2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1445: Photo speed monitoring devices; systems for traffic signals, proof of violation, effective date.

Legislative Summary

Photo speed monitoring devices; photo-monitoring system for traffic signals; proof of violation; certain persons swearing to or affirming certificates; training. Authorizes retired sworn law-enforcement officers, defined in the bill, or registered special conservators of the peace to swear to or affirm certificates for the purposes of enforcement of violations recorded by traffic light signal violation monitoring systems or traffic control device violation monitoring systems or photo speed monitoring devices upon completion of a training course developed and approved by the Department of Criminal Justice Services. The bill requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to develop, approve, and make available such training course no later than July 1, 2026. The bill also requires law-enforcement officers swearing to or affirming such certificates to complete such training course. The provisions of the bill authorizing such retired sworn law-enforcement officers to swear to or affirm such certificates and requiring such law-enforcement officers to complete such training course have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.

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Bill History

1/17/2025
Presented and ordered printed 25104703D
Senate
1/17/2025
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Senate
1/30/2025
Reported from Transportation with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
Senate
1/30/2025
Committee substitute printed 25106506D-S1
Senate
2/3/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1445)
Senate
2/3/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/3/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/3/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/4/2025
Floor substitute printed 25106682D-S2 (Diggs)
Senate
2/4/2025
Read second time
Senate
2/4/2025
Transportation Substitute rejected
Senate
2/4/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/4/2025
Senator Diggs, J.D. Danny Substitute agreed to
Senate
2/4/2025
Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute
Senate
2/4/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/4/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/4/2025
Passed Senate (33-Y 7-N)
Senate
2/7/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Referred to Committee on Transportation
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1445)
Senate
2/7/2025
Assigned Trans sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Left in Transportation
House of Delegates

Roll Call Votes

Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 3-N)
2/12/2025
3
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: FAILED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (33-Y 7-N)
2/4/2025
33
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/3/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Transportation with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
1/30/2025
12
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Transportation(House of Delegates)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Danny Diggs
Danny Diggs
Republican

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text2/4/2025117.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/31/2025117.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/30/2025116.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/17/20255.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/7/2025122.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/3/2025122.3 KB