Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 594
Motor vehicle insurance; unauthorized addition of insured drivers prohibited.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Bill DeSteph (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Motor vehicle insurance; unauthorized addition of insured drivers prohibited. Prohibits an insurance carrier authorized to issue motor vehicle liability insurance policies from automatically adding any person to the list of persons insured under a motor vehicle owner's policy or to the household of a named insured for purposes of such policy based solely on certain information enumerated in the bill.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 26, 2026 House | Reported from Labor and Commerce | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 24, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 16, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 16, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 12, 2026 Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 29, 2026 Senate | Rereferred from Transportation | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 898 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB594) - Mar 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB594ER) - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB594) - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Passed by temporarily - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Read third time - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 26, 2026 · House
Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 0-N) - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1 - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Blank Action - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26107848D-S1 - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Feb 8, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB594) - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Rereferred from Transportation to Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Transportation - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101203D