STATE BILLVA SB 670ENGROSSED

Fully autonomous vehicles; commercial use, civil penalty.

Commercial use of fully autonomous vehicles. Provides requirements for the operation of fully autonomous vehicles operated to transport property or passengers in furtherance of a commercial enterprise. The bill requires persons operating such fully autonomous vehicles to receive autonomous operation licenses prior to such operation in the Commonwealth.

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Feb 11, 2026; 274 days ago
Current chamber: House of Delegates
Session: 2027 Regular Session

VA SB 670 · EngrossedFeb 11

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Bill details

Last action: Continued from last session · Jul 21, 2026
Pending committee: Transportation

Sponsor

SSSaddam SalimSenator · Democrat · SD-037Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Jul 21, 2026Continued from last sessionHouse

Mar 9, 2026Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/9/2026 10:38 am)Senate

Mar 5, 2026Continued to next session in Transportation (Voice Vote)House

Mar 3, 2026House subcommittee offeredHouse

Feb 20, 2026Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)House

Feb 17, 2026Referred to Committee on TransportationHouse

Feb 17, 2026Read first timeHouse

Feb 17, 2026Placed on CalendarHouse

Show 29 earlier actions

Feb 12, 2026Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 4-N 0-A)Senate

Feb 11, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB670)Senate

Feb 11, 2026Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute (Voice Vote)Senate

Feb 11, 2026Substitute #2 by Senator Salim agreed to (Voice Vote)Senate

Feb 11, 2026Reading of substitute #2 waived (Voice Vote)Senate

Feb 11, 2026Substitute #1 by Senator Salim withdrawnSenate

Feb 11, 2026Finance and Appropriations Substitute rejectedSenate

Feb 11, 2026Committee amendments rejected (Voice Vote)Senate

Feb 11, 2026Read second timeSenate

Feb 10, 2026Passed by for the daySenate

Feb 10, 2026Read second timeSenate

Feb 10, 2026Floor substitute printed 26107615D-S3 (Salim)Senate

Feb 9, 2026Passed by for the daySenate

Feb 9, 2026Read second timeSenate

Feb 9, 2026Floor substitute printed 26107521D-S2 (Salim)Senate

Feb 9, 2026Floor offered Senator Salim SubstituteSenate

Feb 6, 2026Passed by for the daySenate

Feb 6, 2026Read second timeSenate

Feb 5, 2026Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/5/2026 4:49 pm)Senate

Feb 5, 2026Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)Senate

Feb 5, 2026Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate

Feb 5, 2026Rules suspendedSenate

Feb 5, 2026Committee substitute printed 26106777D-S1Senate

Feb 4, 2026Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Senate

Jan 29, 2026Reported from Transportation with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 2-N 1-A)Senate

Jan 29, 2026Senate committee offeredSenate

Jan 20, 2026Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/20/2026 4:39 pm)Senate

Jan 14, 2026Referred to Committee on TransportationSenate

Jan 14, 2026Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104873DSenate

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