SB 852 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Photo speed monitoring devices; proof of violation affirmed by retired law-enforcement officials.

Summary

Photo speed monitoring devices; proof of violation; retired law-enforcement officials. Allows a retired sworn law-enforcement officer, defined in the bill, to swear to or affirm a certificate for a vehicle speed violation enforced by a photo speed monitoring device.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 3, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill converts SB 852 from an enrolled bill to a chaptered law, making it officially part of the Virginia Code. The substantive text of the legislation regarding photo speed monitoring devices remains unchanged, with only formatting adjustments and chapter numbering added to finalize its legal status.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; this is a procedural conversion from enrolled bill to chaptered law.

TECHNICAL

Added chapter number (Chapter 434) and approval date (March 24, 2025) to formalize the bill as law

Converted formatting from legislative markup to final published code format

SCOPE

All substantive provisions regarding photo speed monitoring devices, penalties, and enforcement procedures remain identical to the enrolled version

Floor votes · Senate Jan 20, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Jan 20, 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

Key actions

Committee

Mar 24, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 434 (Effective 07/01/25)

executive

Feb 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB852ER)

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed House (69-Y 27-N)

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Transportation (13-Y 6-N)

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Assigned Trans sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Transportation

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)

upper

Jan 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Transportation (13-Y 2-N)

upper

Jan 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Transportation

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors