Several new laws take effect on July 1, 2025 in Virginia, addressing workplace accountability, road safety, education, and digital protections for children. A new overtime law requires all state employers to pay time-and-a-half for hours worked beyond 40 in a week. Other laws include the expansion of speed cameras and the elimination of legacy admissions in Virginia’s public colleges. Under law, content creators whose content regularly involves a child (or their likeness) must maintain records related to the child's appearance in the content and the compensation generated from it. READ MORE: New Virginia laws go in effect July 1: Here's what you need to knowCareless drivingThis law strengthens protections of pedestrians, cyclists and vulnerable road users by removing vague language like "careless or distracted driving" and requiring drivers to stop for pedestrians.