VirginiaParking violations; enforcement by certain counties, parking ordinances or regulations, sunset.
What it does
Enforcement of parking violations; certain counties; pilot program. Allows counties operating under the county manager plan of government to use authorized equipment, defined in the bill, to enforce such county's parking ordinances and regulations and to issue a parking ticket for a violation of such a parking ordinance or regulation by mail. The bill provides that a certificate, or a facsimile thereof, sworn to or affirmed by an employee of the authorized county, based upon inspection of information collected by authorized equipment, is prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein and that such prima facie evidence of a violation of a parking ordinance or regulation, together with proof that the defendant was at the time of such violation the owner, lessee, or renter of the vehicle, constitutes a rebuttable presumption in the prosecution of such violation.
More detail
The bill provides procedures for the use of authorized equipment, including requirements for data retention and the use of collected information. The bill requires any county using authorized equipment to conduct a public awareness campaign prior to or upon implementation of such use. The bill also authorizes such counties to contract with private vendors for the operation of authorized equipment. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2029.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 27Senate committee offeredLatest
- Feb 26Failed to report from Transportation with substitute (6-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Transportation with substitute. Result: fail.Upper
- Feb 18Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed House (48-Y 37-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 16committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 13Passed by for the day
- Feb 12Read first timeMinor
- Feb 10Committee substitute printed 26107165D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Transportation with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 6-N)Minor
- Feb 5Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N 1-A)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5House 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 26105205DIntroduced