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Introduced
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
In Committee
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Regular Session
Bill Summary
Photo speed monitoring devices; reduced-speed segments. Authorizes a locality without its own law-enforcement agency to, by ordinance, place and operate a photo speed monitoring device at a reduced-speed segment, defined in the bill, located within the locality for the purpose of recording violations resulting from the operation of a vehicle in excess of the speed limit. The bill requires any such locality to, by ordinance, authorize officers of the law-enforcement agency with jurisdiction within such locality or retired sworn law-enforcement officers employed by the locality to issue the summons and to swear to or affirm the certificate stating that the information produced by such photo speed monitoring device shows evidence of a vehicle speed violation. The bill provides the same requirements for such devices, information collected from such devices, and any enforcement actions resulting from information collected from such devices as current law applies to the use of such devices in school crossing zones, highway work zones, and high-risk intersection segments.
AI Summary
This bill allows localities that do not have their own police force to use photo speed monitoring devices, which are cameras that record speeding vehicles, in designated "reduced-speed segments." A reduced-speed segment is any road where the local government has officially lowered the speed limit. The bill requires these localities to pass an ordinance that allows either officers from the police department that covers their area or retired police officers employed by the locality to issue speeding tickets based on the camera footage. The rules for how these cameras are used, the information they collect, and how violations are handled will be the same as current laws for cameras used in school zones, highway work zones, and high-risk intersection segments.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Left in Committee Transportation (on 02/18/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB818 |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB818/text/HB818 |
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