VirginiaSchool crossing zones; expands definition to include higher educational institutions.
What it does
School crossing zones; institutions of higher education. Expands the definition of "school crossing zone" to include areas surrounding schools where the presence of students reasonably requires a special warning to motorists and provides that the term "school" as it relates to a school crossing zone includes public institutions of higher education and nonprofit private institutions of higher education. Currently, the definition of "school crossing zone" includes only areas surrounding schools where the presence of children requires such warning.
More detail
Existing provisions of law allowing photo speed monitoring devices to be installed in school crossing zones will apply to any location that meets the expanded definition.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jan 23Senate committee offeredLatest
- Jan 23Senate committee offered
- Jan 22Failed to report from Transportation with substitute (6-Y 8-N)Minor
- Vote recorded S VOTE:. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Reported from Transportation with substitute. Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded Reported from Transportation. Result: fail.Upper
- Jan 22Failed to report (defeated) in Transportation (7-Y 8-N)Minor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100588DIntroduced