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type: "Bill"
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title: "Driver's licenses; requirements for initial licensure, persons age 18 to 21."
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description: "Driver's licenses; requirements for initial licensure; persons age 18 to 21. Expands from 60 days to 90 days the length of time an applicant for a first-time noncommercial driver's license who is at least 18 years old and not more than 21 years old is required to hold a learner's permit and requires such an applicant to complete a course of driver instruction prior to being issued a driver's license. The bill provides that learner's permits other than motorcycle learner's permits, accompanied by other documentation verifying that the driver is at least 18 years old and less than 21 years old and has successfully completed an approved driver's education course, constitute a temporary driver's license for the purpose of driving unaccompanied by a licensed driver 18 years old or older, provided that certain other requirements are met. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 1224."
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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: "SB 396"
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citation: "Virginia SB 396 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["J.D. \"Danny\" Diggs"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d8d9bda-2d4d-468f-9407-53405baa33e1"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB396"
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source_hash: "1bd6cf4fa3169d0f30378b36a1d0ee4a3f7d611dcc4855991117377a7572fb58"
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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 SB 396 (2026) — Driver's licenses; requirements for initial licensure, persons age 18 to 21.
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Driver's licenses; requirements for initial licensure; persons age 18 to 21. Expands from 60 days to 90 days the length of time an applicant for a first-time noncommercial driver's license who is at least 18 years old and not more than 21 years old is required to hold a learner's permit and requires such an applicant to complete a course of driver instruction prior to being issued a driver's license. The bill provides that learner's permits other than motorcycle learner's permits, accompanied by other documentation verifying that the driver is at least 18 years old and less than 21 years old and has successfully completed an approved driver's education course, constitute a temporary driver's license for the purpose of driving unaccompanied by a licensed driver 18 years old or older, provided that certain other requirements are met. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 1224.
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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/1089904.PDF)
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2. **Department of Motor Vehicles Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178033.PDF)
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3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108661.PDF)
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4. **Transportation Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104802.HTML)
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5. **Transportation Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182051.PDF)
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6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1201140.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passage R — **19–21** (fail) · upper
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- Reported from Transportation with amendment — **9–6** (pass) · upper
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- Reconsider R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **91–7** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **22–18** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Transportation with substitute — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Concur House Substitute R — **25–14** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- J.D. "Danny" Diggs — 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 26104758D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-29** Reported from Transportation with amendment (9-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-02** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-02** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-02** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-02** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-02-03** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-03** Transportation Amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-03** Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-04** Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N 0-A) `failure, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-04** Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate
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- **2026-02-04** Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-09** Placed on Calendar
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- **2026-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-09** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-20** Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-24** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-26** Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Committee substitute printed 26108548D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-27** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB396)
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- **2026-03-02** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-03** Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
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- **2026-03-03** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-03** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-03-03** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-03-03** Passed House with substitute (91-Y 7-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-05** House substitute agreed to by Senate (25-Y 14-N 0-A) `substitution`
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- **2026-03-11** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-11** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB396ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-11** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB396)
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- **2026-03-11** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-12** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-14** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 755 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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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/9d8d9bda-2d4d-468f-9407-53405baa33e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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