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SB639 • 2026

Motor vehicle registration; authority of school division to request numbers.

<p class=ldtitle>A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-4.4, relating authority of school division to request certain motor vehicle registration numbers.</p>

Education
Enacted

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details on how the requested vehicle registration numbers should be used by school divisions or what constitutes 'services or facilities'.

Schools Can Ask for Car Numbers

This law allows Virginia schools to ask for car numbers from people who use their services or facilities.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows school divisions to request vehicle registration numbers of vehicles owned or operated by individuals using the services or facilities of the school division.
  • Adds a new section in Virginia's laws about how schools can get car information.
  • Prohibits school divisions from directly requesting vehicle registration numbers from the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Who It Names or Affects

  • School divisions
  • People who use school services or facilities

Terms To Know

Vehicle registration number
A unique number given to a car by the government for identification purposes.
Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
The agency that issues vehicle licenses and registrations.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how schools should use the requested information.
  • It is unclear what kind of services or facilities are covered under this law.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SB639ASC1

2026-02-05

Education and Health Amendment

Plain English: The amendment adds a provision to prevent school divisions from requesting motor vehicle registration numbers from the Department of Motor Vehicles.

  • Adds language prohibiting school divisions from asking for vehicle registration numbers from the DMV.
  • The exact reasons and implications behind this prohibition are not detailed in the amendment text.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-12 Education and Health

    Continued to 2027 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

  2. 2026-02-05 Senate

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB639)

  3. 2026-02-05 Public Education

    Senate subcommittee offered

  4. 2026-02-05 Public Education

    Assigned Education sub: Public Education

  5. 2026-01-14 Senate

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105404D

  6. 2026-01-14 Education and Health

    Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Official Summary Text

Authority of school division to request motor vehicle registration numbers.
Provides that any school division may request the vehicle registration number of a vehicle owned or operated by any person using the services or facilities of the school division.

Current Bill Text

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SB 639

SUBCOMMITTEE

1. Line 14, introduced, after
of the school
division

insert

, provided, however, that no school division shall request the vehicle registration number of any such vehicle from the Department of Motor Vehicles