# Virginia SB146: Delinquent children; loss of driving privileges for alcohol, firearm, and drug offenses, truancy.

Virginia SB146, Delinquent children; loss of driving privileges for alcohol, firearm, and drug offenses, truancy., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Ryan T. McDougle (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0070)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB146-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB146
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Delinquent children; loss of driving privileges for alcohol, firearm, and drug offenses, truancy.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-07
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0070)
- Sponsor: Ryan T. McDougle (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (214 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Delinquent children; loss of driving privileges for alcohol, firearm, and drug offenses; truancy. Allows the court discretion in ordering the denial of a child's driving privileges in instances when the child has failed to comply with school attendance and meeting requirements as provided in relevant law. Under current law, the court is required to order the denial of such child's driving privileges. The bill also provides that if the court has ordered the denial of a child's driving privileges, the court shall order such child to surrender his driver's license, which shall be held in the physical custody of the court during any period of license denial. This bill is a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts and is identical to HB 123.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Kids face driving limits for truancy: cost, medium. Virginia courts can deny driving privileges for at least 30 days to children age 13 or older who fail school attendance and meeting requirements. For children under 16 years and 3 months, courts can instead delay license applications until at least 30 days after that age. For a second or later fail…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ryan T. McDougle (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-23 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-22 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-19 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0070) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 70 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 70 (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 (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB146) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB146ER) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-23: Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-23: Read third time (House)
- 2026-02-20: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-18: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-03: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House)
- 2026-02-03: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-03: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB146) (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-01-19: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101363D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216232.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216231.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-02-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177094.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177093.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083505.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083504.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/1216232.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216231.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177094.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177093.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083505.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083504.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-SB146-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).