---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ignition interlock systems; restricted permits to operate a motor vehicle."
description: "Restricted permits to operate a motor vehicle; ignition interlock systems. Provides that in any criminal case for reckless or improper driving where a defendant's license to operate a motor vehicle, engine, or train is subject to revocation or suspension and the court orders a defendant, as a condition of probation or otherwise, to enter into and successfully complete an alcohol safety action program, the court may issue the defendant a restricted license to operate a motor vehicle where the only restriction is to prohibit the defendant from operating a motor vehicle that is not equipped with a functioning, certified ignition interlock system for a period of not less than 12 consecutive months without alcohol-related violations of the interlock requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 1336"
citation: "Virginia SB 1336 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard H. Stuart"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 42
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9ce511b-e3c6-4146-84da-031c3dd714be"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+SB1336"
source_hash: "612c897bf8d5f36b7de8beeeccdd60a3f5b9b2e325b2c1cf6b0b163a383bff9d"
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 1336 (2021) — Ignition interlock systems; restricted permits to operate a motor vehicle.

Restricted permits to operate a motor vehicle; ignition interlock systems. Provides that in any criminal case for reckless or improper driving where a defendant's license to operate a motor vehicle, engine, or train is subject to revocation or suspension and the court orders a defendant, as a condition of probation or otherwise, to enter into and successfully complete an alcohol safety action program, the court may issue the defendant a restricted license to operate a motor vehicle where the only restriction is to prohibit the defendant from operating a motor vehicle that is not equipped with a functioning, certified ignition interlock system for a period of not less than 12 consecutive months without alcohol-related violations of the interlock requirements.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0279** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0279)
2. **Committee substitute printed 21200121D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1336H1)
3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100657D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1336)
4. **Printed as engrossed 21100657D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1336E)
5. **SB1336ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1336ER)
6. **SB1336H2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1336H2)

## Votes

- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Richard H. Stuart — primary (person)
- Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)
- Scott A. Surovell — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100657D `introduction`
- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-14** Impact statement from VCSC (SB1336)
- **2021-01-20** Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-20** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-03** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-04** Amendment by Senator Surovell agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-04** Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1336E
- **2021-02-04** Printed as engrossed 21100657D-E
- **2021-02-04** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-04** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2021-02-07** Placed on Calendar
- **2021-02-07** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2021-02-07** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08** Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice
- **2021-02-09** Assigned Courts sub: Criminal `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Impact statement from DPB (SB1336)
- **2021-02-10** Impact statement from DPB (SB1336E)
- **2021-02-10** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-10** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- **2021-02-12** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-12** Committee substitute printed 21200121D-H1 `substitution`
- **2021-02-16** Impact statement from VCSC (SB1336H1)
- **2021-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-02-17** Floor substitute printed 21200313D-H2 (Mullin)
- **2021-02-17** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2021-02-17** Committee on Courts of Justice substitute rejected 21200121D-H1
- **2021-02-17** Substitute by Delegate Mullin agreed to 21200313D-H2
- **2021-02-17** Engrossed by House - floor substitute SB1336H2
- **2021-02-17** Passed House with substitute (98-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2021-02-17** VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-17** Impact statement from VCSC (SB1336H2)
- **2021-02-19** House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-19** Title replaced 21200313D-H2
- **2021-02-24** Enrolled
- **2021-02-24** Signed by President
- **2021-02-25** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-02-26** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 26, 2021
- **2021-02-26** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- **2021-03-18** Impact statement from DPB (SB1336ER)
- **2021-03-18** Approved by Governor-Chapter 279 (effective 7/1/21) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9ce511b-e3c6-4146-84da-031c3dd714be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).