# Virginia HB1143: Registration decals; discontinued.

Virginia HB1143, Registration decals; discontinued., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Terry L. Austin (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1143-2027
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1143
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Registration decals; discontinued.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Terry L. Austin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Department of Motor Vehicles
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Registration decals; discontinued. Discontinues the requirement for and issuance of decals displaying the expiration month and year of motor vehicle registration to be displayed on license plates. The bill also removes the requirement for the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue appropriately designated license plates for motor vehicles held for rental. The bill does not eliminate existing requirements that vehicles are to be registered.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Terry L. Austin (Republican), House

## Actions (7)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-02-05: Continued to 2027 in Transportation (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-03: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2028 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-29: Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles (House)
- 2026-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1143) (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Transportation (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101547D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229421.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229420.PDF)

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- SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset. (in committee)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229421.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229420.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1143-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).