SB 15 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Motorcycle Driver Improvement Clinic Fund; created.

Summary

Driver improvement clinics; motorcycle driver improvement clinics; Motorcycle Driver Improvement Clinic Fund; created. Creates motorcycle driver improvement clinics, defined in the bill, as a subset of existing driver improvement clinics and provides requirements and parameters for the instruction and administration of the motorcycle driver improvement clinics. The bill authorizes courts to direct defendants who have committed violations while operating a motorcycle to attend a motorcycle driver improvement clinic and satisfy the requirements thereof. The bill also creates the Motorcycle Driver Improvement Clinic Fund for the operation and administration of motorcycle driver improvement clinics. The bill specifies that priority be given to the creation of motorcycle driver improvement clinics that operate as computer-based clinics.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Nov 17, 2025 Last action Feb 17, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Finance and Appropriations Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended from its original introduction to a Finance and Appropriations substitute version. The primary substantive change is the addition of § 46.2-694 to the list of sections being amended, which likely relates to motorcycle registration fees. The bill's core provisions regarding driver improvement clinics, motorcycle driver improvement clinics, and the creation of a Motorcycle Driver Improvement Clinic Fund remain largely unchanged, though the language was reformatted for the substitute version.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include amendments to § 46.2-694, which was not part of the original introduced version. This suggests the Finance and Appropriations Committee added language related to motorcycle registration fees to better align with the funding mechanism for the new Motorcycle Driver Improvement Clinic Fund.

SCOPE

Added § 46.2-694 to the list of sections being amended and reenacted, expanding the bill's legislative scope to include motorcycle registration fee provisions.

FISCAL

The bill now explicitly references motorcycle registration fees in the title and operative text, clarifying the funding source for the new Motorcycle Driver Improvement Clinic Fund.

TECHNICAL

The text was reformatted from a standard introduced bill format to a substitute amendment format, including page numbering and committee markup conventions, but the substantive policy language remains consistent.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

Feb 5, 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

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Committee

Feb 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

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Feb 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

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Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

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Feb 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

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Feb 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

upper

Feb 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate committee offered

upper

Feb 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 2-N)

upper

Jan 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)

upper

Nov 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Transportation

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors