# Virginia SB670: Fully autonomous vehicles; commercial use, civil penalty.

Virginia SB670, Fully autonomous vehicles; commercial use, civil penalty., is a 2027 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Saddam Azlan Salim (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB670-2027
- As of: 2026-10-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB670
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Fully autonomous vehicles; commercial use, civil penalty.
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Saddam Azlan Salim (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Innovations (Ad Hoc)
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

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.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Saddam Azlan Salim (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (37)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-03-09: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/9/2026 10:38 am) (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Continued to 2027 in Transportation (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-03-03: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-20: Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) (House)
- 2026-02-17: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-17: Referred to Committee on Transportation (House)
- 2026-02-17: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-12: Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 4-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB670) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Substitute #2 by Senator Salim agreed to (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Finance and Appropriations Substitute rejected (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Committee amendments rejected (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Reading of substitute #2 waived (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Substitute #1 by Senator Salim withdrawn (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Floor substitute printed 26107615D-S3 (Salim) (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Floor substitute printed 26107521D-S2 (Salim) (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Floor Offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/5/2026 4:49 pm) (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Committee substitute printed 26106777D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Reported from Transportation with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 2-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/20/2026 4:39 pm) (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104873D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-03-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230127.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230126.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231198.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231197.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230335.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230334.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229039.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229038.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20271/SB670)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229880.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229879.PDF)

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- 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)
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## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230127.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230126.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231198.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231197.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230335.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230334.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229039.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229038.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20271/SB670)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229880.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229879.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-SB670-2027 (as of 2026-10-13).