Limited-duration licenses, driver privilege cards, and permits; validity periods for documents.
Summary
Limited-duration licenses, driver privilege cards and permits, and identification privilege cards; expiration. Extends the validity of limited-duration licenses, driver privilege cards and permits, and identification privilege cards, other than REAL ID credentials and commercial driver's licenses and permits, to a period of time consistent with the validity of driver's licenses, which, under current law, is a period not to exceed eight years or, for a person age 75 or older, a period not to exceed five years, and permits and special identification cards. The bill aligns requirements for eligibility for limited-duration commercial driver's licenses and permits and REAL ID-compliant limited-duration commercial driver's licenses with federal requirements and clarifies the validity periods for such documents. The bill directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to implement the extended validity periods for limited-duration licenses, driver privilege cards, or permits upon renewal or reissuance. This bill is identical to SB 446.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Signed Apr 13, 2026
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Transportation Substitute
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Department of Motor Vehicles Subcommittee Substitute
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MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a standard House version to a Department of Motor Vehicles Subcommittee substitute, which typically indicates the bill has been reviewed and adjusted by a specific committee. The substantive legal content regarding driver licensing eligibility, fees, and expiration dates appears unchanged, though the formatting includes significant whitespace and header adjustments.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain the same; this is a procedural version update reflecting committee review.
TECHNICAL
The document header was changed from 'OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION' to 'HOUSE SUBSTITUTE' and includes a specific bill number (26106335D), indicating it has moved to a later stage in the legislative process.
The layout was altered to include large amounts of whitespace and centered text, which is characteristic of subcommittee substitute formatting rather than substantive policy changes.
The original date stamp '2/10/2026' was removed and replaced with the new header information.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Mar 2, 2026
D
Democratic20
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 704 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB911ER)
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation (8-Y 7-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (60-Y 34-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (16-Y 5-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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