Department of Motor Vehicles [154]
Secretarial Area: Transportation
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $0 $257,163,185 $257,163,185
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $0 $258,757,483 $258,757,483
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $0 $296,111,488 $296,111,488
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $0 $293,572,006 $293,572,006
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $0 $315,532,483 $315,532,483
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $0 $319,532,483 $319,532,483
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $0 $324,011,106 $324,011,106
2022-2024 2023 Base Budget $0 $319,532,483 $319,532,483
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments $0 $4,747,143 $4,747,143
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments $0 ($268,520) ($268,520)
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $0 $323,616,656 $323,616,656
2022-2024 2024 Base Budget $0 $319,532,483 $319,532,483
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments $0 $4,747,143 $4,747,143
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments $0 ($662,970) ($662,970)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 0.00 2,038.00 2,038.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 0.00 2,053.00 2,053.00
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 0.00 2,080.00 2,080.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 0.00 2,180.00 2,180.00
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 0.00 2,222.00 2,222.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 0.00 2,222.00 2,222.00
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 0.00 2,225.00 2,225.00
2022-2024 2023 Base Budget 0.00 2,222.00 2,222.00
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments 0.00 3.00 3.00
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 0.00 2,225.00 2,225.00
2022-2024 2024 Base Budget 0.00 2,222.00 2,222.00
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments 0.00 3.00 3.00
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded five percent salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the five percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 X. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $5,696,074 $5,696,074
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency information technology costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to information technology and telecommunications usage budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 C. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($5,402,507) ($5,402,507)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded retirement rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to contribution rates for state employee retirement plans budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 H. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $855,799 $855,799
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to state health insurance premiums Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 G. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $828,049 $828,049
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Financials System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Financials System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 F. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($474,757) ($474,757)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 G. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $435,582 $435,582
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded workers’ compensation premium changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for workers’ compensation premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 R. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($304,417) ($304,417)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded general liability premium charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for general liability premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 J. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $16,373 $16,373
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded internal service fund charges for the Personnel Management Information System Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for Personnel Management Information System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 I. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($11,315) ($11,315)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded state employee other post-employment benefit rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to state employee other post-employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 K. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $9,106 $9,106
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Line of Duty Act premiums and enrollment Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for Line of Duty Act premiums and enrollment changes budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 Q. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($1,648) ($1,648)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Performance Budgeting system charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Performance Budgeting system internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 H. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($63) ($63)
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Transfer appropriation from Department of Motor Vehicles Transfer Payments Decision Package
  Transfers appropriation to the agency from Motor Vehicles Transfer Payments for the administration of highway safety grants.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $3,000,000 $3,000,000
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Increase appropriation to match revenue transfer Decision Package
  Increases the nongeneral appropriation available for Historic Triangle tax collection and distribution.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $100,000 $100,000
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Reflect cost increase in Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission operations Decision Package
  Provides the state's share of an increase in operational costs to meet Virginia's obligations under the agreement with Washington, D.C. and Maryland for enforcement of operating authority laws of vans, taxis, and certain sedan and limousine businesses.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $867 $867
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Add language related to license exemption for sale of transit buses Decision Package
  Adds language specifying that bus manufacturers that offer to sell, display, or permit the display of sale of transit buses in Virginia are not required to obtain a manufacturers’ and dealers’ license from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles.
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Increase positions for Motorcycle Rider Safety Training Program Decision Package
  Adds three positions to the motorcycle program to reflect the transfer of the safety training from outsourced to in-house.
 
  FY FY
Positions 3.00 3.00
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Transfer positions and appropriation between service areas Decision Package
  Consolidates information technology appropriation and positions in the correct program. This transfer does not impact the agency's maximum employment level.
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Reflect Elimination of Sales Tax on Food General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reduces Commonwealth Transportation Fund revenues by $0.9 million from the nongeneral fund over the biennium to reflect the elimination of the state portion of sales tax levied on food for human consumption and personal hygiene products. While the general fund forecast was adjusted for this proposed policy change, the introduced budget did not make an explicit downward adjustment to Commonwealth Transportation Fund revenues. The conference report includes companion amendments to adjust funding across the Secretariat to reflect the tax reduction.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($268,520) ($662,970)
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DMV Service Delivery Automation General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to pursue options to increase the automation of customer services and to enter into multi-state agreements to improve customer services across state lines.
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Expand Access to Entry-Level Driver Training General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment waives the requirement for certain entities to be licensed or certified by the Department of Motor Vehicles to provide Entry-level Driver Training to commercial drivers.
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Replacement - Virginia Beach/Hilltop Customer Service Center
  Replaces the existing leased Customer Service Center, originally built in 1996, with a new owned facility.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $7,500,000
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Maintenance Reserve
  Adds appropriation to implement maintenance reserve projects required for the continued use of existing facilities.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $2,000,000 $0


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-02-2026 19:54:50