republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2020/hb-885.md

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Bill	Reckless driving; raises threshold for speeding.	Reckless driving; exceeding speed limit. Raises the threshold for per se reckless driving for speeding from driving in excess of 80 miles per hour to driving in excess of 85 miles per hour. The threshold for per se reckless driving for speeding for driving at or more than 20 miles per hour in excess of the speed limit remains unchanged. The bill also provides that any person who drives a motor vehicle at a speed in excess of 80 miles per hour but below 86 miles per hour on any highway in the Commonwealth having a maximum speed limit of 65 miles per hour shall be subject to an additional fine of $100. This bill incorporates HB 1374 and is identical to SB 63.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2020	HB 885	Virginia HB 885 (2020)	bill		enacted	Mark D. Sickles	5	39	9	2020-01-07	2020-03-25	openstates	ocd-bill/bc3856c9-64bc-4737-85c2-d2754c64e277	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB885	f47e0182c3420245bc5e0d0ec95a9589ef5f0004b4f17a876b6b20e2968a548c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 885 (2020) — Reckless driving; raises threshold for speeding.

Reckless driving; exceeding speed limit. Raises the threshold for per se reckless driving for speeding from driving in excess of 80 miles per hour to driving in excess of 85 miles per hour. The threshold for per se reckless driving for speeding for driving at or more than 20 miles per hour in excess of the speed limit remains unchanged. The bill also provides that any person who drives a motor vehicle at a speed in excess of 80 miles per hour but below 86 miles per hour on any highway in the Commonwealth having a maximum speed limit of 65 miles per hour shall be subject to an additional fine of $100. This bill incorporates HB 1374 and is identical to SB 63.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0444) (committee substitute) — source
2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB885ER) (committee substitute) — source
3. Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB885EH1 (committee substitute) — source
4. Impact statement from DPB (HB885) (committee substitute) — source
5. Impact statement from DPB (HB885H1) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• VOTE: Passage (82-Y 18-N) — 81–18 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Transportation with substitute (20-Y 2-N) — 20–2 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Transportation (11-Y 4-N) — 11–4 (pass) · upper
• Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N) — 5–2 (pass) · lower
• Passed Senate (29-Y 11-N) — 29–11 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (12-Y 5-N) — 12–5 (pass) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N 1-A) — 11–4 (pass) · upper
• Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Mark D. Sickles — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2020-01-07 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102149D introduction
• 2020-01-07 Referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
• 2020-01-14 Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles referral-committee
• 2020-01-20 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• 2020-01-20 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
• 2020-01-20 Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 2020-01-22 Impact statement from DPB (HB885)
• 2020-01-23 Reported from Transportation with substitute (20-Y 2-N) committee-passage
• 2020-01-23 Committee substitute printed 20106070D-H1 substitution
• 2020-01-23 Incorporates HB1374 (Campbell, J.L.)
• 2020-01-23 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
• 2020-01-28 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal referral-committee
• 2020-02-05 Impact statement from DPB (HB885H1)
• 2020-02-06 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N)
• 2020-02-07 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (12-Y 5-N) committee-passage
• 2020-02-09 Read first time reading-1
• 2020-02-10 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-02-10 Committee on Transportation substitute agreed to 20106070D-H1
• 2020-02-10 Committee on Appropriations amendments agreed to
• 2020-02-10 Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB885EH1
• 2020-02-10 Printed as engrossed 20106070D-EH1
• 2020-02-11 Read third time and passed House (82-Y 18-N) passage, reading-3
• 2020-02-11 VOTE: Passage (82-Y 18-N)
• 2020-02-12 Constitutional reading dispensed
• 2020-02-12 Referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
• 2020-02-14 Impact statement from DPB (HB885EH1)
• 2020-02-20 Reported from Transportation (11-Y 4-N) committee-passage
• 2020-02-20 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
• 2020-02-25 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N 1-A) committee-passage
• 2020-02-26 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 2020-02-26 Read third time reading-3
• 2020-02-26 Passed Senate (29-Y 11-N) passage
• 2020-03-02 Enrolled
• 2020-03-02 Impact statement from DPB (HB885ER)
• 2020-03-02 Signed by Speaker
• 2020-03-03 Signed by President
• 2020-03-12 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
• 2020-03-12 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 2020-03-25 Approved by Governor-Chapter 444 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bc3856c9-64bc-4737-85c2-d2754c64e277. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).