---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ignition interlock; first offense driving under the influence of drugs."
description: "Ignition interlock for first offense driving under the influence of drugs. Provides that a court of proper jurisdiction may, as a condition of a restricted license, prohibit an offender from operating a motor vehicle that is not equipped with a functioning, certified ignition interlock system for a first offense of driving under the influence of drugs. Under current law, such prohibition is required to be ordered as a condition of a restricted license."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 282"
citation: "Virginia SB 282 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["R. Creigh Deeds"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-01-03"
last_action: "2020-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6508e660-3f27-4001-bc4f-d987471d0e69"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB282"
source_hash: "8f4391b389100f2987056e544d41cd6c2d1dbf7184b44176b1f5d6e3a8f963e9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 282 (2020) — Ignition interlock; first offense driving under the influence of drugs.

Ignition interlock for first offense driving under the influence of drugs. Provides that a court of proper jurisdiction may, as a condition of a restricted license, prohibit an offender from operating a motor vehicle that is not equipped with a functioning, certified ignition interlock system for a first offense of driving under the influence of drugs. Under current law, such prohibition is required to be ordered as a condition of a restricted license.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0530)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0530)
2. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB282ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB282ER)
3. **Impact statement from DPB (SB282)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB282)

## Votes

- VOTE: Passage (61-Y 38-N) — **60–38** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) — **5–2** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice (16-Y 5-N) — **16–5** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- R. Creigh Deeds — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-01-03** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100608D `introduction`
- **2020-01-03** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-08** Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
- **2020-02-10** Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-11** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2020-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-11** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2020-02-14** Placed on Calendar
- **2020-02-14** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-14** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-14** Assigned Courts sub: Criminal `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-17** Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
- **2020-02-19** Reported from Courts of Justice (16-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-21** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-21** Impact statement from DPB (SB282)
- **2020-02-24** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-24** Passed House (61-Y 38-N) `passage`
- **2020-02-24** VOTE: Passage (61-Y 38-N)
- **2020-02-27** Enrolled
- **2020-02-27** Impact statement from DPB (SB282ER)
- **2020-02-27** Signed by President
- **2020-02-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-10** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 10, 2020
- **2020-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- **2020-03-31** Approved by Governor-Chapter 530 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6508e660-3f27-4001-bc4f-d987471d0e69`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).