# Virginia HB1145: Motor vehicle safety inspections; certified safety inspectors.

Virginia HB1145, Motor vehicle safety inspections; certified safety inspectors., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Terry L. Austin (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0743)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1145-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1145
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Motor vehicle safety inspections; certified safety inspectors.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0743)
- Sponsor: Terry L. Austin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 8 (314 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Motor vehicle safety inspections; safety inspectors. Requires motor vehicle safety inspections to be conducted by persons certified as a safety inspector by the Superintendent of State Police. Existing law requires the person conducting a vehicle safety inspection, or under whose immediate supervision such inspection is made, to have at least one year's practical experience as an automotive mechanic or have satisfactorily completed a training program in automotive mechanics approved by the Superintendent of State Police.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Virginia changes vehicle inspection station rules: mixed, low. Virginia safety inspectors must be certified by the State Police Superintendent and approved by the State Police Department. The law removes the former one-year work experience or approved training requirement, including the waiver for motorcycle and trailer inspections. It also removes the statute…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

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

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Reported from Transportation | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Reported from Transportation with substitute | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (32)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0743) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 743 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House)
- 2026-02-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1145) (House)
- 2026-02-26: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1145ER) (House)
- 2026-02-26: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-02-26: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-24: Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Reported from Transportation (13-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1145) (House)
- 2026-02-12: Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-11: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House)
- 2026-02-11: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-10: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-10: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-10: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-09: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-05: Committee substitute printed 26106929D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-05: Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-03: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-03: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-29: Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Transportation (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102105D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222183.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222182.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-02-26: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179772.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179771.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128444.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128443.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108331.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1109603.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108330.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1109602.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088356.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088355.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222183.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222182.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179772.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179771.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128444.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128443.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108331.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1109603.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108330.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1109602.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088356.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088355.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1145-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).