Virginia 2026 Session Status: Passed Senate

SB13 — License plates; only rear plate required, exception.

Last action — Passed by indefinitely in Transportation (8-Y 6-N)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced November 17, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House of Delegates.

Prognosis

Advancing 46% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

License plates; only rear plate required, exception.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. S Passed by indefinitely in Transportation (8-Y 6-N)

  2. S Incorporates SB45 (Craig)

  3. S Referred to Committee on Transportation

  4. S Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100954D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed by indefinitely in Transportation

Passed 8 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8600
Total 8600
% of votes cast 57%43%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Bill DeSteph — Nay
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Nay
David W. Marsden — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Nay
J.D. "Danny" Diggs — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Kannan Srinivasan — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Luther Cifers, III — Nay
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Nay
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Nay

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Subjects

transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB13 do?
License plates; only rear plate required, exception.
Who sponsors SB13?
SB13 is sponsored by Bill DeSteph.
What is the current status of SB13?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced November 17, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track SB13?
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