HB 219 Virginia 2027 session
Kei vehicles; operation and requirements.
Kei vehicles; operation and requirements. Prohibits kei vehicles, as defined in the bill, from being operated on any limited access highway, interstate highway, or highway with a posted speed limit of 55 miles per hour or more. The bill provides for the licensing and registration of kei vehicles by the Department of Motor Vehicles. The bill prohibits localities from placing certain restrictions on kei vehicles and prohibits the imposition of liability for motor vehicle dealers for any damages that are directly or indirectly attributable to the sale of a kei vehicle that was not manufactured in accordance with federal safety standards. The bill directs the State Air Pollution Control Board to develop and adopt emissions inspection standards for kei vehicles and directs the Superintendent of State Police to promulgate any regulations necessary for conducting safety inspections of kei vehicles.
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
In committee — last recorded action July 21, 2026
Continued from last session
Passage likelihood
Not enough recorded signal to estimate this bill's chances.
State-level impact
State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.
Official actions
- Continued from last session
- Continued to next session in Transportation (Voice Vote)
- Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
- House subcommittee offered
- House subcommittee offered
- Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles
- Referred to Committee on Transportation
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102963D