Virginia 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 737 — Motor Vehicles, Department of, documents; veteran endorsement.

Last action — Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 93 sponsors

    1 primary, 92 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue driver's licenses, permits, and identification cards displaying an indicator signifying that the holder is a veteran, provided that the applicant requests such indicator and provides proof of veteran status. The bill repeals the authority of the Department to issue veterans identification cards.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

11 added · 13 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill has been updated to create a new section in Virginia's laws that allows veterans to request an indicator on their DMV documents, confirming their veteran status, as long as they provide proof. Additionally, a previous section of the law was repealed, and the terminology has been revised from "endorsement" to "indicator." These changes are important because they clarify the process for veterans to show their service status on official documents while ensuring that this indicator cannot be used to qualify for federal benefits.

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SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version 18105754D HOUSE BILL NO.
SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-328.2 and to repeal § 46.2-345.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Motor Vehicles documents;
737 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the House Committee on Transportation)  (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate McGuire) House Amendments in [ ] -- February 2, 2018 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-328.2 [ and to repeal § 46.2-345.1 of the Code of Virginia, ] relating to Department of Motor Vehicles documents;
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
[H 737] Approved   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
In cooperation with the Department of Veterans Services and the Department of Military Affairs, the Department shall issue driver's licenses, permits, and identification cards displaying an indicator that the holder is a veteran to applicants who request such endorsement and provide proof of such veteran status.
In cooperation with the Department of Veterans Services and the Department of Military Affairs, the Department shall issue driver's licenses, permits, and identification cards displaying an indicator that the holder is a veteran to applicants who request such indicator and provide proof of such veteran status.
Any documentation issued pursuant to this section shall not be used for determination of any federal benefit.
Any veteran’s indicator placed on documentation issued pursuant to this section shall not be used for determination of any federal benefit.
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Action History

  1. Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018

  2. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 7, 2018

  3. Signed by President

  4. Signed by Speaker

  5. Enrolled

  6. Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)

  7. Placed on Calendar

  8. Engrossed by Senate as amended

  9. Committee amendments agreed to

  10. Reading of amendments waived

  11. Read third time

  12. Rereferred to Finance

  13. Referred to Committee on Transportation

  14. Constitutional reading dispensed

  15. Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)

  16. Printed as engrossed 18105754D-EH1

  17. Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB737EH1

  18. Amendment by Delegate McGuire agreed to

  19. Committee substitute agreed to 18105754D-H1

  20. Read second time

  21. Read first time

  22. Referred to Committee on Transportation

  23. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103806D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 92 co-sponsors · 55 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (92)

Not signed on (55)

55 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Senate amendments agreed to by House

Passed 99 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 99000
Total 99000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Habeeb — Yea
Hugo — Yea
Landes — Yea
Rodman — Yea
Toscano — Yea
Bell, Richard P. — Yea
Jones, S.C. — Yea
Cline — Yea
Collins — Yea
Helsel — Yea
Ingram — Yea
James — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Lindsey — Yea
Peace — Yea
Pogge — Yea
Stolle — Yea
Turpin — Yea
Yancey — Yea
Adams, Dawn M. — Yea
Adams, Les R. — Yea
Aird, Lashrecse D. — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Ayala, Hala S. — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Bell, Robert B. — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bourne, Jeffrey M. — Yea
Bulova, David L. — Yea
Byron, Kathy J. — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Carter, Lee J. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Cole, Mark L. — Yea
Convirs-Fowler, Kelly K. — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Davis, Glenn R. — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Edmunds, James E., II — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Fariss, C. Matthew — Yea
Filler-Corn, Eileen — Yea
Fowler, Hyland F."Buddy," Jr. — Yea
Freitas, Nicholas J. — Yea
Gilbert, C. Todd — Yea
Gooditis, Wendy W. — Yea
Guzman, Elizabeth R. — Yea
Heretick, Steve E. — Yea
Hurst, Chris L. — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — Yea
Jones, Jerrauld C. "Jay" — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Keam, Mark L. — Yea
Knight, Barry D. — Yea
Kory, Kaye — Yea
LaRock, Dave A. — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Levine, Mark H. — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Yea
McGuire, John J., III — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Miyares, Jason S. — Yea
Mullin, Michael P. — Yea
Murphy, Kathleen — Yea
Orrock, Robert D., Sr. — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Plum, Kenneth R. — Yea
Poindexter, Charles D. — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Yea
Ransone, Margaret B. — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Robinson, Roxann L. — Yea
Rush, Nick — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Sickles, Mark D. — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Tyler, Roslyn C. — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea

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Read third time and passed House

Passed 99 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 99000
Total 99000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Ayala — Yea
Byron — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Cline — Yea
Fariss — Yea
Freitas — Yea
Gooditis — Yea
Habeeb — Yea
Hugo — Yea
Hurst — Yea
LaRock — Yea
Landes — Yea
Orrock — Yea
Pogge — Yea
Poindexter — Yea
Rodman — Yea
Rush — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Bell, Richard P. — Yea
Bell, Robert B. — Yea
Bourne — Yea
Bulova — Yea
Jones, J.C. — Yea
Jones, S.C. — Yea
Marshall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cole — Yea
Collins — Yea
Edmunds — Yea
Filler-Corn — Yea
Gilbert — Yea
Helsel — Yea
Heretick — Yea
Ingram — Yea
James — Yea
Keam — Yea
Kory — Yea
Levine — Yea
Lindsey — Yea
Miyares — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Murphy — Yea
Peace — Yea
Plum — Yea
Ransone — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Stolle — Yea
Toscano — Yea
Turpin — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Tyler — Yea
Yancey — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Barry D. Knight — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Mark D. Sickles — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Will Davis — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 737 do?
Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue driver's licenses, permits, and identification cards displaying an indicator signifying that the holder is a veteran, provided that the applicant requests such indicator and provides proof of veteran status. The bill repeals the authority of the Department to issue veterans identification cards.
Who sponsors HB 737?
HB 737 is sponsored by Marshall, Daniel W., III, Bryce E. Reeves, Israel D. O'Quinn, Christopher K. Peace, Todd E. Pillion, Edwards, John S., Barry D. Knight, Michael J. Jones, Marcus B. Simon, Vivian E. Watts, Michael J. Webert, Christopher E. Collins, Lamont Bagby, R. Steven Landes, Richard P. Bell, Richard H. Black, David A. Reid, Gregory D. Habeeb, Riley E. Ingram, Luke E. Torian, Rosalyn R. Dance, Christopher T. Head, M. Keith Hodges, Kathy K.L. Tran, Cheryl B. Turpin, Sam Rasoul, Mark J. Peake, Terry G. Kilgore, Benjamin L. Cline, Brenda L. Pogge, Tony O. Wilt, David E. Yancey, Thomas C. Wright, Jr., David L. Bulova, Will Davis, Joshua E. Thomas, Schuyler T. VanValkenburg, Betsy B. Carr, Christopher P. Stolle, Karrie K. Delaney, R. Lee Ware, C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr., Timothy D. Hugo, James A. "Jay" Leftwich, Jennifer Carroll Foy, Paul E. Krizek, Gordon C. Helsel, Jr., James W. Morefield, Robert S. Bloxom, Jr., Emily M. Jordan, Debra H. Rodman, Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr., Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler, Kimberly Pope Adams, Bell, Robert B., Filler-Corn, Eileen, Kory, Kaye, Tyler, Roslyn C., Murphy, Kathleen, Keam, Mark L., Poindexter, Charles D., LaRock, Dave A., Cole, Mark L., Gooditis, Wendy W., Thomas A. Garrett, Jr., Garrett McGuire, Elizabeth R. Guzman, Vogel, Jill Holtzman, Chase, Amanda F., Heretick, Steve E., Ayala, Hala S., Byron, Kathy J., Hurst, Chris L., Miyares, Jason S., Plum, Kenneth R., Ebbin, Adam P., Cosgrove, John A., Jr., Orrock, Robert D., Sr., Campbell, Jeffrey L., Fariss, C. Matthew, Ransone, Margaret B., Carter, Lee J., Bell, John J., Ruff, Frank M., Jr., Rush, Nick, Cox, M. Kirkland, Robinson, Roxann L., Edmunds, James E., II, Mullin, Michael P., Howell, Janet D., Gilbert, C. Todd, and Freitas, Nicholas J..
What is the current status of HB 737?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2018. Enacted.
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