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type: "Bill"
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title: "Photo speed monitoring devices; placement and operation."
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description: "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 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, requirements for private vendors, and reporting. 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 renders such summons invalid.The bill also limits the use of photo speed monitoring devices in highway work zones to when workers are present, as defined in the bill, and 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 vehicle speed violation.The bill directs the Commissioner of Highways to develop criteria for designating a highway segment as a high-risk pedestrian corridor for purposes of identifying safety red zones.The bill contains delayed effective dates for certain provisions."
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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: "HB 994"
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citation: "Virginia HB 994 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Holly M. Seibold"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 54
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vote_count: 14
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f0f8b74-2c7f-40a5-b7c0-ed8cbb32e873"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB994"
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source_hash: "c6fbcf715da1208a064480c7621368df7c951fffb2ef855b78d0944294a1f39e"
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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 HB 994 (2026) — Photo speed monitoring devices; placement and operation.
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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 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, requirements for private vendors, and reporting. 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 renders such summons invalid.The bill also limits the use of photo speed monitoring devices in highway work zones to when workers are present, as defined in the bill, and 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 vehicle speed violation.The bill directs the Commissioner of Highways to develop criteria for designating a highway segment as a high-risk pedestrian corridor for purposes of identifying safety red zones.The bill contains delayed effective dates for certain provisions.
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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/1086825.PDF)
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2. **Conference Report** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210135.HTML)
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3. **Conference Report Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210131.PDF)
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4. **Delegate Seibold Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1149261.HTML)
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5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1149988.PDF)
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6. **Finance and Appropriations Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203885.PDF)
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7. **Innovations (Ad Hoc) Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139370.PDF)
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8. **Transportation Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186751.PDF)
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9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213630.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Adopt Conference Committee Report R — **23–15** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **19–21** (fail) · upper
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- Reported from Transportation with substitute — **14–7** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **23–17** (pass) · upper
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- Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **60–34** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **58–38** (pass) · lower
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- Insist & Request R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **1–97** (fail) · lower
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- Reconsider R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute — **9–5** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Transportation with substitute — **11–1** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **7–3** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Holly M. Seibold — primary (person)
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- Amy J. Laufer — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura Jane Cohen — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105154D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-22** Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-10** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-02-10** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-12** Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 7-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-12** Committee substitute printed 26107622D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-15** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-16** Floor offered Delegate Seibold Amendment
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- **2026-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-16** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-02-16** Delegate Seibold Floor amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-16** Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended `substitution`
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- **2026-02-17** Read third time and passed House (59-Y 38-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-23** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB994)
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- **2026-02-26** Senate committee offered
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- **2026-02-26** Senate committee offered
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- **2026-02-26** Reported from Transportation with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 1-N 2-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Committee substitute printed 26108722D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2026-03-06** Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-03-09** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (9-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Committee substitute printed 26109546D-S2 `substitution`
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- **2026-03-10** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-10** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-10** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-11** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-11** Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-11** Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
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- **2026-03-11** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-03-11** Defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-11** Reconsideration of Defeated action by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-11** Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 17-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-12** Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 97-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-12** Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `substitution`
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- **2026-03-12** Senate requested conference committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-12** House acceded to request
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- **2026-03-12** Conferees appointed by House
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- **2026-03-12** House Conferees: Seibold, Simon, Phillips
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- **2026-03-12** Conferees appointed by Senate
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- **2026-03-12** Senate Conferees: Williams Graves, Jones, Diggs
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- **2026-03-12** Senate insisted on substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-03-13** Conference Report released
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- **2026-03-13** Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N 0-A) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-13** Conference report agreed to by House (60-Y 34-N 0-A) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB994ER) `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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- **2026-04-07** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB994)
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 968 (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/8f0f8b74-2c7f-40a5-b7c0-ed8cbb32e873`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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