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type: "Bill"
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title: "Dealer's license plates; permitted uses."
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description: "Dealer's license plates; permitted uses. Authorizes the use of dealer's license plates on vehicles delivering or transporting vehicle parts and accessories and fuel, so long as such delivery or transport of fuel consists of no more than five gallons of such fuel and such fuel is in a container of a type approved by the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles. The bill also authorizes a dealer to permit his license plates to be used in the operation of a motor vehicle by a person authorized by the dealer on a vehicle that is being driven to or from an automotive retail or supply store or retail facility selling automotive supplies or parts."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 608"
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citation: "Virginia HB 608 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Scott A. Wyatt"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 32
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bed9b65a-f318-440d-83de-cec6bcdb6d64"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB608"
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source_hash: "d1a8b4b982e5f9e65548a56b7914199206d2ad5fe6a162e3642ed7dccc6be2fe"
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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 608 (2026) — Dealer's license plates; permitted uses.
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Dealer's license plates; permitted uses. Authorizes the use of dealer's license plates on vehicles delivering or transporting vehicle parts and accessories and fuel, so long as such delivery or transport of fuel consists of no more than five gallons of such fuel and such fuel is in a container of a type approved by the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles. The bill also authorizes a dealer to permit his license plates to be used in the operation of a motor vehicle by a person authorized by the dealer on a vehicle that is being driven to or from an automotive retail or supply store or retail facility selling automotive supplies or parts.
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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/1085160.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216777.PDF)
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3. **Department of Motor Vehicles Subcommittee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098092.HTML)
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4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103049.PDF)
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5. **Transportation Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1101840.HTML)
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6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179631.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **97–1** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Transportation — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Scott A. Wyatt — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103705D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-22** Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-27** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-01-27** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-01-28** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB608)
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- **2026-01-29** Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-02** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-03** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-03** committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-03** Engrossed by House as amended
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- **2026-02-04** Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-04** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
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- **2026-02-04** Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-02-05** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB608)
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- **2026-02-05** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-05** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-19** Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-23** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-23** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-23** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-24** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-24** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-02-26** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB608ER) `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB608)
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- **2026-02-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 186 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0186)
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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/bed9b65a-f318-440d-83de-cec6bcdb6d64`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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