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type: "Bill"
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title: "Driver communication improvement program; drivers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, etc."
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description: "Driver communication improvement program for drivers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder; education for law-enforcement officers and emergency medical services providers; educational materials for driver training schools. Requires law-enforcement officers and emergency medical service providers, as a condition of such providers' certification and recertification, to undergo education on the driver communication improvement program for drivers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. The bill directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to display information about the driver communication improvement program on its website and distribute educational materials to all driver training schools licensed by the Department of Motor Vehicles. As introduced, this bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Disability Commission."
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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: "HB 1097"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1097 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Amy J. Laufer"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 32
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2026-01-14"
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last_action: "2026-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15f5c346-47a7-4674-9ffd-071ffd418239"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1097"
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source_hash: "a05ad23fe7bae0f3e241bf3e08e40023ac5b0431676231785e78589891ee1251"
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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 1097 (2026) — Driver communication improvement program; drivers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, etc.
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Driver communication improvement program for drivers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder; education for law-enforcement officers and emergency medical services providers; educational materials for driver training schools. Requires law-enforcement officers and emergency medical service providers, as a condition of such providers' certification and recertification, to undergo education on the driver communication improvement program for drivers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. The bill directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to display information about the driver communication improvement program on its website and distribute educational materials to all driver training schools licensed by the Department of Motor Vehicles. As introduced, this bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Disability Commission.
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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/1087429.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217558.PDF)
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3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131990.PDF)
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4. **Transportation Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128334.HTML)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179747.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Transportation — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Amy J. Laufer — primary (person)
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- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
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- Lily V. Franklin — cosponsor (person)
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- Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
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- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
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- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-14** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105030D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-14** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-29** Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-30** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1097)
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- **2026-02-03** Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-02-05** House committee offered
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- **2026-02-05** Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-10** committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-10** Engrossed by House as amended
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- **2026-02-11** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1097)
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- **2026-02-11** Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-11** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
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- **2026-02-11** Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-12** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-19** Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-23** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-23** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-23** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-24** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-24** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-02-26** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1097ER) `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1097)
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- **2026-02-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 263 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0263)
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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/15f5c346-47a7-4674-9ffd-071ffd418239`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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