Virginia 2026 Session Status: Passed Senate

SB297 — Photo speed monitoring devices; law-enforcement agencies to report to VSP number of summonses, etc.

Last action — Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 13, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House of Delegates.

Prognosis

Advancing 46% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Photo speed monitoring devices; law-enforcement agencies to report to VSP number of summonses, etc.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. S Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)

  2. S Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

  3. S Motion to rerefer to Finance and Appropriations agreed to

  4. S Read second time

  5. S Floor substitute printed 26106364D-S1 (Peake)

  6. S Passed by for the day

  7. S Senator Peake Substitute agreed to

  8. S Reading of substitute waived

  9. S Engrossment reconsidered by Senate

  10. S Passed by for the day

  11. S Passed by for the day

  12. S Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)

  13. S Read second time

  14. S Passed by for the day

  15. S Read second time

  16. S Passed by for the day

  17. S Passed by for the day

  18. S Read first time

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

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

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

  22. S Reported from Transportation (8-Y 7-N)

  23. S Referred to Committee on Transportation

  24. S Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101328D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 12 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 by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations

Passed 10 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10500
Total 10500
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Adam P. Ebbin — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Nay
David W. Marsden — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Nay
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Nay
Ryan T. McDougle — Nay
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Nay

Official roll call →

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

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)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Adam P. Ebbin — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Not Voting
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
J.D. "Danny" Diggs — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kannan Srinivasan — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Luther Cifers, III — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Michael J. Jones — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Russet Perry — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saddam Azlan Salim — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Yea
Tara A. Durant — Not Voting
Timmy French — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

Official roll call →

Reported from Transportation

Passed 8 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8700
Total 8700
% of votes cast 53%47%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Nay
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Nay
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
J.D. "Danny" Diggs — Nay
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Kannan Srinivasan — Nay
Lamont Bagby — Nay
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Luther Cifers, III — Yea
Michael J. Jones — Nay
Stella G. Pekarsky — Nay
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB297 do?
Photo speed monitoring devices; law-enforcement agencies to report to VSP number of summonses, etc.
Who sponsors SB297?
SB297 is sponsored by Mark J. Peake.
What is the current status of SB297?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 13, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track SB297?
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