# Virginia SB948: Registration of aircraft; fees.

Virginia SB948, Registration of aircraft; fees., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Bill DeSteph (Republican); status to governor, last action 2025-03-18 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0063)) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB948-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB948
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Registration of aircraft; fees.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-06
- Last action: 2025-03-18, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0063)
- Sponsor: Bill DeSteph (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (217 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Registration of aircraft; fees. Increases fees for registrations of aircraft and creates multiyear registrations for aircraft for a period not to exceed three years. This bill is identical to HB 2022.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bill DeSteph (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-14 | House | Passed House | pass | 91 | 4 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Reported from Transportation | pass | 19 | 1 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 1 |   |
| 2025-01-16 | Senate | Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2025-03-18: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0063) (Governor)
- 2025-03-18: Approved by Governor-Chapter 63 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor)
- 2025-03-03: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-03-03: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB948) (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB948ER) (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-14: Passed House (91-Y 4-N) (House)
- 2025-02-14: Read third time (House)
- 2025-02-13: Read second time (House)
- 2025-02-11: Reported from Transportation (19-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2025-02-06: Referred to Committee on Transportation (House)
- 2025-02-06: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-06: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB948) (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Read second time and engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-06: Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate)
- 2025-01-06: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103566D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-03-18: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071111.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071110.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2025-02-18: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1053795.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1053794.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013832.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013831.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
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071111.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071110.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1053795.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1053794.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013832.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013831.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-SB948-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).