# Virginia SB376: Motor vehicle collisions; preservation and collection of certain mobile telephone data.

Virginia SB376, Motor vehicle collisions; preservation and collection of certain mobile telephone data., is a 2027 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Scott A. Surovell (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-12).

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- As of: 2026-10-12
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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB376
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Motor vehicle collisions; preservation and collection of certain mobile telephone data.
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Scott A. Surovell (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Civil
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Motor vehicle collisions; preservation and collection of certain mobile telephone data; collision reports. Allows an attorney who has certified that he represents a party involved in a motor vehicle collision to request in writing that the mobile telephone provider of another party alleged to have caused or contributed to the cause of such collision preserve for a period of 180 days from the date of such preservation request certain information related to such other party's mobile telephone. In addition, the bill requires any collision report filed as a result of such collision to include 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 refuses to provide such information to a law-enforcement officer for such collision report and where such refusal materially prevents another person involved in such collision from showing liability for the collision.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Scott A. Surovell (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (29)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-03-02: Continued to 2027 in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-25: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/25/2026 8:39 am) (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-23: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 4-N) (House)
- 2026-02-19: Assigned HCJ sub: Civil (House)
- 2026-02-19: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House)
- 2026-02-19: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-19: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-17: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB376) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Senator Surovell Amendment agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB376) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/6/2026 11:02 am) (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Committee substitute printed 26106851D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 2-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/23/2026 11:02 am) (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Rereferred from Transportation to Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104875D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-02-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231618.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231617.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230119.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230118.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20271/SB376)
- Engrossed, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230309.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230308.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230964.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230963.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228618.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228617.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231373.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231372.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report. (in committee)
- HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of statements. (introduced)
- HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information. (introduced)
- SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset. (in committee)
- SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment. (in committee)
- SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion State Prison. (in committee)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231618.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231617.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230119.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230118.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20271/SB376)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230309.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230308.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230964.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230963.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228618.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1228617.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231373.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231372.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB376-2027 (as of 2026-10-12).