 Signed by President
  • 2020-03-19 Impact statement from DPB (HB1211ER)
  • 2020-03-19 Signed by Speaker
  • 2020-03-20 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
  • 2020-03-20 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 2020-04-11 Governor's recommendation received by House
  • 2020-04-22 Placed on Calendar
  • 2020-04-22 Passed by temporarily
  • 2020-04-22 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (51-Y 41-N)
  • 2020-04-22 VOTE: (51-Y 41-N)
  • 2020-04-22 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 19-N)
  • 2020-04-22 Governor's recommendation adopted
  • 2020-04-22 Reenrolled
  • 2020-04-22 Reenrolled bill text (HB1211ER2)
  • 2020-04-22 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
  • 2020-04-22 Signed by President as reenrolled
  • 2020-04-22 Enacted, Chapter 1227 (effective 1/1/21) became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cca7950f-a6d1-4e46-bf63-6598e1bf8af3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).