2026 SESSION
ENGROSSED
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SENATE BILL NO. 204
Senate Amendments in [ ] -
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-746.8 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-746.8:3, relating to special license plates; Virginia REALTORS.
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Patrons Prior to Engrossment—Senators Suetterlein, Mulchi and Williams Graves
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Referred to Committee on Transportation
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 46.2-746.8 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 46.2-746.8:3 as follows:
§ 46.2-746.8. Special license plates for members of certain occupational associations.
On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is a member of such organization, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to members of the Virginia Realtors and the Society of Certified Public Accountants.
§ 46.2-746.8:3. Special license plates for members of Virginia REALTORS; fees.
A. On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is a member of Virginia REALTORS and payment of the fee prescribed by this section, and following the provisions of § 46.2-725 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 members of Virginia REALTORS.
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 Virginia REALTORS [ Disaster License Plates for ] Relief Fund established within the Department of Accounts. These funds shall be paid annually to the Virginia REALTORS Disaster Relief Fund and used to provide financial assistance in locations in Virginia that may have suffered financial loss from natural or manmade qualified disasters. 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.
2. That all special license plates issued to a member of the Virginia Realtors pursuant to § 46.2-746.8 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by this act, prior to July 1, 2026, shall remain valid until their expiration and may thereafter be renewed pursuant to the provisions of § 46.2-746.8:3 of the Code of Virginia, as created by this act.