2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB776: Law-enforcement officers, state and local; enforcement of federal traffic violations in Northern Va.

Legislative Summary

Enforcement of federal traffic violations by state and local law-enforcement officers; photo speed monitoring devices; Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia). Provides that state and local law-enforcement officers may enforce federal traffic violations on any highway within Planning District 8. The bill also provides that a state or local law-enforcement agency may place and operate a photo speed monitoring device on a National Park highway, as defined in the bill, for the purposes of recording vehicle speed violations, provided that such law-enforcement agency has been authorized by the federal government or the National Park Service to place such photo speed monitoring device on such National Park highway.

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Bill History

12/24/2024
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100831D
Senate
12/24/2024
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Senate
1/20/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB776)
Senate
1/23/2025
Reported from Transportation with amendment (10-Y 4-N)
Senate
1/27/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/27/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/27/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/28/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/28/2025
Reading of amendment waived
Senate
1/28/2025
Transportation Amendment agreed to
Senate
1/28/2025
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Senate
1/28/2025
Printed as engrossed 25100831D-E
Senate
1/29/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 13-N)
Senate
2/3/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB776)
Senate
2/5/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Transportation
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Assigned Trans sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N 1-A)
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Failed to report (defeated) in Transportation (6-Y 14-N)
House of Delegates

Amendments

Transportation Amendment

Transportation Amendment

Not Adopted

Transportation Amendment

Transportation Amendment

Not Adopted

Transportation Amendment

Transportation Amendment

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Failed to report (defeated) in Transportation (6-Y 14-N)
2/13/2025
6
Yea
14
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N 1-A)
2/12/2025
4
Yea
3
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 13-N)
1/29/2025
25
Yea
13
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N)
1/27/2025
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Transportation with amendment (10-Y 4-N)
1/23/2025
10
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(1/28/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Scott Surovell
Scott Surovell
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text1/28/202521.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text12/24/202421.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/3/202596.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/20/202596.7 KB