# Virginia HB1352: Driver education; dangers of reckless driving, including driving at excessive speeds. Virginia HB1352, Driver education; dangers of reckless driving, including driving at excessive speeds., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Laura Jane Cohen (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0307)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1352-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1352 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Driver education; dangers of reckless driving, including driving at excessive speeds. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-19 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0307) - Sponsor: Laura Jane Cohen (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (219 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Driver education; dangers of reckless driving, including driving at excessive speeds. Requires the driver education program established by the Board of Education to emphasize the dangers of reckless driving, including driving at excessive speeds, among other topics. The bill requires the Department of Education, no later than the start of the 2026-2027 school year, to review and update the Curriculum and Administrative Guide for Driver Education in Virginia and any other instructional resources for the Driver Education Standards of Learning to place greater emphasis on the dangers of reckless driving, including driving at excessive speeds, in the behind-the-wheel training component, the classroom training component, and the parent/student component by including updated interviews with individuals who have lost family members due to speeding by teen drivers and encouraging partnerships with local police departments or sheriff's offices to provide students with real world examples of the dangers of driving at excessive speeds. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stronger speeding lessons for Virginia teen drivers: benefit, low. Virginia driver education must teach the dangers of reckless driving, including excessive speed, in classroom and parent-student lessons. The Department of Education must update its driver education guide and related learning resources by the start of the 2026–2027 school year. Updates must strengt… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Laura Jane Cohen (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 95 | 1 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | Reported from Education | pass | 20 | 1 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0307) (Governor) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 307 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-25: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-25: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1352) (House) - 2026-03-14: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1352ER) (House) - 2026-03-14: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-14: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-09: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House (95-Y 1-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-16: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-13: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-11: Reported from Education (20-Y 1-N) (House) - 2026-02-10: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-05: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1352) (House) - 2026-01-19: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2026-01-19: Presented and ordered printed 26104950D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217347.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217346.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209117.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209116.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091141.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091140.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217347.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217346.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209117.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209116.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091141.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091140.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) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1352-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).