SB 376 VA
Motor vehicle collisions; preservation and collection of certain mobile telephone data.
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Summary
This bill would establish procedures for preserving and collecting mobile telephone data in motor vehicle collisions. Mobile telephone data may include call records, text messages, location data, and application usage information that could be relevant to investigating the cause of a collision. The bill would establish requirements for how this data is preserved and collected from drivers or vehicles involved in collisions. The data would be used in collision reports and investigations to help determine what happened and potentially establish fault or negligence.
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Official abstract
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-373 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 8.01-417.02, relating to motor vehicle collisions; preservation and collection of certain mobile telephone data; collision reports.
Sponsor (1)
- Scott A. Surovell Democratic · primary
Action history (29)
- Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104875D · upper
- Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
- Jan 22, 2026 Rereferred from Transportation to Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N) · upper
- Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/23/2026 11:02 am) · upper
- Feb 4, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
- Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 2-N 1-A) · upper
- Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106851D-S1 · upper
- Feb 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/6/2026 11:02 am) · upper
- Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
- Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB376) · upper
- Feb 12, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
- Feb 12, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 12, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote) · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Senator Surovell Amendment agreed to · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended (Voice Vote) · upper
- Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB376) · upper
- Feb 19, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
- Feb 19, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Feb 19, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
- Feb 19, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil · lower
- Feb 23, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 4-N) · lower
- Feb 23, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
- Feb 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/25/2026 8:39 am) · upper
- Mar 2, 2026 Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) · lower
- Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · lower
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