republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2021/hb-2261.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "License plates, special; removes fee for issuance to a member of the Virginia National Guard."
description: "Special license plates; member of the VirginiaNational Guard. Removes the fee for the issuance of special licenseplates to a member of the Virginia National Guard. Current law providesthat such special license plates are issued at half the prescribedcost of state license plates. The bill does not change the fee forpersonalized special license plates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 2261"
citation: "Virginia HB 2261 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scott Wyatt"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2021-01-13"
last_action: "2021-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/18adcffc-bec1-4495-b941-d75d520db830"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2261"
source_hash: "0902c45ba35e50485edccd3cf2eb46a496e3f2c6cf48db3ef470cfcf9d0010a2"
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 2261 (2021) — License plates, special; removes fee for issuance to a member of the Virginia National Guard.

Special license plates; member of the VirginiaNational Guard. Removes the fee for the issuance of special licenseplates to a member of the Virginia National Guard. Current law providesthat such special license plates are issued at half the prescribedcost of state license plates. The bill does not change the fee forpersonalized special license plates.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0153** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0153)
2. **HB2261ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2261ER)
3. **Presented and ordered printed 21102559D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2261)

## Votes

- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (31-Y 6-N 1-A) — **31–6** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Transportation (8-Y 4-N 3-A) — **8–4** (pass) · upper
- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Transportation (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 1-N) — **15–1** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N 1-A) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Scott Wyatt — primary (person)
- Bill D. Wiley — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn R. Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- John J. McGuire, III — cosponsor (person)
- Robert D. Orrock, Sr. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-13** Presented and ordered printed 21102559D `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-17** Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Innovations and General Topics `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- **2021-01-19** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- **2021-01-21** Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-21** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-22** Impact statement from DPB (HB2261)
- **2021-01-22** Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-29** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- **2021-01-29** Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-01** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2021-02-02** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-03** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N 1-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-03** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
- **2021-02-03** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- **2021-02-03** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2021-02-03** VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-04** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2021-02-04** 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 4-N 3-A) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-11** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 1-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 (31-Y 6-N 1-A) `passage`
- **2021-02-22** Enrolled
- **2021-02-22** Impact statement from DPB (HB2261ER)
- **2021-02-22** Signed by President
- **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
- **2021-03-18** Approved by Governor-Chapter 153 (effective 7/1/21) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/18adcffc-bec1-4495-b941-d75d520db830`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).