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Panel advances bill to let judges require speed-limiting devices as alternative to license suspension
Summary
House Bill 296 would let courts order chronic or extreme speeders to enroll in a VASAP-administered speed-assistance program instead of, or in addition to, suspending licenses. The subcommittee reported the bill as amended to full transportation after testimony from safety groups, AAA and victim families.
A House transportation subcommittee voted to report House Bill 296, a proposal that would create a court‑ordered speed assistance program administered by the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program (VASAP), allowing judges to require certain offenders to install devices that limit vehicle speed.
Sponsor Delegate Rodney Hope said the program would be an alternative to license suspension for chronic speeders and a mandatory condition for drivers convicted of extreme speeding…
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