HB 1220 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Photo speed monitoring devices; placement and operation.

Summary

Photo speed monitoring devices; placement and operation. 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. 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 contains delayed effective dates for certain provisions.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026

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Innovations (Ad Hoc) Subcommittee Substitute → Finance and Appropriations Substitute · 9 edits

MAJOR

This bill expands the scope of speed enforcement by renaming 'photo speed monitoring devices' to 'speed safety cameras' and adding 'high-risk speed corridors' alongside existing 'high-risk intersection segments.' It significantly broadens public access to driver records for insurance and employment purposes while adding strict new privacy protections against civil immigration enforcement. The bill also introduces a mandatory daily accuracy test for all cameras and creates a new state-level review to evaluate administrative fees charged by private vendors.

Scope change

The bill expands the types of locations where cameras can be used to include 'high-risk speed corridors' and broadens the definition of eligible requesters for driver records to include employers and volunteer organizations.

DEFINITION

Added the new definition of 'high-risk speed corridor' to allow camera placement in areas adjacent to schools where fatalities have occurred, expanding enforcement zones beyond just intersections.

Renamed 'photo speed monitoring device' to 'speed safety camera' throughout the text to reflect a broader definition of the technology.

REQUIREMENT

Added a mandatory requirement for daily accuracy testing of speed safety cameras, in addition to periodic calibration, to ensure device reliability.

Added a new provision requiring the Department of State Police to conduct a comprehensive review of speed safety cameras and private vendor fees by December 1, 2026.

Added specific prohibitions preventing the Department of Motor Vehicles from releasing driver records for civil immigration enforcement purposes without a court order or consent.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded the list of entities that can request driver records to include employers, prospective employers, volunteer fire companies, and youth organizations like Big Brothers Big Sisters.

FISCAL

Modified the allocation of civil penalty funds to clarify that excess funds from State Police cameras must be used for the Virginia Highway Safety Improvement Program.

ENFORCEMENT

Added a rebuttable presumption that signs were in place at the time of a violation, strengthening the legal basis for issuing citations.

TIMELINE

Removed specific dates for the Supreme Court to develop a new summons and for the two-sign requirement to take effect, deferring these implementation details.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

Mar 9, 2026

D Democratic20

20 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 13, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 964 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1220ER)

lower

Mar 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference report agreed to by House (70-Y 25-N 0-A)

lower

Mar 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 13-N 0-A)

upper

Mar 13, 2026

Legislature · Passed

Conference Report released

legislature

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Senate requested conference committee

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with substitute (26-Y 14-N 0-A)

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with substitute (28-Y 12-N 0-A)

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N)

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Transportation with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N)

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate committee offered

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Transportation

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (67-Y 29-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Delegate Delaney Floor amendment agreed to

lower

Feb 16, 2026

Introduced

Floor offered Delegate Delaney Amendment

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Transportation with substitute (13-Y 8-N)

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee offered

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Committee

Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)

lower

Jan 14, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Transportation

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors