# Virginia SB1209: Photo speed monitoring devices; private vendors compensated for calibration, civil penalty.

Virginia SB1209, Photo speed monitoring devices; private vendors compensated for calibration, civil penalty., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mark D. Obenshain (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-18 (Left in Courts of Justice) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1209-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1209
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Photo speed monitoring devices; private vendors compensated for calibration, civil penalty.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-02-18, Left in Courts of Justice
- Sponsor: Mark D. Obenshain (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Courts of Justice
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (146 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Photo speed monitoring devices; private vendors; calibration; civil penalty. Reduces from 12 months to six months the validity of a calibration or testing of a photo speed monitoring device and requires any state or local law-enforcement agency that places and operates such a device to conduct an additional daily test of the accuracy of the device. The bill also requires any such law-enforcement agency to include in its annual report of certain information to the Department of State Police the operating costs of the use of such device. The bill requires any private vendor that has entered into an agreement with a law-enforcement agency to provide a photo speed monitoring device and is also compensated for the calibration of such device to calibrate such device in the same manner and to the same specifications as all other devices determining speed, to the extent that such devices utilize the same method of speed detection as such photo speed monitoring device, used by such law-enforcement agency. The bill also (i) requires such a private vendor to provide, within 10 days of a request by a person receiving a summons by mail for a vehicle speed violation recorded by a photo speed monitoring device provided by such private vendor, for proof of calibration for such photo speed monitoring device; (ii) requires such a summons to provide notice of such right to request such proof of calibration; and (iii) imposes a civil penalty on any private vendor who fails to provides such proof of calibration within such time.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mark D. Obenshain (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Referred from Transportation and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Subcommittee recommends referring to Courts of Justice(Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute | pass | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025-01-23 | Senate | Reported from Transportation with substitute and rereferred to Courts of Justice | pass | 13 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-02-18: Left in Courts of Justice (House)
- 2025-02-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1209) (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Referred from Transportation and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2025-02-12: Subcommittee recommends referring to Courts of Justice(Voice Vote) (House)
- 2025-02-07: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-07: Assigned Trans sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) (House)
- 2025-02-07: Referred to Committee on Transportation (House)
- 2025-02-07: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-04: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Reading of substitute waived (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Transportation Substitute rejected (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Read second time (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Committee substitute printed 25106383D-S2 (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 1-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Reported from Transportation with substitute and rereferred to Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Committee substitute printed 25105650D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1209) (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102448D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2025-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1039717.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038220.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038219.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1039716.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-01-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027825.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027824.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018232.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018231.PDF)

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- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1039717.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038220.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038219.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1039716.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027825.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1027824.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018232.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018231.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1209-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).