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| Bill | Vehicle registration; special communication needs indicator. | Vehicle registration; special communicationneeds indicator. Expands eligibility for a special communicationneeds indicator on a vehicle registration to vehicle owners whosevehicle is regularly occupied by an individual who has a disabilitythat can impair communication. Current law authorizes those vehicleowners who have a disability that can impair communication to applyfor such an indicator. The bill authorizes the removal of such indicatorby request in writing to the Department of Motor Vehicles. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2021 | HB 1960 | Virginia HB 1960 (2021) |
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Virginia HB 1960 (2021) — Vehicle registration; special communication needs indicator.
Vehicle registration; special communicationneeds indicator. Expands eligibility for a special communicationneeds indicator on a vehicle registration to vehicle owners whosevehicle is regularly occupied by an individual who has a disabilitythat can impair communication. Current law authorizes those vehicleowners who have a disability that can impair communication to applyfor such an indicator. The bill authorizes the removal of such indicatorby request in writing to the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0358 (committee substitute) — source
- HB1960ER (committee substitute) — source
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101543D (committee substitute) — source
- Printed as engrossed 21101543D-E (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Transportation (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (9-Y 0-N) — 9–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — 98–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) — 21–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Robert B. Bell — primary (person)
- Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2021-01-11 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101543D
introduction - 2021-01-11 Referred to Committee on Transportation
referral-committee - 2021-01-14 Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles
referral-committee - 2021-01-18 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 2021-01-18 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (9-Y 0-N)
- 2021-01-21 Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2021-01-22 Impact statement from DPB (HB1960)
- 2021-01-22 Read first time
reading-1 - 2021-01-25 Read second time
reading-2 - 2021-01-25 Committee amendment agreed to
- 2021-01-25 Engrossed by House as amended HB1960E
- 2021-01-25 Printed as engrossed 21101543D-E
- 2021-01-26 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2021-01-26 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 2021-01-27 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2021-01-27 Referred to Committee on Transportation
referral-committee - 2021-02-05 Impact statement from DPB (HB1960E)
- 2021-02-05 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-11 Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2021-02-15 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-16 Read third time
reading-3 - 2021-02-16 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
passage - 2021-02-19 Enrolled
- 2021-02-19 Signed by Speaker
- 2021-02-22 Impact statement from DPB (HB1960ER)
- 2021-02-22 Signed by President
- 2021-02-24 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 24, 2021
- 2021-02-24 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 2021-03-25 Approved by Governor-Chapter 358 (effective 7/1/21)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c4a7240b-6546-4965-9112-d78c2a6b744b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).