SB 59 VA

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Photo speed monitoring devices; photo-monitoring systems for traffic signals; school bus video-monitoring systems; proof of violation; certain persons swearing to or affirming certificates; training. Authorizes retired sworn law-enforcement officers, registered special conservators of the peace, and technicians employed by a locality to swear to or to affirm certificates for the purposes of enforcement of violations recorded by traffic light signal violation monitoring systems, traffic control device violation monitoring systems, photo speed monitoring devices, or school bus video-monitoring systems upon completion of a training course developed and approved by the Department of Criminal Justice Services. The bill also requires law-enforcement officers swearing to or affirming such certificates to complete such training course. These provisions of the bill have an effective date of July 1, 2027. The bill also requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to develop, approve, and make available such training course no later than January 1, 2027. This bill incorporates SB 81 and is identical to HB 684.

• J.D. "Danny" Diggs Republican · primary

1. Dec 1, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100463D · upper
2. Dec 1, 2025 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
3. Jan 22, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB59) · upper
4. Jan 22, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
5. Jan 22, 2026 Reported from Transportation with substitute (12-Y 3-N) · upper
6. Jan 26, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105955D-S1 · upper
7. Jan 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
8. Jan 26, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
9. Jan 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
10. Jan 26, 2026 Read first time · upper
11. Jan 26, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
12. Jan 26, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
13. Jan 27, 2026 Read second time · upper
14. Jan 27, 2026 Transportation Substitute agreed to · upper
15. Jan 27, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Jan 28, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N 0-A) · upper
17. Jan 30, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB59) · upper
18. Feb 4, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
19. Feb 4, 2026 Read first time · lower
20. Feb 4, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · lower
21. Feb 20, 2026 Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) · lower
22. Mar 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) · lower
23. Mar 5, 2026 House committee offered · lower
24. Mar 5, 2026 Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 7-N) · lower
25. Mar 5, 2026 Incorporates SB150 (Craig) · upper
26. Mar 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109254D-H1 · lower
27. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB59) · upper
28. Mar 9, 2026 Read second time · lower
29. Mar 10, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
30. Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · lower
31. Mar 11, 2026 Transportation Substituteagreed to by House · lower
32. Mar 11, 2026 Failed to pass House (40-Y 59-N 0-A) · lower
33. Mar 11, 2026 Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by House · lower
34. Mar 11, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
35. Mar 12, 2026 Floor offered Delegate Simon Amendment · lower
36. Mar 12, 2026 Read third time · lower
37. Mar 12, 2026 Delegate Simon Floor amendment agreed to · lower
38. Mar 12, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended · lower
39. Mar 12, 2026 Passed House with substitute with amendment (60-Y 38-N 0-A) · lower
40. Mar 12, 2026 House substitute with amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) · upper
41. Mar 12, 2026 House insisted on substitute with amendment · lower
42. Mar 12, 2026 House requested conference committee · lower
43. Mar 12, 2026 Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
44. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
45. Mar 12, 2026 Senate Conferees: Aird, Williams Graves, Diggs · upper
46. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
47. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: Hayes, Delaney, Leftwich · lower
48. Mar 14, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
49. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (58-Y 38-N 0-A) · lower
50. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 12-N 0-A) · upper
51. Mar 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB59) · upper
52. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
53. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB59ER) · upper
54. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
55. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
56. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
57. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
58. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB59) · upper
59. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 965 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

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
• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · HTML
• House Amendment · HTML
• Delegate Simon Amendment · HTML
• Transportation Substitute · PDF
• Transportation Substitute · HTML
• Transportation Substitute · PDF
• Transportation Substitute · HTML
• Transportation Substitute · PDF
• Transportation Substitute · HTML
• Transportation Substitute · PDF
• Transportation Substitute · HTML
• Innovations (Ad Hoc) Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Innovations (Ad Hoc) Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML