SB 376

Virginia Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: passed_lower. Latest action: March 2, 2026.

Motor vehicle collisions; preservation and collection of certain mobile telephone data.

Bill ID VA-2026-SB-376
Session 2026
Status passed_lower
Committee Courts of Justice; Finance and Appropriations
Senate passed_lower 2026-03-02
Summary

Motor vehicle collisions; preservation and collection of certain mobile telephone data; collision reports. 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 injured person preserve for a period of 180 days from the date of such preservation request certain information related to the injured person's mobile telephone. In addition, the bill 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 also creates a rebuttable presumption of spoliation of evidence where a person fails to preserve mobile telephone records or provide the required information for a collision report.

Sponsor
Surovell
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-13 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-25 Status passed_lower
2026-03-02 Latest Action H Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
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