HB994
Photo speed monitoring devices; placement and operation.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 16, 2026
House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended
Chief Patron:
Holly Seibold (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Photo speed monitoring devices; placement and operation.
Authorizes the governing body of any locality to provide by ordinance for the placement and operation of a photo speed monitoring device by a law-enforcement agency in a safety red zone, defined in the bill, for the purpose of recording vehicle speed violations in such safety red zone. The bill ... (More) 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, and reporting. The bill imposes additional requirements on private vendors and requires them to comply with all requirements regarding photo speed monitoring devices. 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 render such summons invalid. The bill also provides that, in any court proceeding for the failure of a locality or a private vendor acting on its behalf to comply with the requirements for the operation of photo speed monitoring devices, such locality shall waive its sovereign immunity in such proceeding. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105154D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/22/2026 - House: Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Placed on Transportation Agenda
- 02/10/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/10/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Placed on Transportation Agenda
- 02/12/2026 - House: Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107622D-H1
- 02/15/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Delegate Seibold Floor amendment agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended
