# Virginia SB135: Motor vehicle title databases; DMV to enter agreements with nationally recognized databases, etc.

Virginia SB135, Motor vehicle title databases; DMV to enter agreements with nationally recognized databases, etc., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Bill DeSteph (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-10 (Left in Transportation) (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB135-2026
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB135
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Motor vehicle title databases; DMV to enter agreements with nationally recognized databases, etc.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-06
- Last action: 2026-03-10, Left in Transportation
- Sponsor: Bill DeSteph (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Transportation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (89 yes, 14 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Department of Motor Vehicles; motor vehicle title databases. Authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to enter into agreements with nationally recognized motor vehicle title databases to share and receive motor vehicle owner and lienholder information between governmental entities.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bill DeSteph (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table | pass | 6 | 3 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 32 | 8 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Reported from Transportation | pass | 11 | 3 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-03-10: Left in Transportation (House)
- 2026-02-24: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2026-02-20: Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles (House)
- 2026-02-10: Referred to Committee on Transportation (House)
- 2026-02-10: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-10: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-05: Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 8-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Reported from Transportation (11-Y 3-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB135) (Senate)
- 2026-01-06: Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate)
- 2026-01-06: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102414D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082959.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082957.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB128: Covenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty. (signed)
- HB1444: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082959.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082957.PDF)

## Related
- [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB128: Covenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB128-2026)
- [HB1444: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1444-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB135-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).