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Holding a handheld personal communications device while driving; driver improvement clinic. Clarifies that a court may order, for a first violation of texting and driving, the satisfactory completion of a driver improvement clinic in lieu of a conviction.
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 (SB686)
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB686ER)
Signed by President
Enrolled
Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and Policy
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB686)
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read second time
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100678D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
David R. Suetterlein