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| Bill | Vehicle operation; authorizing operation of motor vehicle by unlicensed minor, penalty. | Vehicle operation; unlicensed minor; penalty. Prohibits any person from knowingly authorizing the operation of a motor vehicle by a minor who he knows has no operator's license or learner's permit or who has a learner's permit but who he knows would operate such motor vehicle in violation of certain limitations on operating a motor vehicle with a learner's permit. The bill makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who violates such provisions if such violation results in a motor vehicle accident that causes death or injury to any person if such violation does not otherwise constitute a felony. Existing law prohibits any person from knowingly authorizing the operation of a motor vehicle by any person who the authorizing person knows (i) has had his operator's license or permit suspended or revoked or (ii) has no operator's license or permit and has been previously convicted of driving without a license. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2025 | HB 1549 | Virginia HB 1549 (2025) |
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Virginia HB 1549 (2025) — Vehicle operation; authorizing operation of motor vehicle by unlicensed minor, penalty.
Vehicle operation; unlicensed minor; penalty. Prohibits any person from knowingly authorizing the operation of a motor vehicle by a minor who he knows has no operator's license or learner's permit or who has a learner's permit but who he knows would operate such motor vehicle in violation of certain limitations on operating a motor vehicle with a learner's permit. The bill makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who violates such provisions if such violation results in a motor vehicle accident that causes death or injury to any person if such violation does not otherwise constitute a felony. Existing law prohibits any person from knowingly authorizing the operation of a motor vehicle by any person who the authorizing person knows (i) has had his operator's license or permit suspended or revoked or (ii) has no operator's license or permit and has been previously convicted of driving without a license.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Reading waived (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Courts of Justice (21-Y 1-N) — 21–1 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) — 6–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N) — 20–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Read third time and passed House (95-Y 4-N) — 95–4 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- W. Chad Green — primary (person)
- David Owen — cosponsor (person)
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Ian T. Lovejoy — cosponsor (person)
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs — cosponsor (person)
- Scott A. Wyatt — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Wendell S. Walker — cosponsor (person)
- Wren M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2024-09-24 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100077D
filing, introduction - 2024-09-24 Referred to Committee on Transportation
referral-committee - 2025-01-18 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1549)
- 2025-01-24 Assigned Trans sub: Highway Safety and Policy
referral-committee - 2025-01-29 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 2025-01-30 Reported from Transportation and referred to Courts of Justice (21-Y 1-N)
committee-passage - 2025-01-31 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-02-02 Read first time
reading-1 - 2025-02-03 Read second time
reading-2 - 2025-02-03 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 2025-02-03 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2025-02-04 Read third time and passed House (95-Y 4-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2025-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2025-02-05 Referred to Committee on Transportation
referral-committee - 2025-02-13 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1549)
- 2025-02-13 Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-02-17 Rules suspended
- 2025-02-17 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
- 2025-02-17 Passed by for the day
- 2025-02-18 Read third time
reading-3 - 2025-02-18 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
passage - 2025-03-07 Enrolled
enrolled - 2025-03-07 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1549ER)
passage - 2025-03-07 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1549)
- 2025-03-07 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2025-03-10 Signed by President
passage - 2025-03-11 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2025-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
executive-receipt - 2025-03-24 Approved by Governor-Chapter 366 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive-signature - 2025-03-24 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0366)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ec89a3ce-9ed4-4b85-ac87-b757db9fb690. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).