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type: "Bill"
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title: "License plates, special; repeals issuance for Sons of Confederate Veterans and Robert E. Lee."
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description: "Special license plates; Sons of Confederate Veterans and Robert E. Lee. Repeals authorization for the issuance of Sons of Confederate Veterans and Robert E. Lee special license plates and provides that such special license plates already in circulation will remain valid until their expiration and shall not be renewed."
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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 1344"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1344 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Dan I. Helmer"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-19"
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last_action: "2026-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6533f800-8d4f-4e92-9627-07517fb8c3a1"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1344"
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source_hash: "2f90b353ed55545b83e13611f8a0a1123966beb6949f10f816451d37fe700d0b"
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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 1344 (2026) — License plates, special; repeals issuance for Sons of Confederate Veterans and Robert E. Lee.
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Special license plates; Sons of Confederate Veterans and Robert E. Lee. Repeals authorization for the issuance of Sons of Confederate Veterans and Robert E. Lee special license plates and provides that such special license plates already in circulation will remain valid until their expiration and shall not be renewed.
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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/1090187.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217322.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1198227.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Transportation — **15–6** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **6–3** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **21–18** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **61–34** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Transportation — **8–6** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Dan I. Helmer — primary (person)
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- Alex Q. Askew — cosponsor (person)
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- Destiny LeVere Bolling — cosponsor (person)
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- Gretchen M. Bulova — cosponsor (person)
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- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
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- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-19** Presented and ordered printed 26104991D `introduction`
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- **2026-01-19** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-28** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1344)
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- **2026-01-29** Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-10** Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 3-N)
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- **2026-02-12** Reported from Transportation (15-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-15** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-16** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-17** Read third time and passed House (62-Y 34-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-26** Reported from Transportation (8-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-02** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-02** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-02** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-03** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-03** Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-10** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1344ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1344)
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- **2026-03-10** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-14** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 304 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0304)
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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/6533f800-8d4f-4e92-9627-07517fb8c3a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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