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type: "Bill"
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title: "Vehicle equipment; clear film on windshields."
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description: "Vehicle equipment; films on windshields. Authorizes the application of clear film to the windshield of a vehicle, so long as it is maintained in a condition consistent with federal requirements."
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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: "SB 506"
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citation: "Virginia SB 506 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Luther Cifers, III"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/81c7964f-e7fe-41d7-bda8-7d54f563ca71"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB506"
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source_hash: "1a872ed40d3ab80450342085a2f96048c55a25b2b832acc7c63b27c9d535639e"
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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 SB 506 (2026) — Vehicle equipment; clear film on windshields.
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Vehicle equipment; films on windshields. Authorizes the application of clear film to the windshield of a vehicle, so long as it is maintained in a condition consistent with federal requirements.
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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/1090605.PDF)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108665.PDF)
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3. **Transportation Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104797.HTML)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209945.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Transportation with amendment — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **39–1** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Transportation — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Luther Cifers, III — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100863D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-27** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB506)
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- **2026-01-28** Senate committee offered
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- **2026-01-29** Reported from Transportation with amendment (13-Y 0-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-02** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-02** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-02** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-02** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-02-03** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-03** Transportation Amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-03** Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-04** Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-09** Placed on Calendar
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- **2026-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-09** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-20** Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and Policy `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-25** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB506)
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- **2026-03-04** Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-03-05** Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-10** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-10** Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB506ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-31** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-01** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB506)
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 894 (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/81c7964f-e7fe-41d7-bda8-7d54f563ca71`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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