2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1124: Driver education programs; classroom training may be administered in-person or online.

Legislative Summary

Board of Education; driver education programs; computer-based driver education courses; requirements. Clarifies that the classroom training portion of the standardized program of driver education in the safe operation of motor vehicles, established by the Board of Education pursuant to applicable law, may be administered in-person or online, except in the case of the parent/student driver education component of the classroom training portion administered in Planning District 8, which pursuant to applicable law must be administered in person. The bill contains technical amendments.

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Bill History

1/7/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104345D
Senate
1/7/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
1/16/2025
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Senate
1/20/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1124)
Senate
1/23/2025
Committee substitute printed 25105842D-S1
Senate
1/23/2025
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/24/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/24/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/24/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/27/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/27/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
1/27/2025
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Senate
1/27/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
1/28/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/28/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1124)
Senate
2/5/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Education
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Reported from Education (13-Y 9-N)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Passed by temporarily
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Passed House (59-Y 39-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Enrolled
Senate
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1124ER)
Senate
3/7/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1124)
Senate
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Senate
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Vetoed by Governor
4/2/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
4/2/2025
Senate sustained Governor's veto
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Passed House (59-Y 39-N)
2/20/2025
59
Yea
39
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education (13-Y 9-N)
2/17/2025
13
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
2/11/2025
6
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
1/28/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
1/24/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
1/23/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Vetoed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/202510.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/24/202510.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/23/202510.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/7/202521.9 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20250.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/7/2025115.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/28/2025115.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/20/2025116.2 KB