eNews Special Edition – February 24, 2024

Photo speed enforcement bill (SB1233) reported from conference committee, passes both chambers, awaits Governor's action

Monday, February 24, 2025/Categories: eNews

Photo speed enforcement bill (SB1233) reported from conference committee, passes both chambers, awaits Governor's action

On Saturday (Feb. 22), the Conference Report from SB1233 (Williams Graves) was approved by a vote of 25-15 in the Senate of Virginia and 54-40 in the House of Delegates. SB1233 will go before Governor Youngkin for further action.

SB1233 allows for law enforcement to use pedestrian and stop sign monitoring devices in school and work zones as well as at high-risk intersections. The bill restricts how civil penalties collected under a photo speed or pedestrian/stop sign monitoring program can be used by a locality, the bill also expands reporting requirements for photo speed monitoring devices, creates new requirement for tests of accuracy for photo speed monitoring devices and requires vendors to provide information on device calibration history on request when a driver receives a summons under a photo speed program and establishes penalties for vendors operating a photo speed program who do not comply. 

SB1233 does not expand where photo speed cameras may operate in existing localities and does not expand the types of localities that may operate photo speed enforcement devices. 

Now that the House and Senate have approved SB1233 Governor Youngkin will next have the opportunity to approve, amend or veto the bill.

VML Contact: Mitchell Smiley, msmiley@vml.org