HB 94 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Vehicle registration fees; disabled veterans.

Summary
Vehicle registration fees; disabled veterans. Extends the current exemption from annual vehicle registration fees for disabled veterans or their unremarried surviving spouse to eligible vehicles displaying a standard passenger license plate. Current law applies such exemption to a vehicle displaying disabled veteran special license plates.
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
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 2, 2026 Signed Mar 31, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill has been formally enacted into law as Chapter 39 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive text regarding vehicle registration fees and disabled veteran license plates remains unchanged, but the document now includes official approval dates and standard legislative formatting.
Scope change
None; the scope and applicability of the law remain identical to the previous version.
TECHNICAL

Added official chapter designation (Chapter 39) and the approval date (March 31, 2026).

Added standard legislative headers and spacing consistent with enacted laws.

Removed draft session headers and placeholder formatting used during the legislative process.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 26, 2026
D Democratic20
20 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
34
Key actions
15
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Mar 31, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 39 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB94ER)
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles
lower
Jan 2, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
DDemocratic
VA
39