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VA HB559

VA HB559
Driver training school and driver training instructors; standards, discipline, report.


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Introduced
01/13/2026
In Committee
02/25/2026
Crossed Over
02/16/2026
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2026 Regular Regular Session

Bill Summary

Driver training school and driver training instructors; standards; discipline; report. Prohibits the employment of a driver training school instructor for driver education courses for minors if the instructor has been convicted of certain sex crimes or any offense that requires registration on the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. The bill removes the five-year limitation on the period the Department of Motor Vehicles is authorized to set for a licensee whose license was revoked to reapply and provides that if the revocation was due to a conviction of (i) driving under the influence, (ii) reckless driving, (iii) refusal to submit to alcohol or drug testing, or (iv) vehicular manslaughter, such period shall be no less than 10 years. The bill requires the Department to establish and maintain a public, searchable database of disciplinary action taken by the Department against an instructor or driver training school. The bill requires driver training schools to notify students, prospective students, and guardians thereof of any such disciplinary actions taken in the preceding 24 months or while such student is enrolled. The bill also requires the Department to annually by November 1 submit a report to the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation detailing such disciplinary actions.

AI Summary

This bill strengthens regulations for driver training schools and instructors by prohibiting the employment of instructors convicted of certain sex crimes or offenses requiring registration on the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry, ensuring greater protection for minors. It also modifies the process for licensees whose licenses have been revoked, removing the five-year limit for reapplying and establishing a minimum 10-year waiting period for those whose revocation was due to serious offenses like driving under the influence or vehicular manslaughter. Furthermore, the bill mandates the creation of a public, searchable database by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) detailing disciplinary actions against instructors and schools, and requires schools to inform students and their guardians about any such disciplinary actions within the past 24 months or while a student is enrolled. Finally, the DMV will be required to submit an annual report to legislative committees on transportation detailing these disciplinary actions.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (on 02/25/2026)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB559
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB559/text/HB559S1
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB559) https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171743.PDF
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB559) https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103277.PDF
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB559/text/HB559
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