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Transportation network companies; requirements; civil penalties. Adds various additional requirements for (i) transportation network companies, including ensuring options for audio and video recording of rides for TNC partners and riders and requiring a TNC partner to verify his identity through the digital platform prior to the activation of a TNC partner's account and periodically thereafter, and (ii) TNC partners, including changes to requirements for background checks and circumstances that disqualify them from acting as TNC partners, verification of identity, and prohibitions on sharing digital platform accounts or credentials. The bill imposes civil penalties for transportation network companies or TNC partners who violate certain requirements to which they are subject and provides that the funds for such civil penalties be paid to the Department of Motor Vehicles for the administration of certain requirements of the bill. The provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2027 Session of the General Assembly.
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last Action
Mar 14, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1273)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1273ER)
Signed by President
Enrolled
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read third time
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Read third time and passed House (91-Y 6-N 0-A)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Read second time
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
Read first time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1273)
Committee substitute printed 26107739D-H1
Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1273)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
House subcommittee offered
Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103210D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Jackie H. Glass