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VA SB 135

Status unknown

Motor vehicle title databases; DMV to enter agreements with nationally recognized databases, etc.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did VA SB 135 pass?

The current status of VA SB 135 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-03-10): Left in Transportation

What is VA SB 135 about?

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.

Who sponsors VA SB 135?

Bill DeSteph is the primary sponsor of VA SB 135, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

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.

Introduced
2026-01-06
Latest action
2026-03-10 — Left in Transportation
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Bill DeStephprimary
  • Christie New Craigcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-06

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102414D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-06

    Referred to Committee on Transportation

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-15

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB135)

  4. 2026-01-29

    Reported from Transportation (11-Y 3-N)

    committee-passage

  5. 2026-02-02

    Rules suspended

  6. 2026-02-02

    Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  7. 2026-02-02

    Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  8. 2026-02-02

    Passed by for the day

  9. 2026-02-03

    Read second time

    reading-2

  10. 2026-02-03

    Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)

  11. 2026-02-04

    Passed by for the day

  12. 2026-02-04

    Read third time

    reading-3

  13. 2026-02-05

    Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 8-N 0-A)

    passage,reading-3

  14. 2026-02-10

    Placed on Calendar

  15. 2026-02-10

    Read first time

    reading-1

  16. 2026-02-10

    Referred to Committee on Transportation

    referral-committee

  17. 2026-02-20

    Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles

    referral-committee

  18. 2026-02-24

    Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 3-N)

  19. 2026-03-10

    Left in Transportation

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Reported from Transportation

    2026-01-29 · pass · 11-3

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Lamont Bagby: yes
    • David W. Marsden: yes
    • Bill DeSteph: yes
    • David R. Suetterlein: yes
    • Jennifer B. Boysko: no
    • T. Travis Hackworth: yes
    • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
    • Lashrecse D. Aird: no
    • Danica A. Roem: no
    • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
    • Stella G. Pekarsky: not voting
    • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
    • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
    • Luther Cifers, III: yes
    • Michael J. Jones: yes
  • Constitutional reading dispensed R

    2026-02-02 · pass · 40-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
    • Lamont Bagby: yes
    • Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
    • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
    • Luther Cifers, III: yes
    • Christie New Craig: yes
    • R. Creigh Deeds: yes
    • Bill DeSteph: yes
    • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
    • Tara A. Durant: yes
    • Adam P. Ebbin: yes
    • Barbara A. Favola: yes
    • Timmy French: yes
    • T. Travis Hackworth: yes
    • Christopher T. Head: yes
    • Michael J. Jones: yes
    • Emily M. Jordan: yes
    • Mamie E. Locke: yes
    • L. Louise Lucas: yes
    • David W. Marsden: yes
    • Ryan T. McDougle: yes
    • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
    • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
    • Mark D. Obenshain: yes
    • Mark J. Peake: yes
    • Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
    • Russet Perry: yes
    • Todd E. Pillion: yes
    • Bryce E. Reeves: yes
    • Danica A. Roem: yes
    • Aaron R. Rouse: yes
    • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
    • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
    • William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
    • Richard H. Stuart: yes
    • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
    • David R. Suetterlein: yes
    • Scott A. Surovell: yes
    • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
    • Angelia Williams Graves: yes
  • Passage R

    2026-02-05 · pass · 32-8

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Lashrecse D. Aird: no
    • Lamont Bagby: yes
    • Jennifer B. Boysko: no
    • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
    • Luther Cifers, III: yes
    • Christie New Craig: yes
    • R. Creigh Deeds: no
    • Bill DeSteph: yes
    • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
    • Tara A. Durant: yes
    • Adam P. Ebbin: yes
    • Barbara A. Favola: yes
    • Timmy French: yes
    • T. Travis Hackworth: yes
    • Christopher T. Head: yes
    • Michael J. Jones: yes
    • Emily M. Jordan: yes
    • Mamie E. Locke: no
    • L. Louise Lucas: yes
    • David W. Marsden: yes
    • Ryan T. McDougle: yes
    • Jeremy S. McPike: no
    • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
    • Mark D. Obenshain: yes
    • Mark J. Peake: yes
    • Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
    • Russet Perry: yes
    • Todd E. Pillion: yes
    • Bryce E. Reeves: yes
    • Danica A. Roem: no
    • Aaron R. Rouse: no
    • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
    • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
    • William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
    • Richard H. Stuart: yes
    • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
    • David R. Suetterlein: yes
    • Scott A. Surovell: yes
    • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
    • Angelia Williams Graves: no
  • Subcommittee recommends laying on the table

    2026-02-24 · pass · 6-3

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Briana D. Sewell: yes
    • Delores L. McQuinn: not voting
    • Adele Y. McClure: yes
    • Bonita G. Anthony: yes
    • Michael B. Feggans: yes
    • Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
    • Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
    • Terry L. Austin: no
    • Bill Wiley: no
    • Israel D. O'Quinn: no

Related bills

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