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2008 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Transportation

Chairman: Yvonne B. Miller

Clerk: Bonnie W. Shelhorse
Staff: Alan Wambold, Caroline Stalker
Date of Meeting: January 10, 2008
Time and Place: 2 pm/Senate Room B

S.B. 1 Civil remedial fees on certain drivers; repealed.

Patron: Houck

Civil remedial fees imposed on certain drivers.  Repeals § 46.2-206.1 of the Code of Virginia, which provided for imposition of civil remedial fees on certain drivers.  The bill further provides for refunds of any fees paid, with interest.

A BILL to repeal § 46.2-206.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to civil remedial fees imposed on certain drivers.

084418244

S.B. 4 Civil remedial fees on certain drivers; repealed.

Patron: Puller

Civil remedial fees imposed on certain drivers.  Repeals § 46.2-206.1 of the Code of Virginia, which provided for imposition of civil remedial fees on certain drivers.  The bill further provides for refunds of any fees paid, with interest.

A BILL to repeal § 46.2-206.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to civil remedial fees imposed on certain drivers.

083409304

S.B. 6 Civil remedial fees on certain drivers; repealed.

Patron: Lucas

Civil remedial fees imposed on certain drivers.  Repeals § 46.2-206.1 of the Code of Virginia, which provided for imposition of civil remedial fees on certain drivers.  The bill further provides for refunds of any fees paid, with interest.

A BILL to repeal § 46.2-206.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to civil remedial fees imposed on certain drivers.

082822260

S.B. 11 Rail Enhancement Fund; allows Director to waive certain requirements regarding project funding.

Patron: Miller, Y.B.

Rail Enhancement Fund.  Allows the Director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, with the approval of the Rail Advisory Board, to waive the requirement that projects funded by the Fund include a minimum of 30 percent cash or in-kind matching contribution from a private source, which may include a railroad, a regional authority, a local government source, or a combination of such sources. The bill also allows the use of funds from "federal governmental sources" in connection with projects funded from the Fund.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.1-221.1:1.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Rail Enhancement Fund.

088202276

S.B. 42 Civil remedial fees; repeals provision for those imposed on certain drivers.

Patron: Reynolds

Civil remedial fees imposed on certain drivers.  Repeals § 46.2-206.1 of the Code of Virginia, which provided for imposition of civil remedial fees on certain drivers.  The bill further provides for refunds of any fees paid, with interest.

A BILL to repeal § 46.2-206.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to civil remedial fees imposed on certain drivers.

087856316

S.B. 55 Tank wagons; increases total gross weight for overweight permits.

Patron: Houck

Overweight permits for tank wagons. Increases total gross weight from 36,000 to 40,000 pounds for overweight permits for tank wagons.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1144.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to overweight permits for tank wagons.

084482244

S.B. 57 Civil remedial fees; repeals provision for those imposed on certain drivers.

Patron: Colgan

Civil remedial fees imposed on certain drivers.  Repeals § 46.2-206.1 of the Code of Virginia, which provided for imposition of civil remedial fees on certain drivers.  The bill further provides for refunds of any fees paid, with interest.

A BILL to repeal § 46.2-206.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to civil remedial fees imposed on certain drivers.

088469212

S.B. 85 Civil remedial fees; repeals provision for those imposed on certain drivers.

Patron: Cuccinelli

Civil remedial fees on certain drivers.  Repeals § 46.2-206.1, which provides for the imposition of civil remedial fees on certain drivers.

A BILL to repeal § 46.2-206.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the imposition of civil remedial fees on certain drivers.

087786216

S.B. 108 Motor vehicle; forfeiture thereof for two offenses of driving without operator's license.

Patron: Cuccinelli

Impoundment of motor vehicle for driving without an operator's license.  Provides that any adult who is convicted of two offenses of driving without an operator's license shall suffer a 30-day impoundment of his motor vehicle.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-301.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to impoundment of motor vehicle for driving without an operator's license.

086593216

S.B. 113 Driver's license; penalty for driving without.

Patron: McDougle

Driving without a license; penalty.  Requires the court to suspend the driving privileges of a person convicted of driving without a license for a period not to exceed 90 days.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-300 of the Code of Virginia, relating to driving without a license; penalties.

083807272

S.B. 115 Traffic lights; creates Class 1 misdemeanor for running red light.

Patron: McDougle

Traffic lights; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for running a red light, if running the red light is the sole and proximate cause of the death of another.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-833 of the Code of Virginia, relating to traffic lights; penalty.

083804272

S.B. 160 Distribution of handbills, etc., in highway rights-of-way. 

Patron: McEachin

Distribution of handbills, etc., in highway rights-of-way.  Allows Arlington and Henrico Counties and the Town of Vienna to regulate distribution of handbills, etc., in all highway rights-of-way within their boundaries.  Present law restricts this power to secondary and urban highway system components.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-931 of the Code of Virginia, relating to regulation of distribution of handbills, etc., in highway rights-of-way.

088669273

S.B. 176 Hampton Roads Transportation Authority; taxes and fees of the Authority.

Patron: Blevins

Hampton Roads Transportation Authority; taxes and fees of the Authority.  Makes changes to the taxes and fees that may be imposed by the Authority as follows:  (i) reduces from $10 to $5 the annual motor vehicle inspection fee; (ii) eliminates the 5% sales tax on labor or services charged in the repair of motor vehicles; (iii) reduces the grantor’s fee that may be charged from $0.40 per $100 to $0.20 per $100; (iv) increases from 2% to 5% the retail sales tax on motor fuels sales; and (v) increases from 2% to 5% the fee that may be charged on the gross proceeds from the daily rental of motor vehicles.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-1167.1, 58.1-605, 58.1-606, 58.1-625.1, 58.1-802.1, 58.1-1724.3, and 58.1-2402.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to changes in the taxes and fees for imposition by the Hampton Roads Transportation Authority.

088197204

S.B. 224 Driver's license and registration; failure to carry.

Patron: McDougle

Driver's license and registration; failure to carry. Imposes a fine of between $50 and $250 for failing to carry a driver's license and vehicle registration card. The current fine is $10. The existing provision that the summons will be dismissed if the person produces a license that was issued to him before the summons was issued or a registration card remains unchanged.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-104 of the Code of Virginia, relating to driver's license and registration cards; failure to carry.

081529272