SB 686 VA

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Holding a handheld personal communications device while driving; driver improvement clinic. Clarifies that a court may order, for a first violation of texting and driving, the satisfactory completion of a driver improvement clinic in lieu of a conviction.

• David R. Suetterlein Republican · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100678D · upper
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
3. Jan 29, 2026 Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N) · upper
4. Feb 2, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
5. Feb 2, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
6. Feb 2, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
7. Feb 2, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
8. Feb 3, 2026 Read second time · upper
9. Feb 3, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Feb 4, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
11. Feb 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB686) · upper
12. Feb 10, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
13. Feb 10, 2026 Read first time · lower
14. Feb 10, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · lower
15. Feb 20, 2026 Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and Policy · lower
16. Feb 25, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) · lower
17. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N) · lower
18. Mar 5, 2026 Read second time · lower
19. Mar 6, 2026 Read third time · lower
20. Mar 6, 2026 Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
21. Mar 12, 2026 Enrolled · upper
22. Mar 12, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB686ER) · upper
23. Mar 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB686) · upper
24. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
25. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by President · upper
26. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · upper
27. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
28. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 518 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
29. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0518) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML