eNews Action Alert – February 12, 2026
OPPOSE HB1220 and HB1330: Photo speed monitoring bills that will erode sovereign immunity to be heard next week!
Thursday, February 12, 2026/Categories: eNews
OPPOSE: Photo speed monitoring bills that will erode sovereign immunity to be heard next week!
HB1220 and HB1330 will be on the House Floor early next week
HB1220 (Delaney) and HB1330 (Seibold) seek to bring greater consistency to how photo speed monitoring programs will operate in Virginia. HOWEVER, they include a provision that would expose localities to significant new liability for operating a photo speed monitoring program.
Reasons to OPPOSE HB1220 and HB1330 in their present form:
- If HB1220 and HB1330 pass in their present form, localities will have to make the difficult decision of either accepting significant new liability or canceling their photo speed enforcement programs.
- Photo speed enforcement is an important tool for making communities safer at a time when pedestrian safety is a priority for cities across Virginia.
- Many localities that operate photo speed enforcement programs have seen the positive community impact of these programs with decreased speeds, fewer fatalities, and less severe crashes.
While we cannot support the erosion of sovereign immunity that is included in both bills, VML supports the other proposed changes in HB1220 and HB1330 which will continue to improve how these programs are administered, provide a uniform summons (among other proposals) to bring greater consistency to these programs, and address concerns raised by the Virginia Crime Commission.
Action requested:
Please contact your delegate and ask them to OPPOSE HB1220 and HB1330 in their present form and encourage them to amend the bills so that the language eroding sovereign immunity is removed.
A full list of members of the House of Delegates with contact information is available here >.
VML Contact: Mitchell Smiley, msmiley@vml.org