SB 741 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Public aircraft; extends sunset provision.

Summary

Definition of public aircraft; sunset. Extends from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2030, the sunset of changes made to the definition of "public aircraft" by the 2018 Session of the General Assembly. The sunset was previously extended from September 1, 2023, to July 1, 2025, by the 2022 Session of the General Assembly.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2024

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Oct 22, 2024 Signed Mar 21, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was formatted and finalized for publication as Chapter 348 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The most significant substantive change is the sunset date for the public aircraft definition provisions, which was extended from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2030, allowing the temporary policy to remain in effect for five additional years.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on amending public aircraft definitions and sunset provisions from the 2018 Acts, but the sunset timeline was extended.

TIMELINE

The expiration date for the public aircraft definition provisions was extended from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2030, providing a five-year extension of the temporary policy.

TECHNICAL

The bill was reformatted from enrolled version to chaptered version with proper chapter numbering (Chapter 348) and approval date (March 21, 2025).

Minor formatting adjustments were made to the bill text layout and line breaks during the transition from enrolled to chaptered status.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Jan 30, 2025

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

Key actions

Committee

Mar 21, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 348 (Effective 07/01/25)

executive

Feb 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB741ER)

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed House (97-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Transportation (20-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Assigned Trans sub: Department of Motor Vehicles

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Transportation

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Jan 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Oct 22, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Transportation

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors