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Bill Motor vehicle safety inspections; certified safety inspectors. Motor vehicle safety inspections; safety inspectors. Requires motor vehicle safety inspections to be conducted by persons certified as a safety inspector by the Superintendent of State Police. Existing law requires the person conducting a vehicle safety inspection, or under whose immediate supervision such inspection is made, to have at least one year's practical experience as an automotive mechanic or have satisfactorily completed a training program in automotive mechanics approved by the Superintendent of State Police. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2026 HB 1145 Virginia HB 1145 (2026)
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Virginia HB 1145 (2026) — Motor vehicle safety inspections; certified safety inspectors.

Motor vehicle safety inspections; safety inspectors. Requires motor vehicle safety inspections to be conducted by persons certified as a safety inspector by the Superintendent of State Police. Existing law requires the person conducting a vehicle safety inspection, or under whose immediate supervision such inspection is made, to have at least one year's practical experience as an automotive mechanic or have satisfactorily completed a training program in automotive mechanics approved by the Superintendent of State Police.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Department of Motor Vehicles Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  3. Transportation Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Transportation with substitute — 210 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Transportation — 130 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 370 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 100 (pass) · lower
  • Passage R — 390 (pass) · upper
  • H VOTE: — 980 (pass) · lower
  • H VOTE: — 960 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Terry L. Austin — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-14 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102105D filing, introduction
  • 2026-01-14 Referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
  • 2026-01-29 Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles referral-committee
  • 2026-02-03 House subcommittee offered
  • 2026-02-03 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) substitution
  • 2026-02-05 Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-05 Committee substitute printed 26106929D-H1 substitution
  • 2026-02-09 Read first time reading-1
  • 2026-02-10 Read second time reading-2
  • 2026-02-10 committee substitute agreed to substitution
  • 2026-02-10 Engrossed by House - committee substitute substitution
  • 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
  • 2026-02-17 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1145)
  • 2026-02-19 Reported from Transportation (13-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 (HB1145ER) passage
  • 2026-02-26 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2026-02-26 Signed by President passage
  • 2026-02-27 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1145)
  • 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
  • 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 743 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ce286671-c7b9-4823-be66-44ba1c7a290a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).