# Virginia SB1124: Driver education programs; classroom training may be administered in-person or online. Virginia SB1124, Driver education programs; classroom training may be administered in-person or online., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jennifer B. Boysko (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-04-02 (Senate sustained Governor's veto) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1124-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB1124 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Driver education programs; classroom training may be administered in-person or online. - Status: to governor - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-04-02, Senate sustained Governor's veto - Sponsor: Jennifer B. Boysko (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (169 yes, 49 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Board of Education; driver education programs; computer-based driver education courses; requirements. Clarifies that the classroom training portion of the standardized program of driver education in the safe operation of motor vehicles, established by the Board of Education pursuant to applicable law, may be administered in-person or online, except in the case of the parent/student driver education component of the classroom training portion administered in Planning District 8, which pursuant to applicable law must be administered in person. The bill contains technical amendments. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jennifer B. Boysko (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-20 | House | Passed House | pass | 59 | 39 | | | 2025-02-17 | House | Reported from Education | pass | 13 | 9 | | | 2025-02-11 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 6 | 1 | | | 2025-01-28 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-01-24 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2025-01-23 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 | | ## Actions (35) - 2025-04-02: Senate sustained Governor's veto (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Vetoed by Governor (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 (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1124) (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1124ER) (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-20: Passed House (59-Y 39-N) (House) - 2025-02-20: Read third time (House) - 2025-02-20: Passed by temporarily (House) - 2025-02-19: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-17: Reported from Education (13-Y 9-N) (House) - 2025-02-11: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N) (House) - 2025-02-10: Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2025-02-05: Read first time (House) - 2025-02-05: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2025-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1124) (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Education and Health Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Reading of substitute waived (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Read second time (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Committee substitute printed 25105842D-S1 (Senate) - 2025-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1124) (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate) - 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104345D (Senate) ## Bill text - Veto Explanation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074055.HTML) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066789.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066788.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027228.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027227.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017971.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017969.PDF) ## Related bills - 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 - [Veto Explanation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074055.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066789.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066788.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027228.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027227.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017971.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017969.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) - [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-SB1124-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).