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type: "Bill"
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title: "Photo speed monitoring devices; photo-monitoring systems for traffic signals, proof of violation."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "SB 59"
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citation: "Virginia SB 59 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["J.D. \"Danny\" Diggs"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 59
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vote_count: 11
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first_action: "2025-12-01"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c68e7534-e3bd-46b2-a876-88c18135a53f"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB59"
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source_hash: "794eb6de2f772f677c8589cb7f214c3ac5e5bc0c050781e3736d0f27c419d3c4"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 59 (2026) — Photo speed monitoring devices; photo-monitoring systems for traffic signals, proof of violation.
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081774.PDF)
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2. **Conference Report** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211760.HTML)
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3. **Conference Report Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211756.PDF)
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4. **Delegate Simon Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1207990.HTML)
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5. **House Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208570.HTML)
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6. **Innovations (Ad Hoc) Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191871.PDF)
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7. **Transportation Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196357.PDF)
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8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214237.PDF)
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## Votes
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- H VOTE: — **58–38** (pass) · lower
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- Concur House Amendment R — **0–40** (fail) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Adopt Conference Committee Report R — **26–12** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **40–59** (fail) · lower
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- Reported from Transportation with substitute — **14–7** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **31–9** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **60–38** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Transportation with substitute — **12–3** (pass) · upper
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- Accede Conference Committee R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- J.D. "Danny" Diggs — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-12-01** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100463D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-12-01** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-22** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB59)
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- **2026-01-22** Senate committee offered
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- **2026-01-22** Reported from Transportation with substitute (12-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-26** Committee substitute printed 26105955D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2026-01-26** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-01-26** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-01-26** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-01-26** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-01-26** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-01-26** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-01-27** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-27** Transportation Substitute agreed to
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- **2026-01-27** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) `substitution`
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- **2026-01-28** Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-01-30** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB59)
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- **2026-02-04** Placed on Calendar
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- **2026-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-04** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-20** Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-03** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-03-05** House committee offered
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- **2026-03-05** Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 7-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Incorporates SB150 (Craig)
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- **2026-03-05** Committee substitute printed 26109254D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-03-05** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB59)
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- **2026-03-09** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-10** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-03-11** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-11** Transportation Substituteagreed to by House
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- **2026-03-11** Failed to pass House (40-Y 59-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-11** Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by House
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- **2026-03-11** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-03-12** Floor offered Delegate Simon Amendment
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- **2026-03-12** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-12** Delegate Simon Floor amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-12** Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended `substitution`
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- **2026-03-12** Passed House with substitute with amendment (60-Y 38-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-12** House substitute with amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) `amendment-failure`
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- **2026-03-12** House insisted on substitute with amendment `substitution`
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- **2026-03-12** House requested conference committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-12** Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-12** Conferees appointed by Senate
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- **2026-03-12** Senate Conferees: Aird, Williams Graves, Diggs
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- **2026-03-12** Conferees appointed by House
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- **2026-03-12** House Conferees: Hayes, Delaney, Leftwich
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- **2026-03-14** Conference Report released
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- **2026-03-14** Conference report agreed to by House (58-Y 38-N 0-A) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-14** Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 12-N 0-A) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-19** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB59)
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- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB59ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-31** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-01** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB59)
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 965 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c68e7534-e3bd-46b2-a876-88c18135a53f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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