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SB 436 VA
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Photo speed monitoring devices; highway work zones, workers present.

VA · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2026

Latest action (Apr 13, 2026) Approved by Governor-Chapter 970 (effective 7/1/2026)

Summary

Photo speed monitoring devices; highway work zones; workers present. Limits the use of photo speed monitoring devices in highway work zones to when workers are present, as defined in the bill. The bill 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 violation.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (37)

  1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101066D · upper
  2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
  3. Jan 21, 2026 Transportation Amendment · upper
  4. Jan 21, 2026 Transportation Amendment · upper
  5. Jan 22, 2026 Reported from Transportation with amendments (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  6. Jan 26, 2026 Read first time · upper
  7. Jan 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  8. Jan 26, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  9. Jan 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  10. Jan 26, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
  11. Jan 26, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
  12. Jan 27, 2026 Read second time · upper
  13. Jan 27, 2026 Transportation Amendment agreed to · upper
  14. Jan 27, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  15. Jan 28, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  16. Feb 4, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  17. Feb 4, 2026 Read first time · lower
  18. Feb 4, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · lower
  19. Feb 20, 2026 Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) · lower
  20. Feb 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB436) · upper
  21. Mar 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  22. Mar 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) · lower
  23. Mar 5, 2026 Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) · lower
  24. Mar 9, 2026 Read second time · lower
  25. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · lower
  26. Mar 10, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
  27. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
  28. Mar 10, 2026 Passed House with amendments (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  29. Mar 11, 2026 House amendments agreed to by Senate (32-Y 8-N 0-A) · upper
  30. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
  31. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB436ER) · upper
  32. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  33. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  34. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
  35. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  36. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB436) · upper
  37. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 970 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

Text versions (12)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Enrolled · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • House Amendments · HTML
  • Transportation Amendment · HTML
  • Transportation Amendment · HTML
  • Transportation Amendment · HTML
  • Transportation Amendment · HTML
  • Innovations (Ad Hoc) Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
  • Engrossed · PDF
  • Engrossed · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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