Virginia · Senate Bill 1012 · 2025 Regular Session

Motor vehicle collisions; collection of certain mobile telephone data, collision reports.

  1. Introduced Jan 7, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 7, 2025
  3. Failed  
  4. Passed the House of Delegates  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Motor vehicle collisions; collection of certain mobile telephone data; collision reports. Requires that a law-enforcement officer include on any collision report the mobile telephone number, mobile telephone provider, and International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number for any driver involved in a motor vehicle collision. The bill allows an attorney who has certified that he represents a person injured in a…

Read the full title (209 words)

Motor vehicle collisions; collection of certain mobile telephone data; collision reports. Requires that a law-enforcement officer include on any collision report the mobile telephone number, mobile telephone provider, and International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number for any driver involved in a motor vehicle collision. The bill allows an attorney who has certified that he represents a person injured in a motor vehicle collision to request in writing that the mobile telephone provider of the alleged tortfeasor preserve for a period of four years from the date of such collision certain information related to the mobile telephone of such alleged tortfeasor. The bill also allows such attorney to request in writing that the alleged tortfeasor preserve certain mobile telephone information for a period of three years from the date of such collision for the purpose of anticipated litigation. The bill also creates a rebuttable presumption of spoliation of evidence where an alleged tortfeasor fails to preserve mobile telephone records or provide the required information for a collision report. Finally, the bill requires, upon request from such attorney, the alleged tortfeasor's auto insurance company utilizing a telematics application to advise such attorney of the existence of such telematics application data and to preserve and provide such data upon such attorney's request.

Every action

5 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103835D
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice · Senate Courts of Justice
  3. SenateImpact statement from VCSC (SB1012)
  4. Senate
  5. CommitteeFailed to report from Courts of Justice with substitute (7-Y 7-N) · Senate Courts of Justice7–7 vote

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 27, 2025 Senate Courts of Justice Failed to report from Courts of Justice with substitute (7-Y 7-N)
Members

Yes · 7

No · 7

Not voting · 1

Failed 7–7

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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