republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2019/hb-2441.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Special identification card without a photograph; fee, confidentiality, penalties."
description: "Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a special identification card without a photograph to a person with a sincerely held religious belief prohibiting the taking of a photograph who would otherwise meet the qualifications for a special identification card but also presents an approved and signed IRS Form 4029. The bill allows a special identification card without a photograph to be similar in size, shape, and design to a driver's license but requires (i) that it be clearly distinguishable from a driver's license, (ii) that it not include a photograph of its holder, and (iii) that it clearly state that (a) the card does not authorize the holder to operate a motor vehicle, (b) federal limits apply, and (c) the card is not valid identification to vote. The bill provides that giving false information, concealing a material fact, or otherwise committing a fraud in applying for a special identification card without a photograph is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor and that obtaining a special identification card without a photograph for the purpose of committing any offense punishable as a felony constitutes a Class 4 felony. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill is the result of a study conducted by the Department of Motor Vehicles."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 2441"
citation: "Virginia HB 2441 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tony O. Wilt"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 31
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2019-01-09"
last_action: "2019-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee0c7c38-94db-4959-a747-b901fcf0e8da"
source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2441"
source_hash: "8cc8cb88bdc4460370c749f9116de3a7a92686ac5a6f344f0b9a2623a54fe385"
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 HB 2441 (2019) — Special identification card without a photograph; fee, confidentiality, penalties.

Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a special identification card without a photograph to a person with a sincerely held religious belief prohibiting the taking of a photograph who would otherwise meet the qualifications for a special identification card but also presents an approved and signed IRS Form 4029. The bill allows a special identification card without a photograph to be similar in size, shape, and design to a driver's license but requires (i) that it be clearly distinguishable from a driver's license, (ii) that it not include a photograph of its holder, and (iii) that it clearly state that (a) the card does not authorize the holder to operate a motor vehicle, (b) federal limits apply, and (c) the card is not valid identification to vote. The bill provides that giving false information, concealing a material fact, or otherwise committing a fraud in applying for a special identification card without a photograph is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor and that obtaining a special identification card without a photograph for the purpose of committing any offense punishable as a felony constitutes a Class 4 felony. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill is the result of a study conducted by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0832)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0832)
2. **House amendments adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+amd+HB2441AH)
3. **House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/subcommitteeaction.aspx?ses=191&bil=HB2441)
4. **House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2441ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2441ER)
5. **House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100181D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2441)
6. **House: Printed as engrossed 19100181D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2441E)
7. **House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2441ER2)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2441ER2)

## Votes

- Rereferred from Courts of Justice — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment — **8–2** (pass) · lower
- House concurred in Governor's recommendation — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Transportation with amendments — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed House — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance — **16–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate — **37–2** (pass) · upper
- Rereferred from Transportation — **9–1** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Tony O. Wilt — primary (person)
- Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- James E. Edmunds, II — cosponsor (person)
- R. Steven Landes — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100181D `introduction`
- **2019-01-09** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24** Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #4 `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-25** Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
- **2019-01-25** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-28** Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-01** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2019-02-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-02-04** Committee amendments agreed to
- **2019-02-04** Engrossed by House as amended HB2441E
- **2019-02-04** Printed as engrossed 19100181D-E
- **2019-02-05** Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2019-02-06** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** Rereferred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-11** Rereferred to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2019-02-15** Enrolled
- **2019-02-15** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-02-15** Signed by President
- **2019-02-19** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 19, 2019
- **2019-02-19** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- **2019-03-05** Governor's recommendation received by House
- **2019-04-03** Placed on Calendar
- **2019-04-03** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N)
- **2019-04-03** Governor's recommendation adopted
- **2019-04-03** Reenrolled
- **2019-04-03** Reenrolled bill text (HB2441ER2)
- **2019-04-03** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- **2019-04-03** Signed by President as reenrolled
- **2019-04-03** Enacted, Chapter 832 (effective 7/1/19) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee0c7c38-94db-4959-a747-b901fcf0e8da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).