Virginia House Bill 2501

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-19 - Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Department of Motor Vehicles; driver communication improvement program. Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to develop and implement a program for the promotion, printing, and distribution of envelopes for use by drivers with a disability that can impair communication, as that term is defined in relevant law, provide to a law-enforcement officer for the purpose of easing communication during a traffic stop or upon such law-enforcement officer's arrival at the scene of a traffic accident.

Driver communication improvement program; DMV to develop and implement program.

Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. Bonita Anthony [D]	Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D]	Del. Katrina Callsen [D]
Del. Nadarius Clark [D]	Del. Laura Jane Cohen [D]	Del. Joshua Cole [D]	Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler [D]
Del. Rae Cousins [D]	Del. Michael Feggans [D]	Del. Debra Gardner [D]	Del. Jackie Glass [D]
Del. Rozia Henson [D]	Del. Phil Hernandez [D]	Del. Charniele Herring [D]	Del. Karen Keys-Gamarra [D]
Del. Destiny LeVere Bolling [D]	Del. Michelle Maldonado [D]	Del. Marty Martinez [D]	Del. Adele McClure [D]
Del. Delores McQuinn [D]	Del. Marcia Price [D]	Del. Atoosa Reaser [D]	Del. Holly Seibold [D]
Del. Irene Shin [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]	Del. Kathy Tran [D]
Del. Vivian Watts [D]	Del. Rodney Willett [D]	Del. Eric Zehr [R]	Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]
Sen. Saddam Salim [D]

2025-02-19 - House - Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-02-18 - Senate - Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-17 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-14 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-13 - Senate - Reported from Transportation with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - House - Passed House (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - House - Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-01-30 - House - Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-28 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-19	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
2025-02-18	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2501)
2025-02-18	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2025-02-18	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
2025-02-18	Senate	Transportation Substitute agreed to
2025-02-18	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2025-02-18	Senate	Read third time
2025-02-17	Senate	Passed by for the day
2025-02-17	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
2025-02-17	Senate	Rules suspended
2025-02-14	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
2025-02-13	Senate	Committee substitute printed 25107369D-S1
2025-02-13	Senate	Reported from Transportation with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
2025-02-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation
2025-02-05	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2025-02-04	House	Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
2025-02-04	House	Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
2025-02-04	House	Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
2025-02-03	House	Read second time and engrossed
2025-02-02	House	Read first time
2025-01-30	House	Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
2025-01-28	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2025-01-23	House	Assigned Trans sub: Department of Motor Vehicles
2025-01-18	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2501)
2025-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Transportation
2025-01-08	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100550D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2501
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2501/text/HB2501
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2501/text/HB2501SC1
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2501/text/HB2501S1
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1023024.PDF
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059348.PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2501/20251/H19001V2511327
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2501/20251/H19V2511926
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2501/20251/2518374
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2501/20251/2518375
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2501/20251/S11V1754
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2501/20251/S05V1870
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2501/20251/SV567
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2501/20251/SV593
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2501/20251/2518944