A Record-Breaking Year: Stop Super Speeders Campaign Marks 2026 Legislative Session with Six States Enacting Life-Saving Speed Laws
Bipartisan coalition of crash survivors, lawmakers, and safety advocates pushes Intelligent Speed Assistance from a handful of early adopters into a national movement — with more states poised to act in 2027
Families for Safe Streets (FSS) marks a landmark 2026 legislative session for its national Stop Super Speeders campaign, which urges states to require Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) technology for the most dangerous repeat speeding offenders. In the span of a single session, the number of jurisdictions with enacted Stop Super Speeders laws tripled, growing from three (the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Washington) to nine, as six additional states passed legislation in 2026, while bills advanced in dozens more. With 2026 sessions now concluded in nearly every statehouse (North Carolina's among the few still underway with a bill progressing), the campaign is already looking ahead to 2027.
"A small group of repeat, reckless drivers cause an outsized share of the deaths on our roads, and for too long the traditional tools, tickets and license suspensions, have failed to stop them," said FSS President and founder Amy Cohen, whose 12-year-old son was killed in a crash. "This year proved that Stop Super Speeders isn't a partisan idea. It's common sense, and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are stepping up to save lives."
The Problem: Traditional Penalties Don't Work
Speeding remains one of the leading causes of preventable traffic deaths in the U.S., killing over 11,000 people in 2024 alone. Research shows that vehicles involved in fatal crashes are disproportionately likely to have accumulated a long history of speeding violations, and an estimated 75% of drivers with suspended licenses continue to drive anyway. ISA technology closes that gap: using GPS and speed-limit data, it physically prevents a vehicle from exceeding the posted speed limit, targeting only the small number of drivers whose licenses have already been suspended or revoked for extreme or repeat speeding, street racing, or reckless driving.
2026 Session: States That Passed Stop Super Speeders Legislation
Building on 2024's D.C. law and 2025 enactments in Virginia and Washington, six additional states enacted Stop Super Speeders laws or budget provisions in 2026:
Arizona — HB 2417. The House passed the bill 33-21 with 6 not voting, then it received a supermajority vote in the Senate. Sponsored by Rep. Quang Nguyen (R-LD1), Gov. Katie Hobbs signed it into law as the "Stop Super Speeders Law."
Georgia — SB 160. Sponsored by Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick (R-32), who cited "overwhelming, bipartisan support" from colleagues in both chambers. Signed by Gov. Brian Kemp, making Georgia the fifth jurisdiction nationally to enact Stop Super Speeders legislation.
Hawai'i — HB 2023 / SB 2696 (Act 260). Introduced by the state transportation agency, it cleared several committee substitutes (HD2, SD1, CD1) before Gov. Green let it become Act 260.
Illinois — HB 4948. After the 77-24 House vote and unanimous 18-0 committee vote, the full Senate passed it 49-9. Governor JB Pritzker has since signed it into law. Sponsored by Rep. Martha "Marti" Deuter (D-Elmhurst, 45th District) and Sen. Julie Morrison (D-Lake Forest, 29th District).
Maryland — HB 107 / SB 366. Sponsors: Del. Nick Allen (D-8) sponsored HB 107, and Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher (D-18) sponsored SB 366. Signed by Gov. Wes Moore.
New York — Enacted as part of the FY2027 State Budget (A10008/S9008, Part D). New York was the first state where Stop Super Speeders legislation was introduced, at the urging of Families for Safe Streets, whose members helped craft the original bill and lobby for it over several legislative sessions. That standalone bill was sponsored by Sen. Andrew Gounardes (D-26, Bay Ridge) and Assemblymember Emily Gallagher (D-50, Greenpoint), though the version that ultimately passed was folded into the FY2027 budget rather than advanced as their standalone legislation. This is the only bill so far tied to camera-issued (automated) speeding tickets rather than in-person citations — vehicles that rack up 16+ camera violations in a year trigger the ISA requirement. It's expected to be the most far-reaching of the state laws, with roughly 10,000 drivers annually projected to fall under the mandate
Virginia's earlier law also reached a major milestone this session: on July 1, 2026, Virginia became the first state in the nation to implement a statewide Stop Super Speeders program, empowering judges to order ISA installation for repeat and extreme speeding offenders as an alternative to license suspension.
Bipartisan Momentum Builds Nationwide
What began with a handful of states has become one of the fastest-growing bipartisan road safety movements in the country. Stop Super Speeders bills were introduced in dozens of states this year, carried by Republican and Democratic sponsors alike — from Arizona's Rep. Quang Nguyen to New Hampshire's Sen. Denise Ricciardi, and signed into law by governors on both sides of the aisle, including Georgia's Gov. Brian Kemp and New York's Gov. Kathy Hochul. As Arizona State University professor and crash survivor David King put it: "This legislation addresses the outsized risk posed by repeat high-speed offenders while preserving people's ability to work and stay mobile," a framing that has resonated across the political spectrum as a narrowly tailored, non-surveillance approach that keeps roads safer without restricting law-abiding drivers.
FSS Members Take the Story to the Media
Crash survivors and family members who have lost loved ones have been the driving force behind the campaign's momentum, sharing their stories in statehouses and in the press. The campaign has generated more than 100 news stories nationally, many of them centered on FSS members' personal accounts. A few highlights:
USA Today, "What is a Super Speeder?" — coverage of New York City's proposal to require speed limiters for repeat offenders
The New York Times, "NYC to Require Speed Limiters for Repeat Speeders"
People Magazine, "After 12-Year-Old Run Over Near Home, Mom Trying to Fix America's Deadly Roads"
The Hill, "Speeding Driver Safety Tech"
Newsweek, "New York Speeding Devices Cars"
FSS members took to op-ed pages across the country to make the case directly to lawmakers and the public (these are just a few examples among many). A joint op-ed from Sen. Denise Ricciardi and Jeff Rogers in New Hampshire's Union Leader, "Stopping super speeders can save lives in New Hampshire," saw Rogers share his own crash story to illustrate why the state's current approach, in his words, "is not working." In North Carolina, Wendy Salazar, whose 6-year-old son Liam Lagunas was killed in a 2021 street-racing crash and whose advocacy led to the passage of "Liam's Law" increasing penalties for street racing, wrote in the North State Journal that while that law was an important step, it can only punish a crash after it happens; she urged lawmakers to also pass House Bill 1199's Intelligent Speed Assistance provision so the state can "stop the next driver before the crash happens." In Missouri, Asia Dunmore wrote in The Kansas City Star about losing her mother, Michelle Dunmore, to a hit-and-run speeding driver on Troost Avenue in 2023, urging support for House Bill 3317 and citing data from the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety that speed is the single most common factor in the state's fatal crashes, involved in 36% of traffic deaths. Beyond op-eds, FSS members also spoke out and testified directly before lawmakers: in New York, Darnell Sealy-McCrorey, Amber Adler, and Raul Ampuero testified in Albany, with Ampuero sharing the story of his 9-year-old son, killed by a reckless driver in 2018, as motivation for the campaign.
Crash victims and survivors remain available for media interviews.
On the Ground: Lobby Days & Testimony
The session's momentum was powered as much by grassroots advocacy days as by statehouse votes. In back-to-back weeks this spring, FSS chapters brought crash survivors and families to capitols on opposite coasts:
North Carolina — Raleigh, May 6. NC Families for Safe Streets hosted a full day of advocacy at the state legislature, featuring a demonstration and press conference followed by meetings with lawmakers throughout the day. The push helped move House Bill 1199 out of the House Judiciary Committee, with FSS commending the committee for advancing legislation to hold the state's most dangerous repeat speeding offenders accountable. State crash data show 378 people were killed in speed-related crashes in North Carolina in 2024 alone, with 62% of fatal speed-related crashes tied to habitual offenders. Since North Carolina has a late session, the bill is still progressing.
California — Sacramento, May 5. Bay Area FSS and Walk SF brought more than 20 crash survivors, family members, and advocates to Sacramento for a day of advocacy supporting Assembly Bill 2276 (Soria), holding more than 30 meetings with legislators and staff. Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria and Senator Henry Stern joined survivors at the event. "We can't wait — our families are hurting. People die on these streets every single day," Sen. Stern told the crowd.
New York — Albany, March 17. FSS members joined Sen. Andrew Gounardes, Assemblymember Emily Gallagher, and Transportation Alternatives for a rally and day of lobbying calling on the governor and legislature to include the Stop Super Speeders Act in the state budget. FSS member Raul Ampuero spoke about losing his 9-year-old son on Northern Boulevard in 2018, and Darnell Sealy-McCrorey, whose daughter Niyell was killed by a speeding driver, later said the trips to Albany and the "countless phone calls, rallies," finally paid off when the bill passed in the state budget in May.
Beyond the dedicated lobby days, FSS members have shown up in person and virtually, testifying before state legislative hearings in more than a dozen states this year to put a human face on the campaign for lawmakers directly. In North Carolina, Ryan Moeller told a House committee about his mother, Joan Drake, who was killed by a driver going 98 mph in Clayton, while fellow advocate Allison Simpson described watching her husband, Matt Simpson, die after being struck while biking with their two young children. In California, FSS chapter member Julie Nicholson testified about being hit by a speeding driver in San Francisco's Panhandle. Similar testimony has been heard in statehouses from Arizona to Maryland to Minnesota, as FSS members have made clear to legislators, again and again, that this is not an abstract policy debate but a matter of life and death for families across the country.
Building the Coalition
The push behind Stop Super Speeders legislation was never just one organization's campaign. It drew on national advocacy groups, state and local safety chapters, and institutional backing from the agencies that set traffic safety policy. Families for Safe Streets anchored the grassroots effort nationally, while partners like Walk San Francisco, AARP NY, Phoenix Rising, Ride Illinois, and over a hundred others helped organize lobby days, testified in support, met with local legislators, and publicly voiced their support to move individual bills forward. That advocacy was reinforced by institutional validation: the Governors Highway Safety Association released a guidebook this spring to help state highway safety offices advance ISA adoption; the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators' Board of Directors approved model legislation in January 2026 after convening a working group of state and federal officials, on which Families for Safe Streets is represented as a technical advisor, with model rulemaking guidance now underway; and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has continued to document ISA as a tool for reducing speeding-related crashes, while the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has contributed research on real-world ISA performance that legislators leaned on in committee hearings. Together, this mix of grassroots pressure and institutional credibility gave lawmakers the confidence to act.
Looking Ahead
With six new states enacting Stop Super Speeders laws in 2026 — on top of D.C., Virginia, and Washington — and active bills still moving in North Carolina, and beyond, Families for Safe Streets is already gearing up for the 2027 legislative season. The organization plans to build on this year's bipartisan wins, expand its coalition of survivors and lawmakers, and continue pushing ISA technology as a proven, life-saving solution for the drivers who pose the greatest risk on America's roads.
"Speeding deaths are preventable," Cohen said. "The tools already exist. Let's use them."
About Families for Safe Streets
Families for Safe Streets is a national organization of crash survivors and family members who have lost loved ones to traffic violence, working to end preventable traffic deaths through advocacy, education, and support. Learn more about the Stop Super Speeders campaign at familiesforsafestreets.org/stop-super-speeders.
