With fewer than 14 days remaining in the 2025 Regular Session of the Virginia General Assembly, ACT TODAY to help pass SEVEN VBF-supported bills that crossed over from the originating chamber. 

1) Contact your Senator to SUPPORT Delegate Seibold’s HB2041.

  • HB2041 passed the House 54-Y 44-N 0-A and would expand use of speed safety cameras to high-risk corridors (currently only allowed in school and work zones).
  • We expect HB2041 to be voted on in Senate Transportation on Thursday, February 13.

2) Contact your Delegate to SUPPORT these Senate bills that have been referred to the House Transportation Committee. We expect these bills to be voted on in a subcommittee and/or full committee this coming week. 

  • Senator Surovell’s SB776 – Passed the Senate 25-Y 13-N.  Allows traffic law enforcement on the George Washington Memorial Parkway in NoVA by state or local police and automated speed enforcement, if Federal authorities also agree.  Update: On Feb. 12, the House Transportation Innovations Subcommittee supported SB776 on a vote of 4-3-1.  Docketed for the full House Transportation Committee on Feb. 13 at 9 am.
  • Senator Surovell’s SB1007 – Passed the Senate 37-Y 2-N 1-A.  Directs the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority to convene a stakeholder group and recommend funding options by Oct. 1, 2025 for funding Bike & Ped projects in NoVA.  Update: Supported 6-2 in a House Transportation subcommittee on Feb. 11.  May be heard in the full House Transportation Committee on Feb. 18.
  • Senator Perry’s SB1131 – Passed the Senate 40-Y 0-N.  Provides for considerationhttps://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?subcommittee=H19003 of alternative uses for abandoned highways.  Update: Supported 8-0 in a House Transportation subcommittee on Feb. 11.  May be heard in the full House Transportation Committee on Feb. 18.
  • Senator Williams SB1233 –  Passed the Senate 24-Y 15-N.  Allows jurisdictions to use pedestrian crosswalk violation and stop sign violation monitoring systems.  Update: On Feb.12, the House Transportation Innovations Subcommittee modified SB1233 by incorporating its provisions into HB2041 and supported it 4-3.  Docketed for the full House Transportation Committee on Feb. 13 at 9 am.
  • Senator Ebbin’s SB1416 –  Passed the Senate 40-Y 0-N.  Creates a Class 1 Misdemeanor for killing or seriously injuring a vulnerable road user who was lawfully within a crosswalk.  Update:  Re-referred to the House Courts of Justice Committee on Feb. 11 and supported 8-0 by its Criminal Subcommittee on Feb. 12.  May be heard by the full House Courts Committee on Feb.14 in the afternoon.
  • Senator Bagby’s SB1491 – Passed the Senate 26-Y 14-N.  Defines School Crossing Zones to include Institutions of Higher Education.

How can you take action?

We ask that you reach out to your Delegate and Senator as indicated above. If you are unsure who your legislators are, enter your address here.