VirginiaMotor vehicle collisions; preservation and collection of certain mobile telephone data.
What it does
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.
More detail
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.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 2Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)Latest
- Feb 25Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/25/2026 8:39 am)
- Feb 23House subcommittee offered
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 23Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 4-N)Major
- Feb 19Assigned HCJ sub: CivilMinor
- Feb 19Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 19Read first timeMinor
- Feb 19Placed on Calendar
- Feb 17Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB376)
- Feb 16Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 13Senator Surovell Amendment agreed toMajor
- Feb 13Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)
- Feb 13Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Feb 13Read second timeMinor
- Feb 12Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 12Rules suspended
- Feb 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB376)
- Feb 11Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/6/2026 11:02 am)
- Feb 6Committee substitute printed 26106851D-S1Major
- Feb 4Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 2-N 1-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 4Senate committee offered
- Jan 23Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/23/2026 11:02 am)
- Jan 22Rereferred from Transportation to Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Rereferred from Transportation. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104875DIntroduced