VirginiaPhoto speed monitoring devices; placement and operation.
What it does
Photo speed monitoring devices; placement and operation. Authorizes the governing body of any locality to provide by ordinance for the placement and operation of a photo speed monitoring device by a law-enforcement agency in a safety red zone, defined in the bill, for the purpose of recording vehicle speed violations in such safety red zone. The bill directs the Supreme Court of Virginia to develop a summons for vehicle speed violations captured by photo speed monitoring devices and requires summonses issued for such vehicle speed violations to be such summons.
More detail
The bill makes various changes to the requirements for the use of photo speed monitoring 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 photo speed monitoring devices renders such summons invalid.The bill also limits the use of photo speed monitoring 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 photo speed monitoring device placed in a highway work zone unless the operator of the photo speed monitoring device provides a sworn certification verifying that workers were present at the time of the vehicle speed violation.The bill directs the Commissioner of Highways to develop criteria for designating a highway segment as a high-risk pedestrian corridor for purposes of identifying safety red zones.The bill contains delayed effective dates for certain provisions.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 968 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Apr 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB994)
- 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 House and Senate (HB994ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 13Conference report agreed to by House (60-Y 34-N 0-A)Minor
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt Conference Committee Report R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 13Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N 0-A)Minor
- Mar 13Conference Report released
- Mar 12Senate insisted on substituteMajor
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded Insist & Request R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 12Senate Conferees: Williams Graves, Jones, Diggs
- Mar 12Conferees appointed by Senate
- Mar 12House Conferees: Seibold, Simon, Phillips
- Mar 12Conferees appointed by House
- Mar 12House acceded to request
- Mar 12Senate requested conference committeeMinor
- Mar 12Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Mar 12Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 97-N 0-A)
- Mar 11Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 17-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Reconsider R. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11Reconsideration of Defeated action by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 11Defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N 0-A)
- Mar 11Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Mar 11Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Mar 11Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)
- Mar 11Read third timeMinor
- Mar 10Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 10Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 10Rules suspended
- Mar 10Committee substitute printed 26109546D-S2Major
- Mar 9Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (9-Y 5-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 6Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 27Committee substitute printed 26108722D-S1Major
- Feb 26Reported from Transportation with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 1-N 2-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Transportation with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26Senate committee offered
- Feb 26Senate committee offered
- Feb 23Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB994)
- Feb 18Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed House (59-Y 38-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amendedMajor
- Feb 16Delegate Seibold Floor amendment agreed toMajor
- Feb 16committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 16Floor offered Delegate Seibold Amendment
- Feb 15Read first timeMinor
- Feb 12Committee substitute printed 26107622D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Transportation with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 7-N)Minor
- Feb 10Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10House subcommittee offered
- Jan 22Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)Minor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105154DIntroduced