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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: February 7, 2008
Time and Place: 2:00 PM/Senate Room B

S.B. 73 License plates, special; issuance marking sesquicentennial of Civil War.

Patron: Howell

Special license plates; sesquicentennial of the American Civil War.  Authorizes the issuance of special license plates marking the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War.  In addition to the prescribed cost of state license plates, these plates will be subject to a one-time surcharge of $15; $5 of this $15 will be paid to the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission to support its operation and programs in Virginia.  Minimum order requirements, etc., established by § 46.2-725 will not apply to these plates.  The authorization expires on July 1, 2015, the same date on which the Commission's mandate expires.

A BILL to authorize the issuance of special license plates marking the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War; fees.

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S.B. 84 License plates, special; issuance to U.S. Air Force retirees.

Patron: Cuccinelli

Special license plates; U.S. Air Force retirees. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for retired members of the United States Air Force.

A BILL to authorize the issuance of special license plates for retired members of the United States Air Force.

087036216

S.B. 154 License plates, special; issuance promoting tourism and conservation on the Northern Neck.

Patron: Stuart

Special license plates; promoting tourism and conservation on the Northern Neck.  Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates to promote tourism and conservation on the Northern Neck.  The annual surcharge for these plates is $25, instead of the standard $10 for most other nonrevenue-sharing special license plates. For each set of plates issued (after the first 1,000 sets), $15 will go to the Northern Neck Land Conservancy to support its operation and programs.

A BILL to authorize the issuance of special license plates promoting tourism and conservation on the Northern Neck; fees.

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S.B. 266 License plates, special; issuance to Purple Heart recipients.

Patron: Deeds

Special license plate; Purple Heart recipients.  Eliminates the annual $10 surcharge for issuance of Purple Heart special license plates.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-742 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Special license plates for persons awarded Purple Heart; fee.

080588220

S.B. 388 License plates, special; issuance to active and retired members of United States Air Force.

Patron: Martin

Special license plates; U.S. Air Force.  Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for members and retired members of the U.S. Air Force.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-743 of the Code of Virginia, relating to special license plates for members and retired members of the United States Air Force.

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S.B. 422 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of Appalachian Trail.

Patron: Puckett

Special license plates; supporters of the Appalachian Trail.  Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates to supporters of the Appalachian Trail. The annual surcharge for these plates would be $25, instead of the standard $10 for most other nonrevenue-sharing special license plates. For each set of plates issued (after the first 1,000 sets), $15 will go to the Appalachian Trail Commission to support its operation and programs in Virginia.

A BILL to authorize the issuance of special license plates to supporters of the Appalachian Trail; fees.

083496828

S.B. 453 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; increases membership.

Patron: Petersen

Northern Virginia Transportation Authority.  Alters the membership of the Authority to provide for a mayor from a town within a county that is a member of the Authority.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-4832 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Northern Virginia Transportation Authority members.

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S.B. 475 License plates, special; issuance of those bearing symbols, etc. of business entities.

Patron: Hanger

Special license plates; business logos.  Authorizes the issuance of special license plates bearing the symbols, emblems, or logotypes of business entities.

A BILL to authorize the issuance of special license plates bearing the symbols, emblems, or logotypes of business entities.

083436232

S.B. 492 Vital Records, Office of, et al.; development of alternative verification system.

Patron: Hanger

Real ID; alternative verification system.  Requires the Department of Health's Office of Vital Records, along with the Department of Motor Vehicles and other appropriate state and local agencies, to develop and implement a plan to provide Virginia resident verification, as an alternative to the requirements of the federal Real ID Act of 2005. The measure specifies that Virginia shall not comply with the unfunded mandates of the Real ID Act.

A BILL to require the Office of Vital Records to develop a Virginia Resident verification system.

084745232

S.B. 527 Regional jail vehicles; equipped with colored warning lights.

Patron: Houck

Definitions; law-enforcement vehicle.  Defines "law-enforcement vehicle" as any vehicle owned and operated by or under the direction of a government agency and used for the enforcement of criminal, traffic, and/or penal laws within the Commonwealth.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1022 of the Code of Virginia, relating to flashing warning lights.

083830244

S.B. 600 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of SpiritWorks Foundation Center for the Soul.

Patron: Norment

Special license plates; supporters of SpiritWorks Foundation Center for the Soul.  Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates bearing the legend "LIVE DRUG FREE." The annual surcharge for these plates would be $25, instead of the standard $10 for most other nonrevenue-sharing special license plates. For each set of plates issued (after the first 1,000 sets), $15 will go to SpiritWorks Foundation Center for the Soul to support its operation and programs in Virginia.

A BILL to authorize the issuance of special license plates to supporters of SpiritWorks Foundation Center for the Soul; fees.

086536284

S.B. 707 Towing and Recovery Operators, Board of; postpones regulations promulgated thereby.

Patron: Norment

Board of Towing and Recovery Operators.  Postpones until July 1, 2010, the effective date of any regulations promulgated by the Board, the requirement that tow truck operators have tow truck driver authorization documents issued by the Board, and the requirement that towing and recovery services have and display licenses issued by the Board. The bill also alters composition of the Board.  Regulations recommended by the Board shall be presented to the Senate and House Transportation Committees for their consideration during the 2009 General Assembly session.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-2801, 46.2-2809, 46.2-2814, 46.2-2819, 46.2-2820, and 46.2-2824 of the Code of Virginia, relating to powers, duties, and regulations of the Board of Towing and Recovery Operators.

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S.B. 720 HOT lanes; additional lanes on I-95 or I-395 in or between Arlington County & Spotsylvania County.

Patron: Barker

HOT lane construction contracts.  Requires that any contract for the construction of any additional lanes on Interstate Route 95 or Interstate Route 395 in or between Arlington County and Spotsylvania County must specify that average vehicle speeds of at least 45 miles per hour must be maintained along Interstate Route 95 or Interstate Route 395 between the Capital Beltway and the southern terminus of the HOT lanes on Interstate Route 95. The contract must also specify monetary penalties to be paid by the contractor or operator of the HOT lanes if and when these average vehicle speeds are not met. The bill also corrects a technical error.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.1-56.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 33.1-56.2:1, relating to HOT lanes.

084843201

S.B. 750 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of National D-Day Memorial Foundation.

Patron: Stosch

Special license plates; National D-Day Memorial Foundation; fees.  Authorizes the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue revenue-sharing license plates to supporters of the National D-Day Memorial Foundation.

A BILL to authorize the issuance of special license plates to supporters of the National D-Day Memorial Foundation; fees.

082248332

S.B. 758 License plates, special; issuance to family members of certain persons killed in military service.

Patron: Ruff

Special license plates; immediate family members of persons killed in military service in Afghanistan or Iraq since September 11, 2001.  Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to immediate family members of persons killed in military service in Afghanistan or Iraq since September 11, 2001.

A BILL to authorize the issuance of special license plates for immediate family members of persons who died in military service in Afghanistan and Iraq since September 11, 2001.

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S.B. 763 Changeable electronic variable message signs; imposes a moratorium on erection of advertisements.

Patron: Ticer

Changeable electronic variable message signs.  Imposes a moratorium on the erection or conversion of advertisements and advertising structures into changeable electronic variable message signs.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.1-369 of the Code of Virginia, relating to changeable electronic variable message signs; moratorium on installations and conversions.

084832336