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Bill Driver communication improvement program; drivers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, etc. Driver communication improvement program for drivers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder; education for law-enforcement officers and emergency medical services providers; educational materials for driver training schools. Requires law-enforcement officers and emergency medical service providers, as a condition of such providers' certification and recertification, to undergo education on the driver communication improvement program for drivers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. The bill directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to display information about the driver communication improvement program on its website and distribute educational materials to all driver training schools licensed by the Department of Motor Vehicles. As introduced, this bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Disability Commission. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2026 HB 1097 Virginia HB 1097 (2026)
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Virginia HB 1097 (2026) — Driver communication improvement program; drivers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, etc.

Driver communication improvement program for drivers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder; education for law-enforcement officers and emergency medical services providers; educational materials for driver training schools. Requires law-enforcement officers and emergency medical service providers, as a condition of such providers' certification and recertification, to undergo education on the driver communication improvement program for drivers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. The bill directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to display information about the driver communication improvement program on its website and distribute educational materials to all driver training schools licensed by the Department of Motor Vehicles. As introduced, this bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Disability Commission.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  4. Transportation Amendment (committee substitute) — source
  5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting — 100 (pass) · lower
  • H VOTE: — 960 (pass) · lower
  • H VOTE: — 980 (pass) · lower
  • Passage R — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) — 210 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Transportation — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 370 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Amy J. Laufer — primary (person)
  • Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
  • Lily V. Franklin — cosponsor (person)
  • Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
  • Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
  • Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
  • Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-14 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105030D filing, introduction
  • 2026-01-14 Referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
  • 2026-01-29 Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles referral-committee
  • 2026-01-30 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1097)
  • 2026-02-03 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
  • 2026-02-05 House committee offered
  • 2026-02-05 Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-09 Read first time reading-1
  • 2026-02-10 Read second time reading-2
  • 2026-02-10 committee amendments agreed to amendment-passage
  • 2026-02-10 Engrossed by House as amended
  • 2026-02-11 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1097)
  • 2026-02-11 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-02-11 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
  • 2026-02-11 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) passage
  • 2026-02-12 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2026-02-12 Referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
  • 2026-02-19 Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-23 Rules suspended
  • 2026-02-23 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
  • 2026-02-23 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
  • 2026-02-24 Read third time reading-3
  • 2026-02-24 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) passage
  • 2026-02-26 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2026-02-26 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1097ER) passage
  • 2026-02-26 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1097)
  • 2026-02-26 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2026-02-26 Signed by President passage
  • 2026-03-10 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 executive-receipt
  • 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 263 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature
  • 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0263)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/15f5c346-47a7-4674-9ffd-071ffd418239. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).