Virginia 2026 Session Status: Enacted

SB59 — Photo speed monitoring devices; photo-monitoring systems for traffic signals, proof of violation.

Last action — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0965)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 01, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on March 30, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence
  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    9 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

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

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0965)

  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 965 (Effective 7/1/2027)

  3. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB59)

  4. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  5. S Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  6. H Signed by Speaker

  7. S Signed by President

  8. S Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB59ER)

  9. S Enrolled

  10. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB59)

  11. S Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 12-N 0-A)

  12. H Conference report agreed to by House (58-Y 38-N 0-A)

  13. Conference Report released

  14. S Conference substitute printed 26109974D-S2

  15. H House Conferees: Hayes, Delaney, Leftwich

  16. H Conferees appointed by House

  17. S Senate Conferees: Aird, Williams Graves, Diggs

  18. S Conferees appointed by Senate

  19. S Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  20. H House requested conference committee

  21. H House insisted on substitute with amendment

  22. S House substitute with amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)

  23. H Passed House with substitute with amendment (60-Y 38-N 0-A)

  24. H Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended

  25. H Delegate Simon Floor amendment agreed to

  26. H Read third time

  27. H Floor

  28. H Passed by for the day

  29. H Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by House

  30. H Failed to pass House (40-Y 59-N 0-A)

  31. H Transportation Substituteagreed to by House

  32. H Read third time

  33. H Passed by for the day

  34. H Read second time

  35. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB59)

  36. H Committee substitute printed 26109254D-H1

  37. S Incorporates SB150 (Craig)

  38. H Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 7-N)

  39. H House committee offered

  40. H Placed on Transportation Agenda

  41. H Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)

  42. H Placed on Transportation Agenda

  43. H Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)

  44. H Referred to Committee on Transportation

  45. H Read first time

  46. H Placed on Calendar

  47. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB59)

  48. S Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N 0-A)

  49. S Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)

  50. S Transportation Substitute agreed to

  51. S Read second time

  52. S Passed by for the day

  53. S Passed by for the day

  54. S Read first time

  55. S Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  56. S Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

  57. S Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)

  58. S Committee substitute printed 26105955D-S1

  59. S Reported from Transportation with substitute (12-Y 3-N)

  60. S Senate committee offered

  61. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB59)

  62. S Referred to Committee on Transportation

  63. S Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100463D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 100 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed 26 Yea · 12 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 261202
Total 261202
% of votes cast 65%30%0%5%
How each member voted (40)

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Passed 58 Yea · 38 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 583803
Total 583803
% of votes cast 59%38%0%3%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Anne Ferrell Tata — Nay
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Nay
Bonita G. Anthony — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charlie Schmidt — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Nay
Dan I. Helmer — Not Voting
David A. Reid — Yea
Debra D. Gardner — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Delores Oates — Nay
Destiny LeVere Bolling — Yea
Don Scott — Yea
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Nay
Eric Phillips — Nay
Eric R. Zehr — Nay
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Gretchen M. Bulova — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Nay
Hillary Pugh Kent — Nay
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Nay
Irene Shin — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Nay
JJ Singh — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Nay
James W. Morefield — Nay
Jason S. Ballard — Nay
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jessica L. Anderson — Yea
John Chilton McAuliff — Yea
Joseph P. McNamara — Nay
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Nay
Justin Pence — Nay
Karen Hamilton — Nay
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Kirk McPike — Yea
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
Leslie Chambers Mehta — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Lindsey Dougherty — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Nay
Madison Whittle — Nay
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Margaret A. Franklin — Yea
Mark C. Downey — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
May Nivar — Yea
Michael B. Feggans — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Nay
Michelle Lopes Maldonado — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Nay
Mitchell Cornett — Nay
Nadarius E. Clark — Not Voting
Nicole Cole — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Rae Cousins — Nay
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Nay
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Nay
Scott A. Wyatt — Nay
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Stacey Annie Carroll — Not Voting
Terry G. Kilgore — Nay
Terry L. Austin — Nay
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Nay
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Timothy P. Griffin — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Nay
Virgil Thornton — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Nay
Will Davis — Nay
Wren M. Williams — Nay

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Passed 60 Yea · 38 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 603801
Total 603801
% of votes cast 61%38%0%1%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Anne Ferrell Tata — Nay
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Nay
Bonita G. Anthony — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charlie Schmidt — Nay
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Nay
Dan I. Helmer — Nay
David A. Reid — Yea
Debra D. Gardner — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Delores Oates — Nay
Destiny LeVere Bolling — Yea
Don Scott — Yea
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Nay
Eric Phillips — Nay
Eric R. Zehr — Nay
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Gretchen M. Bulova — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Nay
Hillary Pugh Kent — Nay
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Nay
Irene Shin — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Nay
JJ Singh — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Nay
James W. Morefield — Nay
Jason S. Ballard — Nay
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jessica L. Anderson — Yea
John Chilton McAuliff — Yea
Joseph P. McNamara — Nay
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Nay
Justin Pence — Nay
Karen Hamilton — Nay
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Kirk McPike — Yea
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
Leslie Chambers Mehta — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Lindsey Dougherty — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Nay
Madison Whittle — Nay
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Margaret A. Franklin — Yea
Mark C. Downey — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
May Nivar — Yea
Michael B. Feggans — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Nay
Michelle Lopes Maldonado — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Nay
Mitchell Cornett — Nay
Nadarius E. Clark — Not Voting
Nicole Cole — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Rae Cousins — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Nay
Scott A. Wyatt — Nay
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Stacey Annie Carroll — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Nay
Terry L. Austin — Nay
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Nay
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Timothy P. Griffin — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Nay
Virgil Thornton — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Nay
Will Davis — Nay
Wren M. Williams — Nay

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Senate acceded to request

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)

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Failed 0 Yea · 40 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 04000
Total 04000
% of votes cast 0%100%0%0%
How each member voted (40)

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Failed to pass House

Failed 40 Yea · 59 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 405900
Total 405900
% of votes cast 40%60%0%0%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Alex Q. Askew — Nay
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Anne Ferrell Tata — Nay
Atoosa R. Reaser — Nay
Betsy B. Carr — Nay
Bill Wiley — Nay
Bonita G. Anthony — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charlie Schmidt — Nay
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Nay
Dan I. Helmer — Nay
David A. Reid — Yea
Debra D. Gardner — Nay
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Delores Oates — Nay
Destiny LeVere Bolling — Yea
Don Scott — Yea
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Nay
Eric Phillips — Nay
Eric R. Zehr — Nay
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Gretchen M. Bulova — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Nay
Hillary Pugh Kent — Nay
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Nay
Irene Shin — Nay
Israel D. O'Quinn — Nay
JJ Singh — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Nay
James W. Morefield — Nay
Jason S. Ballard — Nay
Jeion A. Ward — Nay
Jessica L. Anderson — Yea
John Chilton McAuliff — Nay
Joseph P. McNamara — Nay
Joshua E. Thomas — Nay
Joshua G. Cole — Nay
Justin Pence — Nay
Karen Hamilton — Nay
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Nay
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Nay
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Kirk McPike — Yea
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
Leslie Chambers Mehta — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Lindsey Dougherty — Nay
Luke E. Torian — Nay
M. Keith Hodges — Nay
Madison Whittle — Nay
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Nay
Marcus B. Simon — Nay
Margaret A. Franklin — Yea
Mark C. Downey — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
May Nivar — Nay
Michael B. Feggans — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Nay
Michelle Lopes Maldonado — Nay
Mike A. Cherry — Nay
Mitchell Cornett — Nay
Nadarius E. Clark — Nay
Nicole Cole — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Nay
Phil M. Hernandez — Nay
Phillip A. Scott — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Rae Cousins — Nay
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Nay
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Nay
Sam Rasoul — Nay
Scott A. Wyatt — Nay
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Stacey Annie Carroll — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Nay
Terry L. Austin — Nay
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Nay
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Timothy P. Griffin — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Nay
Virgil Thornton — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Nay
Will Davis — Nay
Wren M. Williams — Yea

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Passed 14 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14700
Total 14700
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (21)

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Passed 31 Yea · 9 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31900
Total 31900
% of votes cast 78%23%0%0%
How each member voted (40)

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Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38002
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)

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Passed 12 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12300
Total 12300
% of votes cast 80%20%0%0%
How each member voted (15)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB59 do?
Photo speed monitoring devices; photo-monitoring systems for traffic signals, proof of violation.
Who sponsors SB59?
SB59 is sponsored by J.D. "Danny" Diggs.
What is the current status of SB59?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 01, 2025. Enacted.
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