Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 684
Photo speed monitoring devices; photo-monitoring systems for traffic signals, proof of violation.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
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 is identical to SB 59.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Transportation Substitute
- Finance and Appropriations Substitute
- Senator Diggs Amendment
- Senate Amendment
- Conference Report Substitute
- Conference Report
- Enrolled
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:13 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2026 Senate | Adopt Conference Committee Report R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 14, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 12, 2026 Senate | Insist & Request R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 12, 2026 House | H VOTE: | fail | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 10, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 9, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 6, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 26, 2026 Senate | Reported from Transportation with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 12, 2026 House | Reported from Transportation | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 963 (effective 7/1/2026) - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB684) - Mar 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB684ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 16, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB684) - Mar 14, 2026 · Senate
Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 13-N 0-A) - Mar 14, 2026 · House
Conference report agreed to by House (59-Y 38-N 0-A) - Mar 14, 2026 · Legislature
Conference Report released - Mar 14, 2026 · Legislature
Conference Report released - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate insisted on substitute with amendment - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferees: Aird, Williams Graves, Diggs - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Conferees appointed by Senate - Mar 12, 2026 · House
House Conferees: Hayes, Delaney, Leftwich - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Conferees appointed by House - Mar 12, 2026 · House
House acceded to request - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate requested conference committee - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate insisted on substitute with amendment Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Senate substitute with amendment rejected by House (0-Y 97-N 0-A) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Passed by for the day - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (27-Y 13-N 0-A) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Senator Diggs Amendment agreed to - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Floor offered Senator Diggs Amendment - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Transportation Substitute rejected - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26109266D-S2 - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N) - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB684) - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26108486D-S1 - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Transportation with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N) - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Transportation - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (56-Y 39-N 0-A) - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Read second time and engrossed - Feb 15, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Reported from Transportation (15-Y 6-N) - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB684) - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Transportation - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102816D