# Virginia HB559: Driver training school and driver training instructors; standards, discipline, report. Virginia HB559, Driver training school and driver training instructors; standards, discipline, report., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Scott A. Wyatt (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-10 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0537)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB559-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB559 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Driver training school and driver training instructors; standards, discipline, report. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-10, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0537) - Sponsor: Scott A. Wyatt (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 13 (509 yes, 37 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary Driver training school and driver training instructors; standards; discipline; report. Prohibits the licensure of a person as a driver training school instructor for driver education courses for minors if the person 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five-year limitation on the period the Department of Motor Vehicles is authorized to set for a licensee whose license was revoked to reapply and provides that if the revocation was due to a conviction of (i) driving under the influence, (ii) reckless driving, (iii) refusal to submit to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. This bill is identical to SB 399. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Families get driving school penalty histories: benefit, low. Virginia’s Department of Motor Vehicles must maintain a public penalty database covering January 1, 2022, onward, searchable by school or instructor name. School results must include penalties against the school and instructors it employed when the offense occurred. Schools must give students and p… - More paths to become driving instructors: benefit, low. Virginia community colleges can offer noncredit instructor training using the state education department’s required curriculum and guide. Graduates still need official certification from the Department of Motor Vehicles before teaching at a driver training school. The Commissioner can accept altern… - Stricter licensing for driving schools and instructors: cost, medium. Virginia must deny or revoke driver education instructor licenses for listed felony convictions or convictions requiring sex-offender registry registration. The Commissioner sets waits after school or instructor license revocation based on violations, past license actions, and safety; the five-year… - Required parent driving session gains online options: mixed, low. A 90-minute parent/student driver education session is required before a completion certificate is issued. Licensed driver training schools can offer this session. Only public schools and driver training schools licensed as computer-based providers can deliver it online. A parent or guardian must p… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Scott A. Wyatt (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-03 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House | pass | 96 | 2 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Transportation Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Reported from Transportation with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-02-16 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2026-02-16 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Reported from Transportation | pass | 20 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to | pass | 63 | 35 | | | 2026-01-29 | House | Reported from Transportation | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (41) - 2026-04-10: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0537) (Governor) - 2026-04-10: Approved by Governor-Chapter 537 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-14: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-14: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB559) (House) - 2026-03-10: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB559ER) (House) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-03: Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 2-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-27: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Transportation Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB559) (House) - 2026-02-20: Committee substitute printed 26108305D-S1 (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Reported from Transportation with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-16: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House) - 2026-02-16: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-13: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-12: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-10: Reported from Transportation (20-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-05: Rereferred to Transportation (House) - 2026-02-05: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to (63-Y 35-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-05: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar (House) - 2026-02-04: Passed by for the day (House) - 2026-02-03: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-02: Read first time (House) - 2026-01-29: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB559) (House) - 2026-01-29: Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-27: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-19: Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles (House) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Transportation (House) - 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102599D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218330.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218329.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1197792.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1197791.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-20: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171475.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171474.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084945.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084944.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/1218330.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218329.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1197792.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1197791.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171475.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171474.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084945.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084944.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-HB559-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).