Photo-monitoring systems; counties and cities may establish to enforce traffic light signals. (HB1778)
Introduced By
Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
☐ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Traffic signal enforcement programs; civil penalty. Grants localities the authority to operate traffic signal enforcement systems. Localities may install photo-monitoring systems at no more than one intersection for every 10,000 residents at one time. Provisions within the bill limit the use and retention of images recorded and provide other parameters and limitations for localities. Localities are also required to designate at least 50% of fines collected for transportation purposes. Read the Bill »
Status
03/26/2007: signed by governor
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/28/2006 | Committee |
| 12/28/2006 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 073183276 |
| 12/28/2006 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
| 01/24/2007 | Assigned Transportation sub: #4 (May) |
| 02/01/2007 | Committee substitute printed 079424276-H1 |
| 02/02/2007 | Read first time |
| 02/03/2007 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/05/2007 | Read second time |
| 02/05/2007 | Committee substitute agreed to 079424276-H1 |
| 02/05/2007 | Amendment # 1 by Delegate Welch agreed to |
| 02/05/2007 | Amendment # 2 by Delegate Welch agreed to |
| 02/05/2007 | Amendment by Delegate Joannou rejected |
| 02/05/2007 | Pending question ordered |
| 02/05/2007 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amds (61-Y 37-N) HB1778EH1 |
| 02/05/2007 | Printed as engrossed 079424276-EH1 |
| 02/06/2007 | Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N) |
| 02/06/2007 | Communicated to Senate |
| 02/07/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/07/2007 | Referred to Committee on Local Government |
| 02/13/2007 | Rereferred to Transportation |
| 02/19/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/19/2007 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/20/2007 | Read third time |
| 02/20/2007 | Passed by temporarily |
| 02/20/2007 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 02/20/2007 | Amendment by Senator Cuccinelli rejected |
| 02/20/2007 | Passed Senate (30-Y 10-N) |
| 02/20/2007 | VOTE: (30-Y 10-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/01/2007 | Enrolled |
| 03/01/2007 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1778ER) |
| 03/01/2007 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/04/2007 | Signed by President |
| 03/26/2007 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 836 (effective 7/1/07) |
| 04/10/2007 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0836) |
Comments
Why can't ANY county or city in Virginia decide on their own to safequard their citizens at intersections where facts show RED LIGHT Violations?
Victims or Potential Victims should have more support and rights than the Lawbreaker(s).
The one problem with 'red light" and other traffice camera systems, that isn't often mentioned in discussions of them, is the fact that you can't cross-examine them as you would the cop using the radar. This violates the 6th Amendment to the U.S. Consitution.