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| Bill | Driver training schools; instructor identification license. | Driver training schools; instructor identification license. Requires any instructor employed by a driver training school, when conducting behind-the-wheel training or any other training in which a student of a driver training school is driving or operating a motor vehicle, to display, or cause to be displayed, in the motor vehicle in a location that is clearly visible to the student his license authorizing him to act as a driving instructor. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 720 | Virginia SB 720 (2026) |
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Virginia SB 720 (2026) — Driver training schools; instructor identification license.
Driver training schools; instructor identification license. Requires any instructor employed by a driver training school, when conducting behind-the-wheel training or any other training in which a student of a driver training school is driving or operating a motor vehicle, to display, or cause to be displayed, in the motor vehicle in a location that is clearly visible to the student his license authorizing him to act as a driving instructor.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Finance and Appropriations Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Transportation — 21–0 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 99–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Transportation — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- David W. Marsden — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-14 Presented and ordered printed 26102754D
introduction - 2026-01-14 Referred to Committee on Transportation
referral-committee - 2026-01-29 Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-04 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-04 Senate committee offered
- 2026-02-05 Committee substitute printed 26107231D-S1
substitution - 2026-02-05 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-05 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-05 Passed by for the day
- 2026-02-06 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-06 Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to
- 2026-02-06 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
substitution - 2026-02-09 Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-12 Placed on Calendar
- 2026-02-12 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-12 Referred to Committee on Transportation
referral-committee - 2026-02-12 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB720)
- 2026-02-20 Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles
referral-committee - 2026-03-03 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 2026-03-05 Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-09 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-03-10 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-10 Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-30 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB720ER)
passage - 2026-03-30 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-31 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-31 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-31 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-01 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB720)
- 2026-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 521 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0521)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/96ea48be-d1cc-4d7e-bda3-c3fba5b76d06. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).