# Virginia SB399: Driver training school and driver training instructors; standards, discipline, report. Virginia SB399, Driver training school and driver training instructors; standards, discipline, report., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by J.D. "Danny" Diggs (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-10 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0538)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-06). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB399-2026 - As of: 2026-11-06 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB399 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Driver training school and driver training instructors; standards, discipline, report. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-10, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0538) - Sponsor: J.D. "Danny" Diggs (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 10 (237 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## 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five-year limitation on the period the Department of Motor Vehicles is authorized to set for a licensee whose license was revoked to reapply and provides that if the revocation was due to a conviction of (i) driving under the influence, (ii) reckless driving, (iii) refusal to submit to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 HB 559. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Families get driver school penalty notices: benefit, low. Virginia's Department of Motor Vehicles must maintain a public database of school and instructor penalties from January 1, 2022, onward. Searches must work by school or instructor name. School results include penalties against instructors employed there when the offense occurred. Schools must give… - More paths to teach driver education: benefit, low. Virginia community colleges can offer noncredit driver education instructor courses using state education standards and materials. Graduates still need Department of Motor Vehicles certification before teaching. The Commissioner can accept 20 years of Virginia State Police service in place of state… - Driver instructors face stricter license limits: cost, medium. The Commissioner must deny or revoke instructor approval for specified felony convictions or convictions requiring Virginia sex-offender registry registration. After revocation, the Commissioner sets the reapplication wait based on violations, past license actions, and highway and public safety con… - Online driver courses expand with safeguards: mixed, medium. Any licensed driver training school can offer the 90-minute parent/student component. Only public schools and licensed computer-based providers can offer that component virtually, with a parent or guardian participating. Virtual content must match public-school quality and cover parental duties, te… - Faster action against unsafe driver training: mixed, low. The Commissioner can immediately suspend, revoke, cancel, or deny renewal of an instructor license for current driving-related disqualification or danger. After a preliminary investigation, the Commissioner can suspend a school's license for a rule violation that endangers public safety. Requested… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: J.D. "Danny" Diggs (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-03 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Reported from Transportation | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Transportation Amendments agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-01-29 | Senate | Reported from Transportation with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 2026-04-10: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0538) (Governor) - 2026-04-10: Approved by Governor-Chapter 538 (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) - 2026-03-09: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB399) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB399ER) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-03: Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-03: Read third time (House) - 2026-03-02: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-26: Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-24: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-20: Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles (House) - 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on Transportation (House) - 2026-02-18: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-18: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2026-02-13: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB399) (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Transportation Amendments agreed to (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB399) (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Reported from Transportation with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103468D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218342.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218341.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196007.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196006.PDF) - Engrossed, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143535.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143534.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139659.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104799.HTML) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089917.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089916.PDF) ## Related bills - HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB253: Electric utilities; pilot programs for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - SB226: Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure, etc. (signed) - SB225: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership. (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218342.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218341.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196007.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196006.PDF) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143535.HTML) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143534.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139659.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104799.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089917.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089916.PDF) ## Related - [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB253: Electric utilities; pilot programs for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB253-2026) - [SB226: Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB226-2026) - [SB225: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB225-2026) - [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-SB399-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).