VirginiaDMV may transition vehicles from registration decals to decal-free plates
If enacted, the measure would let Virginia’s DMV use alternative designs while shifting vehicles from month-and-year registration decals to plates without them.
What it does
The DMV may use different decals or plate designs while moving from plates that show a month and year with decals to plates that do not.
Argument forUsing different plate designs could let the DMV phase in plates without decals instead of changing every vehicle’s plate at once.
Argument againstA transition could leave drivers and officers dealing with different plate formats, which might make registration expiration information less familiar.
More detail
The Department of Motor Vehicles may use alternative decals or license plate designs during a transition. The provision covers vehicle license plates that currently use month-and-year decals and plates designed without those decals. The transition may use alternative decals or plate designs. The text does not require the DMV to stop issuing decals immediately. The text does not state a start date or deadline for the transition.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jul 21Continued from last sessionLatest
- Feb 5Continued to next session in Transportation (Voice Vote)
- Feb 3Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
- Jan 29Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor VehiclesMinor
- Jan 28Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1143)
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101547DIntroduced
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