Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 376
Motor vehicle collisions; preservation and collection of certain mobile telephone data.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Scott A. Surovell (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE
Motor vehicle collisions; preservation and collection of certain mobile telephone data; collision reports. Allows an attorney who has certified that he represents a party involved in a motor vehicle collision to request in writing that the mobile telephone provider of another party alleged to have caused or contributed to the cause of such collision preserve for a period of 180 days from the date of such preservation request certain information related to such other party's mobile telephone. In addition, the bill requires any collision report filed as a result of such collision to include the mobile telephone number, mobile telephone provider, and International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number for any driver involved in a motor vehicle collision. The bill also creates a rebuttable presumption of spoliation of evidence where a person refuses to provide such information to a law-enforcement officer for such collision report and where such refusal materially prevents another person involved in such collision from showing liability for the collision.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Senator Surovell Amendment
- Engrossed
- Courts of Justice Substitute
- Civil Subcommittee Substitute
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 16, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 12, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 4, 2026 Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 22, 2026 Senate | Rereferred from Transportation | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 2, 2026 · House
Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/25/2026 8:39 am) - Feb 23, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 4-N) - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Assigned HCJ sub: Civil - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB376) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended (Voice Vote) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Senator Surovell Amendment agreed to - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB376) - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/6/2026 11:02 am) - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26106851D-S1 - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 2-N 1-A) - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/23/2026 11:02 am) - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
Rereferred from Transportation to Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N) - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Transportation - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104875D