VA SB 436
enactedPhoto speed monitoring devices; highway work zones, workers present.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did VA SB 436 pass?
Yes. VA SB 436 has been enacted into law as of 2026-04-13. Latest recorded action (2026-04-13): Approved by Governor-Chapter 970 (effective 7/1/2026)
What is VA SB 436 about?
Photo speed monitoring devices; highway work zones; workers present. Limits the use of photo speed monitoring devices in highway work zones to when workers are present, as defined in the bill. The bill provides that a certificate sworn to or affirmed by a law-enforcement officer or a retired sworn law-enforcement officer is not prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein for a photo speed monitoring device placed in a highway work zone unless the operator of the photo speed monitoring device provides a sworn certification verifying that workers were present at the time of the violation.
Who sponsors VA SB 436?
Lamont Bagby is the primary sponsor of VA SB 436.
Description
Photo speed monitoring devices; highway work zones; workers present. Limits the use of photo speed monitoring devices in highway work zones to when workers are present, as defined in the bill. The bill provides that a certificate sworn to or affirmed by a law-enforcement officer or a retired sworn law-enforcement officer is not prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein for a photo speed monitoring device placed in a highway work zone unless the operator of the photo speed monitoring device provides a sworn certification verifying that workers were present at the time of the violation.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-04-13 — Approved by Governor-Chapter 970 (effective 7/1/2026)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Lamont Bagbyprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-13
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101066D
filing,introduction
2026-01-13
Referred to Committee on Transportation
referral-committee
2026-01-21
Transportation Amendment
2026-01-21
Transportation Amendment
2026-01-22
Reported from Transportation with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage
2026-01-26
Read first time
reading-1
2026-01-26
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-01-26
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-01-26
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-01-26
Passed by for the day
2026-01-26
Passed by for the day
2026-01-27
Read second time
reading-2
2026-01-27
Transportation Amendment agreed to
amendment-passage
2026-01-27
Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-01-28
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-04
Placed on Calendar
2026-02-04
Read first time
reading-1
2026-02-04
Referred to Committee on Transportation
referral-committee
2026-02-20
Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)
referral-committee
2026-02-20
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB436)
2026-03-03
House subcommittee offered
2026-03-03
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
2026-03-05
Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage
2026-03-09
Read second time
reading-2
2026-03-10
Read third time
reading-3
2026-03-10
committee amendments agreed to
amendment-passage
2026-03-10
Engrossed by House as amended
2026-03-10
Passed House with amendments (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage
2026-03-11
House amendments agreed to by Senate (32-Y 8-N 0-A)
amendment-passage
2026-03-30
Enrolled
enrolled
2026-03-30
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB436ER)
passage
2026-03-30
Signed by President
passage
2026-03-31
Signed by Speaker
passage
2026-03-31
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
enrolled,executive-receipt
2026-03-31
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt
2026-04-01
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB436)
2026-04-13
Approved by Governor-Chapter 970 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature
Versions
Documents
Votes
Reported from Transportation with amendments
2026-01-22 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
Constitutional reading dispensed R
2026-01-26 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: not voting
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Christopher T. Head: not voting
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
Passage R
2026-01-28 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
2026-03-03 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Jackie H. Glass: yes
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Briana D. Sewell: yes
- Adele Y. McClure: yes
- Michael B. Feggans: yes
- Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
- Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
- Scott A. Wyatt: yes
- Bill Wiley: yes
- Israel D. O'Quinn: yes
Reported from Transportation with amendment(s)
2026-03-05 · pass · 21-0
Member-level votes (21)
- Karrie K. Delaney: yes
- David A. Reid: yes
- Jeion A. Ward: yes
- Delores L. McQuinn: yes
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Vivian E. Watts: yes
- Briana D. Sewell: yes
- Jackie H. Glass: yes
- Adele Y. McClure: yes
- Bonita G. Anthony: yes
- Michael B. Feggans: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
- Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
- Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
- Terry L. Austin: yes
- Scott A. Wyatt: yes
- Bill Wiley: yes
- Israel D. O'Quinn: yes
- Jason S. Ballard: yes
- Eric Phillips: yes
H VOTE:
2026-03-10 · pass · 99-0
Member-level votes (99)
- Jessica L. Anderson: yes
- Bonita G. Anthony: yes
- Alex Q. Askew: yes
- Terry L. Austin: yes
- Jason S. Ballard: yes
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
- Gretchen M. Bulova: yes
- Katrina Callsen: yes
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: yes
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
- Mike A. Cherry: yes
- Nadarius E. Clark: yes
- Laura Jane Cohen: yes
- Joshua G. Cole: yes
- Nicole Cole: yes
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: yes
- Mitchell Cornett: yes
- Rae Cousins: yes
- Will Davis: yes
- Karrie K. Delaney: yes
- Lindsey Dougherty: yes
- Mark C. Downey: yes
- Michael B. Feggans: yes
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: yes
- Lily V. Franklin: yes
- Margaret A. Franklin: yes
- Debra D. Gardner: yes
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: yes
- Jackie H. Glass: yes
- Timothy P. Griffin: yes
- Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
- Karen Hamilton: yes
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- Dan I. Helmer: yes
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
- Phil M. Hernandez: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: yes
- Patrick A. Hope: yes
- Hillary Pugh Kent: yes
- Karen Keys-Gamarra: yes
- Terry G. Kilgore: yes
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- Amy J. Laufer: yes
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich: yes
- Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
- Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
- Marty Martinez: yes
- John Chilton McAuliff: yes
- Adele Y. McClure: yes
- Garrett McGuire: yes
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
- Joseph P. McNamara: yes
- Kirk McPike: yes
- Delores L. McQuinn: yes
- Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
- James W. Morefield: yes
- May Nivar: yes
- Delores Oates: yes
- Israel D. O'Quinn: yes
- Justin Pence: yes
- Eric Phillips: yes
- Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
- Sam Rasoul: yes
- Atoosa R. Reaser: yes
- David A. Reid: yes
- Chris S. Runion: yes
- Charlie Schmidt: yes
- Don Scott: yes
- Phillip A. Scott: yes
- Holly M. Seibold: yes
- Briana D. Sewell: yes
- Irene Shin: yes
- Marcus B. Simon: yes
- Shelly A. Simonds: yes
- JJ Singh: yes
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
- Anne Ferrell Tata: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Virgil Thornton: yes
- Luke E. Torian: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
- Wendell S. Walker: yes
- Jeion A. Ward: yes
- R. Lee Ware: yes
- Vivian E. Watts: yes
- Michael J. Webert: yes
- Madison Whittle: yes
- Bill Wiley: yes
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Wren M. Williams: yes
- Tony O. Wilt: yes
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: yes
- Scott A. Wyatt: yes
- Eric R. Zehr: yes
Concur House Amendments R
2026-03-11 · pass · 32-8
Member-level votes (40)
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: no
- Christie New Craig: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: no
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: no
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: no
- Bryce E. Reeves: no
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: no
- Richard H. Stuart: no
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: no
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
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