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type: "Bill"
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title: "Motor Vehicles, Department of; release of data to certain institutions of higher education, fees."
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description: "Department of Motor Vehicles data; certain institutions of higher education; fees. Authorizes the release of certain privileged Department of Motor Vehicles data to those institutions of higher education that have entered into an agreement with the Department to offer special license plates bearing the seal, symbol, emblem, or logotype of that institution of higher education. The bill authorizes the Department to charge a one-time fee of $10,000 from each participating institution to cover the cost of implementing the provisions of this bill. The bill limits the use of such data to surveys, marketing, and solicitations related to such institution of higher education and such purposes as are otherwise authorized in writing by the subject of the information and requires the consent of the subject of the information prior to disclosure of the information. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 445."
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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 1226"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1226 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Briana D. Sewell"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 34
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vote_count: 8
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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/07055540-232e-48d8-9a6f-dc193a53a5c8"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1226"
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source_hash: "731ee79b8a1f2998b30a4c84a943d2e2a4ac40a9dd4a2ede4664929a5c3e456f"
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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 1226 (2026) — Motor Vehicles, Department of; release of data to certain institutions of higher education, fees.
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Department of Motor Vehicles data; certain institutions of higher education; fees. Authorizes the release of certain privileged Department of Motor Vehicles data to those institutions of higher education that have entered into an agreement with the Department to offer special license plates bearing the seal, symbol, emblem, or logotype of that institution of higher education. The bill authorizes the Department to charge a one-time fee of $10,000 from each participating institution to cover the cost of implementing the provisions of this bill. The bill limits the use of such data to surveys, marketing, and solicitations related to such institution of higher education and such purposes as are otherwise authorized in writing by the subject of the information and requires the consent of the subject of the information prior to disclosure of the information. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 445.
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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/1088454.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217242.PDF)
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3. **Transportation Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171159.PDF)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1184769.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passage R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **37–0** (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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- Reported from Transportation — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Transportation with substitute — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Briana D. Sewell — 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 26104472D `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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- **2026-01-29** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1226)
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- **2026-02-03** Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-02-05** Reported from Transportation (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 and engrossed `reading-2`
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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** Senate committee offered
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- **2026-02-19** Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-19** Committee substitute printed 26107798D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-23** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1226)
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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 Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-24** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-24** Transportation Substitute agreed to
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- **2026-02-24** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-02-24** Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `substitution`
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- **2026-03-03** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-03** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1226ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1226)
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- **2026-03-03** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-03** 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 274 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0274)
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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/07055540-232e-48d8-9a6f-dc193a53a5c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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