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type: "Bill"
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title: "Vehicle operation; authorizing operation of motor vehicle by unlicensed minor, penalty."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 1549"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1549 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["W. Chad Green"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2024-09-24"
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last_action: "2025-03-24"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec89a3ce-9ed4-4b85-ac87-b757db9fb690"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1549"
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source_hash: "296826dd17d8be728efb3aba4ab8264db516a63ce7db1ae31b1b402cc244e8be"
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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 1549 (2025) — Vehicle operation; authorizing operation of motor vehicle by unlicensed minor, penalty.
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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.
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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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1010124.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073429.PDF)
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3. **Courts of Justice Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1037963.PDF)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060878.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reading waived (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Courts of Justice (21-Y 1-N) — **21–1** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N) — **20–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed House (95-Y 4-N) — **95–4** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- W. Chad Green — primary (person)
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- David Owen — cosponsor (person)
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- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Ian T. Lovejoy — cosponsor (person)
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- J.D. "Danny" Diggs — cosponsor (person)
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- Scott A. Wyatt — cosponsor (person)
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- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Wendell S. Walker — cosponsor (person)
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- Wren M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-09-24** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100077D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-09-24** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-18** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1549)
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- **2025-01-24** Assigned Trans sub: Highway Safety and Policy `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-29** Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-01-30** Reported from Transportation and referred to Courts of Justice (21-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-31** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-02** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-03** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-03** Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
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- **2025-02-03** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2025-02-04** Read third time and passed House (95-Y 4-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-02-05** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2025-02-05** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-13** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1549)
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- **2025-02-13** Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-17** Rules suspended
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- **2025-02-17** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
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- **2025-02-17** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-02-18** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-18** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2025-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-03-07** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1549ER) `passage`
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- **2025-03-07** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1549)
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- **2025-03-07** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-03-10** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-24** Approved by Governor-Chapter 366 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
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- **2025-03-24** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0366)
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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/ec89a3ce-9ed4-4b85-ac87-b757db9fb690`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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