Virginia - Session 2026
Title: Driver education; dangers of reckless driving, including driving at excessive speeds.
Driver education; dangers of reckless driving, including driving at excessive speeds. Requires the driver education program established by the Board of Education to emphasize the dangers of reckless driving, including driving at excessive speeds, among other topics. The bill requires the Department of Education, no later than the start of the 2026-2027 school year, to review and update the Curriculum and Administrative Guide for Driver Education in Virginia and any other instructional resources for the Driver Education Standards of Learning to place greater emphasis on the dangers of reckless driving, including driving at excessive speeds, in the behind-the-wheel training component, the classroom training component, and the parent/student component by including updated interviews with individuals who have lost family members due to speeding by teen drivers and encouraging partnerships with local police departments or sheriff's offices to provide students with real world examples of the dangers of driving at excessive speeds.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-19 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-25 | Status | enrolled |
| 2026-03-25 | Latest Action | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SR 120 | Commending the Abingdon High School girls' volleyball team. | enrolled |
| SR 121 | Commending Intermont Equestrian at Emory & Henry University. | enrolled |
| SR 128 | Commending the Franklin High School boys basketball team. | enrolled |
| SR 163 | Commending the Lightridge High School Marching Storm. | enrolled |
| SR 111 | Commending the Centreville Volunteer Fire Department. | enrolled |
| HB 1243 | Standards of Quality; state accountability, Standards of Learning assessment expedited retake score. | enrolled |
| HB 1387 | Teaching licenses; automatic revocation upon certain convictions. | enrolled |
| HB 1503 | Public high school athletic coaches; guidance and resources on sickle cell trait. | enrolled |