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type: "Bill"
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title: "Driver's license; extension of validity."
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description: "Driver's license; extension of validity.Extends (i) from three years to six years the period for which adriver's license extension may be granted to certain persons in serviceto the United States government and (ii) from one year to two yearsthe period for which a driver's license extension may be grantedfor good cause shown."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "HB 540"
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citation: "Virginia HB 540 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Danica A. Roem"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2022-01-11"
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last_action: "2022-04-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2953b54-0efd-4643-8ed0-4eabb07b9d81"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB540"
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source_hash: "0a7798ba84f7a08cf172d60973f156d1fb90a8cbd7bacfd33de5385a621cd5f5"
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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 HB 540 (2022) — Driver's license; extension of validity.
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Driver's license; extension of validity.Extends (i) from three years to six years the period for which adriver's license extension may be granted to certain persons in serviceto the United States government and (ii) from one year to two yearsthe period for which a driver's license extension may be grantedfor good cause shown.
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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. **CHAP0039** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0039)
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2. **HB540ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB540ER)
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3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102198D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB540)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Danica A. Roem — primary (person)
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- Timothy V. Anderson — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-11** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102198D `introduction`
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- **2022-01-11** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-19** Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1 Department of Motor Vehicles `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-24** Impact statement from DPB (HB540)
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- **2022-01-25** Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-01-27** Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-01-31** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2022-02-01** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-02** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-02-02** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-03** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2022-02-03** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-17** Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-21** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-22** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2022-02-22** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2022-02-24** Enrolled
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- **2022-02-25** Signed by Speaker
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- **2022-02-25** Signed by President
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- **2022-03-03** Impact statement from DPB (HB540ER)
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- **2022-03-09** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 9, 2022
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- **2022-03-09** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
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- **2022-04-01** Approved by Governor-Chapter 39 (effective 7/1/22) `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/c2953b54-0efd-4643-8ed0-4eabb07b9d81`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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