republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2021/hb-2138.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Identification privilege cards; authorizes DMV to issue, fee, confidentiality, penalties."
description: "Identification privilege cards; fee; confidentiality; penalties. Authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue identification privilege cards to applicants who hold a citizenship or legal presence status that is eligible for a special identification card or a limited-duration special identification card and have 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. The bill provides that identification privilege cards shall be treated as special identification cards unless otherwise provided in the Code of Virginia. The bill limits the release of certain information stored by the Department. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 2138"
citation: "Virginia HB 2138 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Elizabeth R. Guzman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 44
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-04-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22d8a445-0cc3-4126-aefa-c708bd29d164"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2138"
source_hash: "e7143bd1f53fe0b0e002932dd90e0617eede1fabb89277625c4add026b52b3a2"
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 2138 (2021) — Identification privilege cards; authorizes DMV to issue, fee, confidentiality, penalties.

Identification privilege cards; fee; confidentiality; penalties. Authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue identification privilege cards to applicants who hold a citizenship or legal presence status that is eligible for a special identification card or a limited-duration special identification card and have 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. The bill provides that identification privilege cards shall be treated as special identification cards unless otherwise provided in the Code of Virginia. The bill limits the release of certain information stored by the Department. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0544** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0544)
2. **HB2138ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2138ER)
3. **HB2138ER2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2138ER2)
4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102728D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2138)
5. **Printed as engrossed 21102728D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2138E)

## Votes

- Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N) — **13–8** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 2-N) — **6–2** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 5-N) — **11–5** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (59-Y 41-N) — **58–41** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (19-Y 18-N) — **19–18** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (57-Y 43-N) — **56–43** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Transportation (8-Y 7-N) — **8–7** (pass) · upper
- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Transportation (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 19-N) — **21–18** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Elizabeth R. Guzman — primary (person)
- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
- Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth R. Plum — cosponsor (person)
- Lee J. Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Paul E. Krizek — cosponsor (person)
- Scott A. Surovell — cosponsor (person)
- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102728D `introduction`
- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13** Impact statement from VCSC (HB2138)
- **2021-01-17** Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Innovations and General Topics `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2021-01-19** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2021-01-19** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 2-N)
- **2021-01-19** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- **2021-01-21** Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-22** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2021-01-25** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2021-01-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-01-25** Committee amendments agreed to
- **2021-01-25** Amendment by Delegate Guzman agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2021-01-25** Engrossed by House as amended HB2138E
- **2021-01-25** Printed as engrossed 21102728D-E
- **2021-01-26** Read third time and passed House (57-Y 43-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-01-26** VOTE: Passage (57-Y 43-N)
- **2021-01-27** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2021-01-27** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-05** Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-11** Reported from Transportation (8-Y 7-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-11** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-17** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2021-02-17** Passed Senate (19-Y 18-N) `passage`
- **2021-02-22** Enrolled
- **2021-02-22** Signed by President
- **2021-02-24** Impact statement from DPB (HB2138ER)
- **2021-02-24** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-02-25** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
- **2021-02-25** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- **2021-03-31** Governor's recommendation received by House
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Calendar
- **2021-04-07** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (59-Y 41-N)
- **2021-04-07** VOTE: Adoption (59-Y 41-N)
- **2021-04-07** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 19-N)
- **2021-04-07** Governor's recommendation adopted
- **2021-04-07** Reenrolled
- **2021-04-07** Reenrolled bill text (HB2138ER2)
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- **2021-04-07** Signed by President as reenrolled
- **2021-04-07** Enacted, Chapter 544 (effective 1/1/22) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/22d8a445-0cc3-4126-aefa-c708bd29d164`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).