HB 2096 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Intelligent Speed Assistance Program; established, penalty.

Summary
Intelligent Speed Assistance Program established; penalty. Establishes the Intelligent Speed Assistance Program to be administered by the Commission on the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program. The bill authorizes enrollment in such Program as an alternative to suspending a person's driver's license upon such person's conviction of certain speed-related offenses. The bill requires a court to order enrollment in such Program for a person convicted of reckless driving and who was found to have been driving in excess of 100 miles per hour, unless the court has otherwise ordered the suspension of such person's driver's license. The bill requires the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles to provide the option in a written notice for enrollment in such Program instead of license suspension for a person who has accumulated certain amounts of demerit points, and if such person does not respond to such notice within 30 days, the bill requires such suspension of his license. The bill requires any person enrolled in the Program to enter into and successfully complete the Program and install an intelligent speed assistance system, defined in the bill, in any motor vehicle owned by or registered to the participant and prohibits such person from driving any motor vehicle that does not have such a system installed. The bill creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for tampering with or attempting to bypass or circumvent such a system. The bill provides that any person who enters into the Program prior to trial may pre-qualify with the Program to have an intelligent speed assistance system installed on any motor vehicle owned or operated by him and that the court may consider such pre-qualification and installation. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Apr 2, 2025
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What changed between versions

Finance and Appropriations Substitute Chaptered · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill converts a Senate substitute version of HB 2096 into its final chaptered form, making the Intelligent Speed Assistance Program law effective. The substantive policy content remains the same, establishing a program requiring drivers convicted of certain reckless driving offenses to install certified speed-limiting devices in their vehicles.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; this is a procedural conversion from substitute to enacted law.
TIMELINE

Removed Senate substitute header information and added official chaptering details (Chapter 652, approved April 2, 2025), with the program set to become effective on July 1, 2026.

TECHNICAL

Changed formatting from Senate substitute markup to final enacted law format, including adding official bill number [H 2096] and removing draft session headers.

ENFORCEMENT

Added a provision allowing courts to consider pre-trial enrollment and installation of intelligent speed assistance systems as a factor in sentencing decisions.

REQUIREMENT

Clarified that enrollment in the Intelligent Speed Assistance Program is an alternative to license suspension for certain reckless driving convictions, rather than an additional penalty.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 22, 2025

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 13, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
47
Key actions
15
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Apr 2, 2025
Signed into law
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by temporarily
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (86-Y 9-N)
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by House
executive
Feb 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2096ER)
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (33-Y 3-N)
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 2-N 2-A)
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (81-Y 16-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Transportation Amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (16-Y 4-N 1-A)
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Assigned Trans sub: Highway Safety and Policy
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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