VirginiaPhoto speed monitoring devices, etc.; placement and operation, civil penalty, report.
What it does
Photo speed monitoring devices, pedestrian crossing violation monitoring systems, and stop sign violation monitoring systems; placement and operation; violation enforcement; civil penalties. Authorizes state and local law-enforcement agencies to place and operate pedestrian crossing violation and stop sign violation monitoring systems in school crossing zones, highway work zones, and high-risk speed corridors for purposes of recording pedestrian crossing and stop sign violations, as those terms are defined in the bill. The bill requires local law-enforcement agencies implementing or expanding the use of pedestrian crossing violation and stop sign violation monitoring systems, prior to the implementation or expansion of such systems, to conduct a public awareness program for such implementation or expansion.The bill directs the Supreme Court of Virginia to develop a summons for vehicle speed violations captured by photo speed monitoring devices and violations captured by the other devices authorized by this bill and requires summonses issued for such violations captured by such devices to be such summons.
More detail
The bill makes various changes to the requirements for the use of these devices, including the use of funds from collected civil penalties, signage, data retention and storage, photo speed monitoring device calibration, making certain information available to the public, requirements for private vendors, and reporting. The bill establishes civil penalties for violations of requirements and provides that, for any summons issued, failure to comply with the requirements for the operation of such devices renders such summons invalid and requires courts to dismiss such summons.The bill also limits the use of such devices in highway work zones to when workers are present, as defined in the bill, and provides that a certificate sworn to or affirmed by a law-enforcement officer or a retired sworn law-enforcement officer is not prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein for a device placed in a highway work zone unless the operator of the photo speed monitoring device, pedestrian crossing violation monitoring system, or stop sign violation monitoring system, respectively, provides a sworn certification verifying that workers were present at the time of the violation.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 967 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Apr 1Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB84)
- Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
- Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB84ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 12House substitute agreed to by SenateMajor
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Concur House Substitute R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 12Passed House with substitute (63-Y 35-N 0-A)Major
- Mar 12Delegate Seibold Floor amendment withdrawnMajor
- Mar 12Read third timeMinor
- Mar 12Floor offered Delegate Seibold Amendment
- Mar 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB84)
- Mar 11Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 11Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Mar 11Passed House with substitute (67-Y 32-N 0-A)Passed House
- Mar 11Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Mar 11committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Mar 11Read third timeMinor
- Mar 10Passed by for the day
- Mar 9Read second timeMinor
- Mar 9Reconsideration of motion to rerefer to committee agreed toMinor
- Mar 9Rereferred to TransportationMinor
- Mar 9Motion to rerefer to Transportation agreed to
- Mar 5Committee substitute printed 26109062D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Transportation with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 5Reported from Transportation with substitute (17-Y 4-N)Minor
- Mar 3Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 3House subcommittee offered
- Feb 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB84)
- Feb 20Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)Minor
- Feb 18Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Feb 18Read first timeMinor
- Feb 18Placed on Calendar
- Feb 13Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 11-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 12Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 12Read second timeMinor
- Feb 11Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 11Rules suspended
- Feb 11Committee substitute printed 26107414D-S1Major
- Feb 10Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 0-N 2-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 15Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Transportation. Result: pass.Upper
- 2025
- Dec 30Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Dec 30Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100916DIntroduced