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type: "Bill"
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title: "Vehicle owners; proof of financial responsibility in the future."
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description: "Department of Motor Vehicles; proof of financial responsibility in the future. Clarifies when a vehicle owner is required to furnish proof of financial responsibility or proof of financial responsibility in the future. The bill specifies the forms required when providing proof of financial responsibility in the future. This bill is identical to HB 2205."
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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: "SB 959"
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citation: "Virginia SB 959 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr."]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2025-01-06"
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last_action: "2025-03-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd619bf7-0323-4f30-8fa6-788ff3715d58"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB959"
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source_hash: "aad6e2d5e102b79dd3ef69036e330600fc4014e757c2e9f4f99b867a07074de5"
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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 SB 959 (2025) — Vehicle owners; proof of financial responsibility in the future.
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Department of Motor Vehicles; proof of financial responsibility in the future. Clarifies when a vehicle owner is required to furnish proof of financial responsibility or proof of financial responsibility in the future. The bill specifies the forms required when providing proof of financial responsibility in the future. This bill is identical to HB 2205.
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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/1014628.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071669.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047302.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passed House (94-Y 0-N) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Transportation (13-Y 0-N) — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Transportation (20-Y 0-N) — **20–0** (pass) · lower
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- Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-06** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101465D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-01-06** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-16** Reported from Transportation (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-20** Rules suspended
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- **2025-01-20** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-01-20** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-01-21** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2025-01-22** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-02-04** Placed on Calendar
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- **2025-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-04** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-06** Reported from Transportation (20-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-11** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-11** Passed House (94-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-13** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-02-13** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-02-13** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB959ER) `passage`
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- **2025-02-13** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB959)
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- **2025-02-16** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-02-20** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025 `enrolled`
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- **2025-02-20** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-19** Approved by Governor-Chapter 177 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
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- **2025-03-19** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0177)
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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/fd619bf7-0323-4f30-8fa6-788ff3715d58`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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