SB670
Fully autonomous vehicles; commercial use, civil penalty.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
March 9, 2026
Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/9/2026 10:38 am)
Chief Patron:
Saddam Azlan Salim (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. 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.-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104873D
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/20/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/20/2026 4:39 pm)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Reported from Transportation with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 2-N 1-A)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106777D-S1
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/5/2026 4:49 pm)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Floor substitute printed 26107521D-S2 (Salim)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Floor substitute printed 26107615D-S3 (Salim)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Committee amendments rejected (Voice Vote)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Substitute rejected
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Substitute #1 by Senator Salim withdrawn
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Reading of substitute #2 waived (Voice Vote)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Substitute #2 by Senator Salim agreed to (Voice Vote)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB670)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 4-N 0-A)
- 02/17/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/17/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/20/2026 - House: Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)
- 02/27/2026 - House: Placed on Transportation Agenda
- 03/03/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 03/04/2026 - House: Placed on Transportation Agenda
- 03/05/2026 - House: Continued to next session in Transportation (Voice Vote)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/9/2026 10:38 am)
