# Virginia SB150: School bus video-monitoring systems; enforcement of violations, sworn or affirmed certificates.

Virginia SB150, School bus video-monitoring systems; enforcement of violations, sworn or affirmed certificates., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Christie New Craig (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-05 (Incorporated by Transportation (SB59-Diggs) (Voice Vote)) (as of 2026-11-06).

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- As of: 2026-11-06
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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB150
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: School bus video-monitoring systems; enforcement of violations, sworn or affirmed certificates.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-07
- Last action: 2026-03-05, Incorporated by Transportation (SB59-Diggs) (Voice Vote)
- Sponsor: Christie New Craig (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (97 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

School bus video-monitoring systems; enforcement; sworn or affirmed certificates. Authorizes, for enforcement of violations related to passing a stopped school bus via video-monitoring system, the use of a certificate, or a facsimile thereof, sworn to or affirmed by a law-enforcement officer or a retired sworn law-enforcement officer, as defined in the bill, based on recorded images produced by the video-monitoring system as prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Christie New Craig (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Incorporated by Transportation (SB59-Diggs) (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Incorporated by Transportation (SB59-Diggs) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends incorporating | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 36 | 4 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-26 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-26 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-22 | Senate | Reported from Transportation | pass | 13 | 0 | 2 |

## Actions (20)

- 2026-03-05: Incorporated by Transportation (SB59-Diggs) (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-03-05: Incorporated by Transportation (SB59-Diggs) (House)
- 2026-03-03: Subcommittee recommends incorporating (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-20: Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) (House)
- 2026-02-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB150) (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Referred to Committee on Transportation (House)
- 2026-02-04: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-04: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-28: Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Read first time (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Reported from Transportation (13-Y 0-N 2-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102314D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083511.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083510.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB128: Covenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty. (signed)
- HB1444: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083511.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083510.PDF)

## Related
- [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB128: Covenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB128-2026)
- [HB1444: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1444-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB150-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).