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HB586 • 2026

Motor vehicle dealers; conduct of business, business hours, filing changes.

An Act to amend and reenact § 46.2-1533 of the Code of Virginia, relating to motor vehicle dealers; conduct of business; business hours; filing changes.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Wyatt
Last action
2026-04-06
Official status
Acts of Assembly Chapter
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details about posting business hours or including them in license applications, nor does it specify how the Board can modify business hour requirements.

Motor Vehicle Dealers; Business Hours and Filing Changes

This act changes where motor vehicle dealers must file updates about their business hours from the Department of Motor Vehicles to the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the place where a dealer must send information about changing their business hours.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Motor vehicle dealers in Virginia

Terms To Know

Dealer
A person or company that sells new and used motor vehicles.
Board
The Motor Vehicle Dealer Board, which oversees rules for dealers.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify the exact process for filing changes with the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board.
  • Does not change the minimum business hours requirement for dealers.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-06 Governor

    Approved by Governor-Chapter 181 (effective 7/1/2026)

  2. 2026-04-06 Governor

    Approved by Governor-Chapter 181 (effective 7/1/2026)

  3. 2026-04-06 Governor

    Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0181)

  4. 2026-03-10 House

    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026

  5. 2026-03-10 Governor

    Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  6. 2026-02-26 House

    Signed by Speaker

  7. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Signed by President

  8. 2026-02-26 House

    Enrolled

  9. 2026-02-26 House

    Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB586ER)

  10. 2026-02-26 House

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB586)

  11. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Read third time

  12. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  13. 2026-02-23 Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. 2026-02-23 Senate

    Passed by for the day

  15. 2026-02-23 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)

  16. 2026-02-23 Senate

    Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  17. 2026-02-19 Transportation

    Failed to report (defeated) in Transportation

  18. 2026-02-19 Transportation

    Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)

  19. 2026-02-05 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  20. 2026-02-05 Transportation

    Referred to Committee on Transportation

  21. 2026-02-04 House

    Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 1-N 0-A)

  22. 2026-02-04 House

    Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House

  23. 2026-02-04 House

    Passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A)

  24. 2026-02-03 House

    Read second time and engrossed

  25. 2026-02-02 House

    Read first time

  26. 2026-01-29 Transportation

    Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N)

  27. 2026-01-27 Department of Motor Vehicles

    Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

  28. 2026-01-19 Department of Motor Vehicles

    Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles

  29. 2026-01-14 House

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB586)

  30. 2026-01-13 House

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103473D

  31. 2026-01-13 Transportation

    Referred to Committee on Transportation

Official Summary Text

Motor vehicle dealers; conduct of business; business hours; filing changes.
Changes the entity with which a dealer who changes his business hours must file such change from the Department of Motor Vehicles to the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
An Act to amend and reenact §
46.2-1533
of the Code of Virginia, relating to motor vehicle dealers; conduct of business; business hours; filing changes.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §
46.2-1533
of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§
46.2-1533
. Business hours.
Each motor vehicle dealer shall be open for business a minimum of 20 hours per week, at least 10 of which shall be between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, except that the Board, on written request by a dealer, may modify these requirements for good cause. The dealer's hours shall be posted and maintained conspicuously on or near the main entrance of each place of business.
Each dealer shall include his business hours on the original and every renewal application for a license, and changes to these hours shall be immediately filed with the
Department
Board
.