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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 670: Fully autonomous vehicles; commercial use, civil penalty.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 670 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Fully autonomous vehicles; commercial use, civil penalty. Primary sponsor: Saddam Salim (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 9, 2026): Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/9/2026 10:38 am).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Saddam SalimPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate37

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/9/2026 10:38 am)
  2. Continued to next session in Transportation (Voice Vote)
  3. House subcommittee offered
  4. Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)
  5. Referred to Committee on Transportation
  6. Read first time
  7. Placed on Calendar
  8. Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 4-N 0-A)
  9. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB670)
  10. Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute (Voice Vote)
  11. Substitute #2 by Senator Salim agreed to (Voice Vote)
  12. Reading of substitute #2 waived (Voice Vote)

Showing 12 most recent of 36 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source