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Alexandria staff say new House language on sovereign immunity could threaten automated speed enforcement
Summary
City staff reported Senate amendments added reporting and guardrails that make automated speed enforcement acceptable, but House bills (Delaney, Seibold) include sovereign-immunity language the city says could impede the program; staff are negotiating with the city attorney to find a solution before subcommittee hearings.
Alexandria legislative staff told the subcommittee that recent Senate amendments reduced the threat posed by bills that would have banned automated speed cameras, but cognate House bills still contain "sovereign immunity" language the city considers problematic for its enforcement program.
"On the senate side, there is a moving vehicle. It is okay. It does not have the sovereign immunity language," Dr. Ginsburg said, describing changes that added reporting…
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