# Virginia HB2213: School boards; driver education behind-the-wheel training to be offered before or after school.

Virginia HB2213, School boards; driver education behind-the-wheel training to be offered before or after school., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Delores L. McQuinn (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-24 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0401)) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2213-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2213
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: School boards; driver education behind-the-wheel training to be offered before or after school.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-03-24, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0401)
- Sponsor: Delores L. McQuinn (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 9 (315 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

School boards; driver education; behind-the-wheel driver training. Strongly encourages each school board, in recognition of the fact that behind-the-wheel training is an essential school-to-work skill and a vital step in the pathway to obtaining a driver's license and cultivating well-educated teen drivers, to offer as part of its program of driver education behind-the-wheel training either during school hours or before or after school hours, including on weekends.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Delores L. McQuinn (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-22 | House | Reported from Education | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (30)

- 2025-03-24: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0401) (Governor)
- 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor-Chapter 401 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor)
- 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2213) (House)
- 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2213ER) (House)
- 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House)
- 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-20: Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Read third time (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-27: Read second time and engrossed (House)
- 2025-01-24: Read first time (House)
- 2025-01-22: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-21: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-20: Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-01-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2213) (House)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104166D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074196.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074195.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068701.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068700.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015571.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015570.PDF)

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- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074196.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074195.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068701.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068700.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015571.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015570.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2213-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).
