SB 215 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Electronic vehicle titling and registration; permits DMV to expand existing program.

Summary
Electronic vehicle titling and registration. Permits the Department of Motor Vehicles to expand the existing electronic titling program for new motor vehicles to all applications for original motor vehicle titles, thereby authorizing person-to-person online titling. The bill authorizes the Department to charge certain fees. The bill also allows for the online registration of such motor vehicles, allows for the issuance of a temporary certificate of registration valid for no more than 30 days, and makes discretionary the current requirement to search a nationally recognized motor vehicle title database prior to transfer of vehicle ownership.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 10, 2022 Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 1, 2022

How they voted

40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 10, 2022
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
33
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Amendments
2
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 701 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #2 Transportation Infrastructure and Funding
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB215E
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 10, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102212D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Jeremy McPike
Jeremy McPike
DDemocratic
VA
29