SB 84 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Photo speed monitoring devices, etc.; placement and operation, civil penalty, report.

Summary
Photo speed monitoring devices, pedestrian crossing violation monitoring systems, and stop sign violation monitoring systems; placement and operation; violation enforcement; civil penalties. Authorizes state and local law-enforcement agencies to place and operate pedestrian crossing violation and stop sign violation monitoring systems in school crossing zones, highway work zones, and high-risk speed corridors for purposes of recording pedestrian crossing and stop sign violations, as those terms are defined in the bill. The bill requires local law-enforcement agencies implementing or expanding the use of pedestrian crossing violation and stop sign violation monitoring systems, prior to the implementation or expansion of such systems, to conduct a public awareness program for such implementation or expansion.The bill directs the Supreme Court of Virginia to develop a summons for vehicle speed violations captured by photo speed monitoring devices and violations captured by the other devices authorized by this bill and requires summonses issued for such violations captured by such devices to be such summons. The bill makes various changes to the requirements for the use of these 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 such devices renders such summons invalid and requires courts to dismiss such summons.The bill also limits the use of such 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 device placed in a highway work zone unless the operator of the photo speed monitoring device, pedestrian crossing violation monitoring system, or stop sign violation monitoring system, respectively, provides a sworn certification verifying that workers were present at the time of the violation.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Dec 30, 2025 Signed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

Transportation Substitute Innovations (Ad Hoc) Subcommittee Substitute · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text has been reformatted from a Senate Substitute to a House Substitute, which typically indicates the bill has been amended by the House and is now ready for final passage. The substantive policy language regarding driver records, photo speed monitoring, and civil penalties appears identical in both versions, with no changes to scope, funding, or eligibility criteria.
TECHNICAL

The document structure and header information were updated to reflect a House Substitute version, including new page numbering and formatting adjustments, while the core legislative text remains unchanged.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 11, 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
46
Key actions
14
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 967 (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
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB84ER)
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (63-Y 35-N 0-A)
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Introduced
Floor offered Delegate Seibold Amendment
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (67-Y 32-N 0-A)
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Reconsideration of motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Rereferred to Transportation
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (17-Y 4-N)
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Committee
Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 11-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 0-N 2-A)
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N)
upper
Dec 30, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Angelia Graves
Angelia Graves
DDemocratic
VA
21