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2005 SESSION

House Transportation

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• HB 1493 Motor vehicle window tinting films; lowers percentage on front side windows.
• HB 1494 DMV records; free abstracts for certain volunteer vehicle operators.
• HB 1501 License plates, special; issuance to members of U.S. Naval Construction Force (Seabees).
• HB 1525 Motor vehicle insurance license tax; revenues deposited in Transportation Trust Fund.
• HB 1526 Noise abatement; policies of VDOT.
• HB 1527 Audit proposals; acceptance of certain proposals by Transportation Commissioner.
• HB 1528 High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes; prohibits use; certain trucks and tractor-trailor combinations.
• HB 1531 High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes; allows use for emergency vehicles.
• HB 1537 Highway right-of-way; use of by Town of Dumfries for construction of debris barrier.
• HB 1539 Disabled parking license plates and placards; issuance by podiatrists and chiropractors.
• HB 1540 License plates, special; additional fee for members of Fraternal Order of Police.
• HB 1548 Highway maintenance and construction funding; special revenue sharing funds for certain towns.
• HB 1563 DMV; assessment of additonal fees on certain drivers.
• HB 1564 DMV; assessment of fees on certain drivers.
• HB 1574 High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes; limits use by certain law-enforcement vehicles.
• HB 1576 Accidents; requires persons involved to provide license plate number and state of registration.
• HB 1587 Accidents; procedure when involving unattended property.
• HB 1597 Roanoke Regional Airport Commission; allows Commission to change name.
• HB 1600 License plates, special ; issuance to members of United Daughters of the Confederacy.
• HB 1601 U.S. Mail signs on U.S. mail vehicles; use.
• HB 1602 Environmental impact reviews; completion within six months of project funding.
• HB 1609 Route 29 bypass; reimbursement of federal funds.
• HB 1611 Special identification cards; fees.
• HB 1613 License plates, special ; local government logos, fees.
• HB 1614 License plates, special ; issuance to persons awarded Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.
• HB 1625 Driver's licenses and learner's permits; prohibited to persons incapable of English communication.
• HB 1628 Mopeds; allows City of Charlottesville to limit operations.
• HB 1630 VASCAR speed determination devices; allows City of Charlottesville to use.
• HB 1632 Advertisements; allows Charlottesville to enter into agreements with Transportation Commissioner.
• HB 1640 Registration of uninsured motor vehicles; increases fee.
• HB 1656 Ronald Wilson Reagan Memorial Highway; designating a portion of Route 234 in Prince William County.
• HB 1660 License plates, special; issuance of those bearing legend: TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE.
• HB 1672 Motor vehicle titling; allows correction of errors in titling process.
• HB 1688 Motor vehicle safety inspection approval stickers; allows extension for military personnel.
• HB 1705 Manville Veterans Memorial Bridge; designating as Route 665 bridge over Copper Creek in Scott Co.
• HB 1708 Joe D. Meade Bridge; designating as new pedestrian bridge over Route 71 in Scott County.
• HB 1710 All-terrain vehicles (ATVs); allows limited over-the-road operation in Lee County.
• HB 1718 DMV-issued documents; adequate proof of U.S. citizenship.
• HB 1722 Reckless driving; restricted license.
• HB 1724 License plates, special; issuance to contributors of Va Housing Partnership Revolving Fund.
• HB 1725 License plates, special; bearing legend: DRIVE SMART.
• HB 1730 Driver's license; exempts reinstatement fees for health reasons.
• HB 1734 License plates, special; issuance to members of Fraternal Order of Police.
• HB 1736 Motor vehicle dealers; prohibits coercion by motor vehicle manufacturers and distributors.
• HB 1749 Special license plates; expired authorizations.
• HB 1758 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
• HB 1783 Residue parcels of land; Transportation Commissioner to offer parcels to local governing bodies.
• HB 1784 Subdivision streets; taking into secondary highway system.
• HB 1825 Highway right-of-way; use of by Town of Dumfries for construction of debris barrier.
• HB 1830 Cell phones; prohibits use while driving.
• HB 1855 Highway construction; VDOT required to follow certain actions if new project in Northern Virginia.
• HB 1859 Motorists; prohibits certain activities on highways in Town of Vienna.
• HB 1861 Route 674; prohibits hazardous materials in Fairfax County.
• HB 1883 Bicycles; use of lights.
• HB 1891 Automobile graveyard; definition.
• HB 1893 Deputy Cliff Dicker Memorial Hwy.; designating as portion of Route 100 in Wythe County.
• HB 1895 License plates, special; issuance commemorating 100th anniversary of City of Galax.
• HB 1931 Recreational access funding; limitations.
• HB 1949 Motor vechicle insurance; coverage for certain vehicles.
• HB 1954 Highway construction, maintenance, and improvement contracts; authority of Transportation Comm.
• HB 1962 Cell phones; prohibits use while driving.
• HB 1968 Parking; allows Fairfax County and towns within its boundaries to regulate.
• HB 1972 Northern Virginia Transportation District Program; to include interchange in Loudoun County.
• HB 1973 Motor vehicle inspection stations; liability insurance.
• HB 1982 Motor vehicle driver's seat; adjustment.
• HB 1983 Video display in motor vehicles; prohibits in view of driver.
• HB 1984 Motor vehicles; prohibits certain vehicle sound systems.
• HB 1990 License plates, special; issuance to members and supporters of Mustang Club of America.
• HB 1999 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of Salem Avalanche baseball team.
• HB 2013 Heritage Music Trail: The Crooked Road; designating as certain highways in Southwest Virginia.
• HB 2019 License plates, special; prohibits issuance unless certain requirements met.
• HB 2020 Highway repairs; use of steel plates.
• HB 2022 Motor vehicle dealers; sale & distribution of fire-fighting equipmt., ambulances & funeral vehicles.
• HB 2025 Electric-powered and gasoline-powered wheeled devices; definition.
• HB 2028 Mopeds; regulation by local ordinances.
• HB 2049 Virginia Capital Trail; designating portion of Route 5 between City of Richmond and Jamestown.
• HB 2067 Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission; provisions for members.
• HB 2068 Law-enforcement officers of Marine Resources Commission; free use of certain toll facilities.
• HB 2082 Motor vehicle safety inspections; prohibits imposition of fee by Superintendent of State Police.
• HB 2084 Highway construction, maintenance, & improvmt.; Comm. to let all Dept. of Transportation contracts.
• HB 2093 Transportation enhancement project; certain percentage of grants expended for environmental studies.
• HB 2099 Transportation Investment Bond Act of 2005; created.
• HB 2119 Drivers licenses; issuance of restricted licenses for traffic offenses.
• HB 2129 License plates, special; persons convicted to use yellow plates with red letters and numbers.
• HB 2133 Motorcycles; allows toll-free use of facilities.
• HB 2134 Recording devices in motor vehicles; ownership of data.
• HB 2135 Motor vehicle insurance; prohibits insurers from incl. in policy access to recorded data, penalty.
• HB 2141 Towing and recovery businesses; posting of certain information.
• HB 2145 Port Authority; service charge payments to localities.
• HB 2156 Speed limits; may be set on nonsurface treated highways in Montgomery County.
• HB 2175 Mopeds; changes in provisions.
• HB 2178 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of Shenandoah National Park Association.
• HB 2179 License plates, special; issuance to those awarded Combat Infantryman Badge.
• HB 2186 Motor vehicle safety inspection approval stickers; allows extension for military personnel.
• HB 2187 License plates, special; increases fee for certain officials and constitutional officers.
• HB 2189 Motor vehicle registration; requires permanent registration for buses.
• HB 2193 Driver's licenses; reduction in number of written tests given for renewal.
• HB 2196 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of Robert Russa Moton Museum.
• HB 2199 Motorcycles; safety inspection.
• HB 2224 Transportation Board; changes in provisions.
• HB 2226 Urban and secondary highway systems; allocates funds among affected jurisdictions on certain basis.
• HB 2229 Transportation expenses; reimbursement by localities for certain.
• HB 2230 Mopeds; regulation in Northern Virginia Planning District.
• HB 2249 Motorists; prohibits certain activities on highways in Albemarle and Greene Counties.
• HB 2256 Motor vehicle safety inspection stations; standards.
• HB 2259 Road flares; maliciously running over.
• HB 2270 License plates, special; issuance of those bearing legend: VIRGINIA WINES.
• HB 2271 License plates, special; issuance of those promoting lung cancer research and awareness.
• HB 2272 License plates, special; issuance to scuba divers.
• HB 2275 Warning lights; use of red and white lights by Department of Environmental Quality.
• HB 2277 Oversize vehicles; use of cameras in identification.
• HB 2278 Oversize vehicles; driving into or through tunnels, penalty.
• HB 2293 Motor vehicle titles; allows creation of electronic certificates of title.
• HB 2307 Logo sign program; Dept. of Transportation, et al, to determine which businesses qualify.
• HB 2311 Towing and storage charges; increased.
• HB 2312 Immobilized and abandoned vehicles; recovery of fees and charges by towing and storage companies.
• HB 2322 Highway construction; allocation of primary system funds.
• HB 2330 Highway improvement funds; revenue sharing fund program to include cities and towns.
• HB 2331 Private roads; designated as highways for law-enforcement purposes.
• HB 2333 Loitering; prohibited on certain bridges.
• HB 2334 Mopeds; operation on highways.
• HB 2335 Eluding of police; seizure and forfeiture of motor vehicle.
• HB 2336 William H. Hume and Jean Emmons McCarty Hume Memorial Bridge; designating portion of Route 688.
• HB 2342 License plates, special; issuance to law-enforcement chaplains.
• HB 2343 Safety glass in motor vehicles; requirements.
• HB 2355 Highway construction; allocation of primary system funds.
• HB 2380 Mopeds; regulation by local ordinances.
• HB 2385 Anthony S. and Edna Ridley King Commemorative Bridge.
• HB 2387 License plates, special; issuance to Veterans of Foreign Wars members.
• HB 2388 High-speed vehicle pursuit; policy.
• HB 2390 Motor vehicles; prohibits certain wheel covers.
• HB 2398 Country Music Highway; requires signs to be certain size and design.
• HB 2400 Heritage Music Trail: The Crooked Road; designating as certain highways in Southwest Virginia.
• HB 2418 Speed limits; definition of in residence and business districts.
• HB 2426 Motor fuels tax; allows revenue disbursement to locality where revenue was generated.
• HB 2434 Motor vehicle safety inspection stations; garage liability insurance.
• HB 2435 Motor vehicles; notice of impoundment.
• HB 2442 Transportation District Act of 1964; powers of district commissions. 
• HB 2443 Public-Private Transportation Act; allows local governments to act as responsible public entities.
• HB 2465 Billboard sign; histor. district & sensitive areas are excluded from mainten. & repair guideline.
• HB 2468 Event data recorders in motor vehicles; manufacturers to disclose.
• HB 2469 Recording devices in motor vehicles; access to data.
• HB 2497 Motor vehicles; prohibits certain vehicle sound systems.
• HB 2501 License plates, special; issuance to members and supporters of Northern Virginia Swim League.
• HB 2502 Motor vehicle license fees; changes in provisions.
• HB 2508 Electronic summons; allows use for reportable motor vehicle violations.
• HB 2509 Driver's licenses and special identification cards; requirements for issuance.
• HB 2530 License plates, special; issuance to U.S. Marine Corps veterans.
• HB 2544 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of Deep Creek High School.
• HB 2554 Interstate Route 81 Safety Taskforce; created.
• HB 2572 License plates, special; issuance of those bearing names, numbers, colors of stock car drivers.
• HB 2575 Overweight permits; issuance to trucks hauling products produced from gas or oil wells.
• HB 2576 H. Paul Buskell Memorial Bridge.
• HB 2578 Resident engineers of VDOT; replaces reference with representatives of Dept. of Transportation.
• HB 2580 License plates; allows dealers to transfer customers' plates to purchased vehicles.
• HB 2581 Motor vehicle dealers; requirements.
• HB 2589 Port Republic Road; designating certain portion as a component of the primary highway system.
• HB 2592 Highway maintenance, construction or reconstruction; payments to Town of Broadway.
• HB 2596 Rail Enhancement Fund; portion of tax on motor vehicle rentals to be deposited therein.
• HB 2597 License plates, special; issuance to recipients of National Defense Service Medal.
• HB 2605 Hwy. rest areas; federal grants to be used to convert into welcome centers for anticipated tourism.
• HB 2608 Law-enforcement vehicles, decommissioned; state to place in highway medians to deter law violation.
• HB 2609 Parking; prohibited on entrance and exit ramps of controlled access highways.
• HB 2630 Highway construction; special funds for localities.
• HB 2637 Certificate for Driving; issuance to persons unable to establish legal presence.
• HB 2658 Toll facility operators; postpones sunset provision for release of personal data by DMV.
• HB 2666 Public-Private Transportation Act ; provisions for streamlining and enhancing.
• HB 2677 Pedestrian and bicycle regional advisory committees; VDOT to establish program therefor.
• HB 2690 Utility trailers; reflectors to be used on rear.
• HB 2698 Truck parking; allows Fairfax County and towns within its boundaries to limit.
• HB 2715 Toll facilities; allows operators of emergency vehicles and equipment free use thereof.
• HB 2736 Transportation, Department of; various Funds and Board created within.
• HB 2754 Towing and recovery operators; licensure.
• HB 2763 Transportation projects; removes certain designated as funded from Priority Transpotation Fund.
• HB 2771 Insurance license tax; Transportation Investment Fund; one-third of revenues deposited therein.
• HB 2772 Suspension or revocation of driver's licenses, etc. ; begins on date conviction is final.
• HB 2776 License plates, special; issuance to veterans of U.S. Army.
• HB 2781 License plates, special; issuance to Master Gardeners.
• HB 2792 License plates, special; issuance to quilters.
• HB 2793 Transportation Partnership Opportunity Fund; created.
• HB 2794 Mopeds; definition, regulations, and inspection requirements.
• HB 2812 PPTA; schedule of deadlines for consideration of solicited or unsolicited proposals.
• HB 2822 Motor vehicle title; DMV to issue new upon presentation from another state by operation of law.
• HB 2834 Contract carriers; limits hours for drivers transporting employees in course of their employment.
• HB 2841 Speed limits; maximum on Route 460 in Rich Creek.
• HB 2849 License plates, special; expiration of clean special fuel provision therefor.
• HB 2856 Heritage Music Trail: The Crooked Road; designating as certain highways in Southwest Virginia.
• HB 2875 License plates, special; issuance of those bearing legend: SURF RIDER.
• HB 2895 Motor vehicles; regulating modification of exhaust systems to be within certain noise emission.
• HB 2905 Willard Owens Memorial Highway; designating as Route 609 in Buchanan County.
• HB 2938 Michael Todd Blanton Memorial Bridge.
• SB 710 Motorists; prohibits certain activities on highways in Town of Vienna.
• SB 740 Heritage Music Trail: The Crooked Road; designating as certain highways in Southwest Virginia.
• SB 774 Speed limits; may be set on nonsurface treated highways in Montgomery County.
• SB 789 Special identification cards; expiration on person's 16th birthday.
• SB 813 Logo sign program; fee shall be collected by Transp. Comm. from entity for purpose of participating.
• SB 815 Toll facilities; use of photo-monitoring systems.
• SB 820 License plates, special; issuance of those bearing legend: DRIVE SMART.
• SB 821 Driver's license, acceptability of foreign; allowance of learner's permit if at least 19 yrs. old.
• SB 822 Headlights; allows emergency vehicles to flash after dark in certain localities.
• SB 823 Closed circuit video monitors; allows use of.
• SB 837 King Family Memorial Bridge; designating as portion of Route 260.
• SB 845 Advertisements; allows Charlottesville to enter into agreements with Transportation Commissioner.
• SB 884 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of Salem Avalanche baseball team.
• SB 911 Motor vehicle dealers; towing, recovery, & storage operators need not be licensed as dealers.
• SB 919 G.A. Treakle Memorial Bridge and T. Ray Hassell, III Memorial Highway; designating.
• SB 925 Video display in motor vehicles; prohibits obscene videos.
• SB 929 Blue Star Memorial Highway; designating as Route 1 in Fairfax County.
• SB 944 H. Paul Buskell Memorial Bridge; designating as Route 460 Cedar Bluff bypass bridge.
• SB 954 Mopeds; allows city of Charlottesville to limit operations.
• SB 955 VASCAR speed determination devices; allows City of Charlottesville to use.
• SB 965 Driver's licenses and special identification cards; requirements for issuance.
• SB 972 Special identification cards; allows driver to exchange license without fee.
• SB 980 Improper driving; penalty.
• SB 985 Highway construction; advance of funds by counties, reimbursement by VDOT when become available.
• SB 1016 Overlength trucks; prohibits on certain highways.
• SB 1033 Virginia Capital Trail.
• SB 1039 Mopeds; regulations.
• SB 1058 License plates, special; exempts certain military veterans from fees.
• SB 1060 Motor medics pilot program; created in South Hampton Roads area.
• SB 1108 Public-Private Transportation Act; changes in provisions.
• SB 1198 Commercial vehicle driver's licenses; changes in provisions.
• SB 1205 Driver's licenses; disposition of surrendered licenses on revocation or suspension.
• SB 1210 Speed limits; maximum on Route 17 between Port Royal and Saluda.
• SB 1223 Speed limits; maximum on Routes 29 and 460.
• SB 1229 Speed limits; maximum on U.S. Route 58.
• SB 1234 Motor vehicle title; DMV to issue new upon presentation from another state by operation of law.
• SB 1261 Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission; provisions for members.
• SB 1297 80th U.S. Army Reserve Division Highway; designating as portions of Rts. 144, 1, and 150.