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HB1371 • 2026

License plates, special; issuance to supporters of Quail Forever bearing legend QUAIL FOREVER.

<p class=ldtitle>A BILL to authorize the issuance of special license plates for supporters of Quail Forever bearing the legend QUAIL FOREVER; fees.</p>

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Fowler
Last action
2026-02-12
Official status
Continued
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide specific details on who qualifies as a supporter of Quail Forever for obtaining the plates.

Special License Plates for Quail Forever Supporters

This bill allows supporters of Quail Forever to get special license plates with the legend 'QUAIL FOREVER' and sets fees for these plates.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows people who support Quail Forever to buy special license plates that say 'QUAIL FOREVER'.
  • Sets a yearly fee of $25 for each special plate, in addition to regular state license fees.
  • Exempts these plates from rules about minimum numbers of prepaid applications and active plates after five years.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Supporters of Quail Forever who want special license plates
  • The Department of Motor Vehicles, which will issue the plates

Terms To Know

Quail Forever Fund
A special fund where some fees collected for Quail Forever license plates are put to help support Quail Forever's activities in Virginia.
Revenue-sharing special license plates
Special license plates that generate revenue, with part of the money going into a specific fund or organization.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how many plates will be issued.
  • It is unclear if there are limits on who can apply for these special plates beyond being a supporter of Quail Forever.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-12 Transportation

    Continued to 2027 in Transportation (Voice Vote)

  2. 2026-02-10 Department of Motor Vehicles

    Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote)

  3. 2026-01-29 Department of Motor Vehicles

    Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles

  4. 2026-01-28 House

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1371)

  5. 2026-01-20 House

    Presented and ordered printed 26105271D

  6. 2026-01-20 Transportation

    Referred to Committee on Transportation

Official Summary Text

Special license plates; QUAIL FOREVER.
Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates for supporters of Quail Forever bearing the legend QUAIL FOREVER. The bill exempts such special license plates from requirements related to the minimum number of prepaid applications and the minimum number of active license plates after five years of issuance for special license plates.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
A BILL to authorize the issuance of special license plates for supporters of Quail Forever bearing the legend QUAIL FOREVER; fees.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.
§ 1. Special license plates for supporters of
Quail Forever
bearing the legend
Q
UAIL FOREVER
; fees.

A. On receipt of an application and payment of the fee prescribed by this section, and following the provisions of §
46.2-725
of the Code of Virginia other than those relating to the fee for the plates and its disposition, the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles shall issue to the applicant special license plates
for
supporters

of
Quail Forever
bearing the legend
QUAIL FOREVER
.

B. The annual fee for plates issued pursuant to this section shall be $25 in addition to the prescribed fee for state license plates. For each such $25 fee collected in excess of 1,000 registrations pursuant to this section, $15 shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to a special nonreverting fund known as the
Quail Forever Fund
established within the Department of Accounts. These funds shall be paid annually to

Pheasants Forever, Inc.
and used to support
Quail Forever'
s operation
s
in Virginia. All other fees imposed under the provisions of this section shall be paid to, and received by, the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles and paid by him into the state treasury and set aside as a special fund to be used to meet the necessary expenses incurred by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

C. The provisions of subdivisions B 1 and 2 of §
46.2-725
of the Code of Virginia shall not apply to license plates issued under this section.