HB 936 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Parking violations; enforcement by certain counties, parking ordinances or regulations, sunset.

Summary
Enforcement of parking violations; certain counties; pilot program. Allows counties operating under the county manager plan of government to use authorized equipment, defined in the bill, to enforce such county's parking ordinances and regulations and to issue a parking ticket for a violation of such a parking ordinance or regulation by mail. The bill provides that a certificate, or a facsimile thereof, sworn to or affirmed by an employee of the authorized county, based upon inspection of information collected by authorized equipment, is prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein and that such prima facie evidence of a violation of a parking ordinance or regulation, together with proof that the defendant was at the time of such violation the owner, lessee, or renter of the vehicle, constitutes a rebuttable presumption in the prosecution of such violation. The bill provides procedures for the use of authorized equipment, including requirements for data retention and the use of collected information. The bill requires any county using authorized equipment to conduct a public awareness campaign prior to or upon implementation of such use. The bill also authorizes such counties to contract with private vendors for the operation of authorized equipment. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2029.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Feb 27, 2026
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What changed between versions

Transportation Substitute Innovations (Ad Hoc) Subcommittee Substitute · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was reformatted from a Transportation Substitute to an Innovations (Ad Hoc) Subcommittee Substitute, with significant changes to formatting and layout rather than substantive policy. The core content of HB 936 regarding parking violation enforcement pilot programs and DMV record releases remains substantively unchanged, though the document structure and header information were modified.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability. The legislative intent and policy provisions remain the same; only the document formatting and header information were altered.
TECHNICAL

Header information changed from 'Transportation Substitute' to 'Innovations (Ad Hoc) Subcommittee Substitute' with updated session year formatting and page numbering.

Document layout and formatting were reorganized with different spacing, line breaks, and page number placement, but all substantive legislative text remains intact.

Added bill identifier '26107165D' and new header 'HOUSE SUBSTITUTE' with different formatting style.

Removed original Transportation Substitute header information and replaced with Innovations Subcommittee formatting.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

3736
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 87
Feb 17, 2026
D Democratic52
35 Yea 4 Nay 13
67% Yea
R Republican35
2 Yea 32 Nay 1
91% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate committee offered
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
Failed to report from Transportation with substitute (6-Y 7-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (48-Y 37-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 6-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Alfonso Lopez
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
VA
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