SB 59 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Photo speed monitoring devices; photo-monitoring systems for traffic signals, proof of violation.

Summary
Photo speed monitoring devices; photo-monitoring systems for traffic signals; school bus video-monitoring systems; proof of violation; certain persons swearing to or affirming certificates; training. Authorizes retired sworn law-enforcement officers, registered special conservators of the peace, and technicians employed by a locality to swear to or to affirm certificates for the purposes of enforcement of violations recorded by traffic light signal violation monitoring systems, traffic control device violation monitoring systems, photo speed monitoring devices, or school bus video-monitoring systems upon completion of a training course developed and approved by the Department of Criminal Justice Services. The bill also requires law-enforcement officers swearing to or affirming such certificates to complete such training course. These provisions of the bill have an effective date of July 1, 2027. The bill also requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to develop, approve, and make available such training course no later than January 1, 2027. This bill incorporates SB 81 and is identical to HB 684.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Dec 1, 2025 Signed Apr 13, 2026
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Transportation Substitute Innovations (Ad Hoc) Subcommittee Substitute · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was converted from a Senate Substitute to a House Substitute, changing the proposing committee and adding a co-patron. The substantive text of the legislation regarding police training, traffic monitoring systems, and special conservators of the peace appears to remain unchanged in the provided excerpt, though the formatting and line breaks were significantly altered.
TIMELINE

The proposing committee changed from the Senate Committee on Transportation to the House Committee on Transportation, and the date placeholder was updated to reflect the House process.

ELIGIBILITY

The list of bill patrons was updated to include both Senators Diggs and Craig, indicating a change in legislative sponsorship.

TECHNICAL

The document formatting was altered, including the addition of page headers, footers, and irregular line breaks, but no substantive policy language was added or removed in the visible text.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 26, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 14, 2026

How they voted

370
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
Jan 26, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
17 Yea 2
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
59
Key actions
19
Committee
11
Amendments
3
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 965 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB59ER)
upper
Mar 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 12-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (58-Y 38-N 0-A)
lower
Mar 14, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Conference Report released
legislature
Mar 14, 2026
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (48-37-2)
house of delegates
Mar 12, 2026
Committee
House requested conference committee
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Amended
House substitute with amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute with amendment (60-Y 38-N 0-A)
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Delegate Simon Floor amendment agreed to
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Introduced
Floor offered Delegate Simon Amendment
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
House committee offered
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Committee
Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N 0-A)
upper
Jan 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate committee offered
upper
Dec 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Danny Diggs
Danny Diggs
RRepublican
VA
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