HB 1010 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

School crossing zones; large children's sports complexes, Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia).

Summary

School crossing zones; large children's sports complexes; Planning District 8. Expands the definition of "school crossing zone" to include areas surrounding schools where the presence of students, in addition to children, reasonably requires a special warning to motorists. The bill also defines "school" and provides that, in Planning District 8, the term "school" includes large children's sports complexes, defined in the bill. 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.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Feb 18, 2026

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Introduced → Transportation Substitute · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from an introduced draft to a Transportation Committee substitute amendment. The primary change is a shift in focus from school crossing zones to new 'vulnerable pedestrian zones' around child day centers and sports complexes. This change expands the scope of the legislation to include child day centers and modifies the requirements for establishing zones and setting speed limits.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include 'child day centers' alongside 'large children's sports complexes' as eligible locations for new vulnerable pedestrian zones.

SCOPE

Added 'child day center' as a new eligible facility type for establishing vulnerable pedestrian zones.

DEFINITION

Defined 'vulnerable pedestrian zone' as a zone designated by a locality ordinance.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the process from automatic school crossing zones to a new system where localities must pass an ordinance to designate zones.

Added a requirement for localities to provide 30 days written notice to the Commissioner of Highways before changing speed limits on state highways.

FISCAL

Clarified that child day centers and sports complexes must pay for the signs required to mark the new zones.

TECHNICAL

Replaced the original school crossing zone text with a new section (46.2-873.3) focused on vulnerable pedestrian zones.

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Committee

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Left in Committee Transportation

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 1-N)

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee offered

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Committee

Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)

lower

Jan 14, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Transportation

lower

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