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type: "Bill"
title: "Motor Vehicles, Department of; release of data to certain institutions of higher education, fees."
description: "Department of Motor Vehicles data; certain institutions of higher education; fees. Authorizes the release of certain privileged Department of Motor Vehicles data to those institutions of higher education that have entered into an agreement with the Department to offer special license plates bearing the seal, symbol, emblem, or logotype of that institution of higher education. The bill authorizes the Department to charge a one-time fee of $10,000 from each participating institution to cover the cost of implementing the provisions of this bill. The bill limits the use of such data to surveys, marketing, and solicitations related to such institution of higher education and such purposes as are otherwise authorized in writing by the subject of the information and requires the consent of the subject of the information prior to disclosure of the information. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 1226."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 445"
citation: "Virginia SB 445 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamont Bagby"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 35
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-13"
last_action: "2026-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8440fcdd-6715-4403-b6ce-7f6b46ec4c51"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB445"
source_hash: "c0f3e6b38a930b427fea8c61c4d0fb8ca9c35b87c30d5d403fae9d12e3ebde7f"
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 445 (2026) — Motor Vehicles, Department of; release of data to certain institutions of higher education, fees.
Department of Motor Vehicles data; certain institutions of higher education; fees. Authorizes the release of certain privileged Department of Motor Vehicles data to those institutions of higher education that have entered into an agreement with the Department to offer special license plates bearing the seal, symbol, emblem, or logotype of that institution of higher education. The bill authorizes the Department to charge a one-time fee of $10,000 from each participating institution to cover the cost of implementing the provisions of this bill. The bill limits the use of such data to surveys, marketing, and solicitations related to such institution of higher education and such purposes as are otherwise authorized in writing by the subject of the information and requires the consent of the subject of the information prior to disclosure of the information. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 1226.
## 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/1090296.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217246.PDF)
3. **Transportation Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177954.PDF)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196025.PDF)
## Votes
- H VOTE: — **960** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **380** (pass) · upper
- Passage R — **400** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Transportation with substitute — **210** (pass) · lower
- Concur House Substitute R — **400** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Transportation — **140** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Lamont Bagby — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104471D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-22** Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-26** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-01-26** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- **2026-01-26** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- **2026-01-26** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-01-26** Passed by for the day
- **2026-01-26** Passed by for the day
- **2026-01-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-01-27** Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- **2026-01-28** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-03** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB445)
- **2026-02-04** Placed on Calendar
- **2026-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-04** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** House committee offered
- **2026-02-24** Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-24** Committee substitute printed 26108410D-H1 `substitution`
- **2026-02-26** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB445)
- **2026-02-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-27** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-27** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
- **2026-02-27** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
- **2026-02-27** Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-03** House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `substitution`
- **2026-03-09** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-09** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB445ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB445)
- **2026-03-09** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Signed by President `passage`
- **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-Chapter275 (Effective 1/1/2027) `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0275)
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8440fcdd-6715-4403-b6ce-7f6b46ec4c51`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).