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type: "Bill"
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title: "Motor vehicle safety inspections; certified safety inspectors."
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description: "Motor vehicle safety inspections; safety inspectors. Requires motor vehicle safety inspections to be conducted by persons certified as a safety inspector by the Superintendent of State Police. Existing law requires the person conducting a vehicle safety inspection, or under whose immediate supervision such inspection is made, to have at least one year's practical experience as an automotive mechanic or have satisfactorily completed a training program in automotive mechanics approved by the Superintendent of State Police."
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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 1145"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1145 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Terry L. Austin"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2026-01-14"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce286671-c7b9-4823-be66-44ba1c7a290a"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1145"
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source_hash: "2b0e31416a301e7a425dd3f76ee5f46862180c7bbd584698cf16e6039cecae93"
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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 1145 (2026) — Motor vehicle safety inspections; certified safety inspectors.
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Motor vehicle safety inspections; safety inspectors. Requires motor vehicle safety inspections to be conducted by persons certified as a safety inspector by the Superintendent of State Police. Existing law requires the person conducting a vehicle safety inspection, or under whose immediate supervision such inspection is made, to have at least one year's practical experience as an automotive mechanic or have satisfactorily completed a training program in automotive mechanics approved by the Superintendent of State Police.
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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/1088355.PDF)
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2. **Department of Motor Vehicles Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1109602.PDF)
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3. **Transportation Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128443.PDF)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179771.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Transportation with substitute — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Transportation — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Terry L. Austin — primary (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 26102105D `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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- **2026-02-03** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-02-03** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-05** Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-05** Committee substitute printed 26106929D-H1 `substitution`
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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 substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-02-10** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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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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- **2026-02-17** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1145)
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- **2026-02-19** Reported from Transportation (13-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 (HB1145ER) `passage`
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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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- **2026-02-27** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1145)
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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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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 743 (effective 7/1/2026) `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/ce286671-c7b9-4823-be66-44ba1c7a290a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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