Holding a handheld personal communications device while driving; driver improvement clinic.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 46.2-818.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to holding a handheld personal communications device while driving; driver improvement clinic.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Holding a handheld personal communications device while driving; driver improvement clinic. Clarifies that a court may order, for a first violation of texting and driving, the satisfactory completion of a driver improvement clinic in lieu of a conviction.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 518 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
David R. Suetterlein
Recorded votes
Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 97, X 2
Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 21
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 9
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 40
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-02-02 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-02 · P · Y 40
Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 14, X 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 518.