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Automated driving systems; civil penalties; work group; report. Provides requirements for the operation of fully autonomous vehicles and motor vehicles operated with an automated driving system engaged. The bill requires fully autonomous vehicles and automated driving systems operated in the Commonwealth to receive autonomous operation licenses prior to being operated in the Commonwealth. The bill provides requirements regarding geofences and requirements for providers, as those terms are defined in the bill. The bill also prohibits localities from prohibiting the operation of fully autonomous vehicles or motor vehicles operated with an automated driving system. The bill establishes civil penalties for violations of the provisions of the bill. The bill directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to convene a work group to make recommendations regarding the regulation of fully autonomous vehicles and automated driving systems and the requirements created by the bill and submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation no later than November 1, 2026.
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last Action
Feb 18, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Left in Committee Transportation
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1125)
House subcommittee offered
Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105241D
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/14/2026 6:30 pm)
Get a plain-English explanation of what this bill does, who it affects, and why it matters.
Left in Committee Transportation
David A. Reid