---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ignition interlock system; duration."
description: "Ignition interlock system; duration. Increases the period of time during which a person, as a condition of a restricted license, is prohibited from operating a motor vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock system from not less than six consecutive months to not less than 12 consecutive months without alcohol-related violations of the interlock requirements. This bill is a recommendation of the Commission on the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 1392"
citation: "Virginia SB 1392 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard H. Stuart"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-01-13"
last_action: "2025-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/66c36f18-91f7-49ce-94e2-d7d6e494fcf5"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1392"
source_hash: "97b2f1d4739e33f49094ed20260517a6deec0031b79e96def3149d873fb64d7a"
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 1392 (2025) — Ignition interlock system; duration.

Ignition interlock system; duration. Increases the period of time during which a person, as a condition of a restricted license, is prohibited from operating a motor vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock system from not less than six consecutive months to not less than 12 consecutive months without alcohol-related violations of the interlock requirements. This bill is a recommendation of the Commission on the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019654.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072599.PDF)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051249.PDF)

## Votes

- Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed House (96-Y 0-N) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Richard H. Stuart — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13** Presented and ordered printed 25104311D `introduction`
- **2025-01-13** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-20** Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-21** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- **2025-01-21** Rules suspended
- **2025-01-21** Passed by for the day
- **2025-01-22** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2025-01-23** Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-05** Placed on Calendar
- **2025-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2025-02-05** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05** Assigned Courts sub: Criminal `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-07** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- **2025-02-10** Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-13** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2025-02-13** Passed House (96-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2025-02-18** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-02-18** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1392ER) `passage`
- **2025-02-18** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-02-20** Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-03-03** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 `enrolled`
- **2025-03-03** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-21** Approved by Governor-Chapter 343 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-21** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0343)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/66c36f18-91f7-49ce-94e2-d7d6e494fcf5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).