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type: "Bill"
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title: "Special identification cards; application by guardian."
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description: "Special identification cards; application byguardian. Authorizes the parent of any person under the ageof 18 or the legal guardian of any person to apply for a specialidentification card on behalf of such person. Current law authorizes the parent or legal guardian of any person under the age of 15 toapply for a special identification card on behalf of such person."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 1961"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1961 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Robert B. Bell"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2021-01-11"
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last_action: "2021-03-24"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4e03f52-bc40-4aa3-93f8-de7cf9c34b52"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB1961"
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source_hash: "07849a5ffbc886bb0b4cbc25b5924d26a020dc19ef5e39da4b9786872c73d627"
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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 HB 1961 (2021) — Special identification cards; application by guardian.
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Special identification cards; application byguardian. Authorizes the parent of any person under the ageof 18 or the legal guardian of any person to apply for a specialidentification card on behalf of such person. Current law authorizes the parent or legal guardian of any person under the age of 15 toapply for a special identification card on behalf of such person.
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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. **CHAP0319** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0319)
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2. **HB1961ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1961ER)
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3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101694D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1961)
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## Votes
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Transportation (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Robert B. Bell — primary (person)
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- Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-11** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101694D `introduction`
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- **2021-01-11** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-14** Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-15** Impact statement from DPB (HB1961)
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- **2021-01-18** Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-01-21** Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-01-22** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2021-01-25** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2021-01-26** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-01-26** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-01-27** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2021-01-27** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-05** Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-11** Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-15** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-16** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-16** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2021-02-19** Enrolled
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- **2021-02-19** Signed by Speaker
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- **2021-02-22** Impact statement from DPB (HB1961ER)
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- **2021-02-22** Signed by President
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- **2021-02-24** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 24, 2021
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- **2021-02-24** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
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- **2021-03-24** Approved by Governor-Chapter 319 (effective 7/1/21) `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/d4e03f52-bc40-4aa3-93f8-de7cf9c34b52`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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