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type: "Bill"
title: "License plates, special; issuance for members of Virginia REALTORS."
description: "Special license plates; Virginia REALTORS. Converts the existing non-revenue sharing special license plate for members of the Virginia Realtors to a revenue sharing special license plate with the revenue benefiting the Virginia REALTORS Disaster Relief Fund. The bill provides that such existing plates will remain valid until their expiration. This bill is identical to HB 1339."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 204"
citation: "Virginia SB 204 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David R. Suetterlein"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-09"
last_action: "2026-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ed38575-6b48-4c5e-9a2e-f13593c06c11"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB204"
source_hash: "a93d5ae3ad141f550971372feda380a209dba394e4cb9ce9c8a524c09639f070"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---
# Virginia SB 204 (2026) — License plates, special; issuance for members of Virginia REALTORS.
Special license plates; Virginia REALTORS. Converts the existing non-revenue sharing special license plate for members of the Virginia Realtors to a revenue sharing special license plate with the revenue benefiting the Virginia REALTORS Disaster Relief Fund. The bill provides that such existing plates will remain valid until their expiration. This bill is identical to HB 1339.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083728.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217282.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128574.PDF)
4. **Finance and Appropriations Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115858.HTML)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188717.PDF)
## Votes
- Reported from Transportation — **150** (pass) · upper
- Passage R — **400** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment — **150** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Transportation — **210** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **400** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **960** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David R. Suetterlein — primary (person)
- Angelia Williams Graves — cosponsor (person)
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102218D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-09** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-15** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB204)
- **2026-01-22** Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-03** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-04** Rules suspended
- **2026-02-04** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-02-04** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- **2026-02-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-05** Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-05** Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- **2026-02-06** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-06** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB204)
- **2026-02-12** Placed on Calendar
- **2026-02-12** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-12** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-27** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-27** Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-04** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB204ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB204)
- **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 301 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0301)
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ed38575-6b48-4c5e-9a2e-f13593c06c11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).