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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.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Department of Motor Vehicles Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Transportation Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Reported from Transportation with substitute — 21–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Transportation — 13–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 37–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 10–0 (pass) · lower
- Passage R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 98–0 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 96–0 (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).