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2010 SESSION
Senate Transportation
MEMBERSHIP
Miller, Y.B. (Chairman), Houck, Marsh, Newman, Watkins, Puckett, Wagner, Blevins, Deeds, McDougle, Ticer, Smith, Miller, J.C., Marsden, McWaters
MEETS
Thursday, 2:00 p.m. Senate Room B
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- HB 61 Driver's licenses; release by DMV of photographs of deceased persons to family members.
- HB 97 Driver's license, restricted; issuance to out-of-state drivers.
- HB 98 Learner's permit, restricted; DMV to issue to certain persons 25 years of age or older.
- HB 163 Motor vehicles; prohibition on driving abreast does not apply to passing other vehicles.
- HB 190 Motor vehicle buyer's order; revises kinds of transactions involving dealer-arranged financing.
- HB 197 Secondary highway system; requirements for taking new streets into system.
- HB 209 Outdoor signs and advertising; penalties collected for violations of provisions.
- HB 214 HOV lanes; extends date for use by vehicle with clean special fuel license plates.
- HB 222 Secondary highway system; VDOT & DRPT to review new design standards components therefor.
- HB 333 Naming highways, etc.; allows Transportation Board to name.
- HB 350 Distribution of handbills, etc.; adds median & public roadway to places locality can regulate, etc.
- HB 365 Local vehicle licenses; agreements with DMV.
- HB 378 Golf carts; may cross at any intersection marked as a golf cart crossing in certain towns.
- HB 402 Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel; VDOT to accept for review unsolicited proposals to add capacity.
- HB 418 Transportation Board; rules and regulations.
- HB 421 Transportation Board; may allocate funds in Mass Transit Fund designated for capital purposes.
- HB 445 DMV eye exams; allows greater flexibility assessing applicants' and licensees' horizontal vision.
- HB 472 License plates, special; issuance to those bearing legend: FRIENDS OF COAL, etc.
- HB 473 Weight limits; extends sunset provision for trucks hauling gravel, etc., in coal-producing counties.
- HB 504 Speed limits; unposted maximum speed on nonsurface treated highways in Rappahannock County, 35 mph.
- HB 513 Motor vehicles; administrative impoundment thereof when driving without an operator's license.
- HB 516 Condemnations; highway construction.
- HB 530 Route 1; designating as Historic Route 1 in State.
- HB 538 Amber warning lights; allows non-tow trucks owned by towing and recovery businesses to be equipped.
- HB 549 Driver licenses and permits; requirement for renewal, etc., for person under medical review by DMV.
- HB 553 Signs; provides local government authority to regulate.
- HB 564 Norfolk/Virginia Beach light rail project; funds will be expended in accordance with FTA.
- HB 580 Vehicle license fees; allows localities to exempt members of certain sheriff's volunteer units.
- HB 631 Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner; advertising for bids.
- HB 692 Removal of motor vehicles; adds Prince William Co. to localities that may remove or immobilize.
- HB 746 Tolls; installation of video-monitoring/automatic vehicle identification systems for toll facility.
- HB 759 HOV lanes; allows certain military personnel to use in Hampton Roads regardless of passengers.
- HB 806 Alternative Fuels Revolving Fund; adds improvement of infrastructure such as refueling stations.
- HB 810 Vehicle lengths; increases triple saddle mount combination vehicles.
- HB 841 DMV; authorized to use National Change of Address System to update customer records.
- HB 849 Off-road recreational vehicles; localities to allow on certain highways within their boundaries.
- HB 856 Speed limits; increases on highways where it is presently 65 mph to 70 mph.
- HB 916 Driver's license, commercial; disqualification of license if convicted of manslaughter.
- HB 975 Motor vehicle titles; exempts special construction and forestry equipment from being titled.
- HB 1012 Motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers; addresses certain practices relating to warranty, etc.
- HB 1109 9/11 Heroes Memorial Highway; Route 27 adjacent to Pentagon in Arlington County designated thereas.
- HB 1158 Primary & secondary road projects; establishment & use of regional accounts by Transportation Board.
- HB 1159 Move over law; drivers to move left when approaching stationary vehicles displaying warning lights.
- HB 1240 Taxicab; shall bear roof sign & markings permanently affixed to exterior, etc., identifying vehicle.
- HB 1241 Metropolitan planning organizations; membership.
- HB 1269 Motor vehicle dealers; establishes conditions under which dealers may sell demonstrator vehicles.
- HB 1277 Vehicle registration; limits certain exemptions to pickup and panel trucks, etc.
- HB 1292 Photo-monitoring system; may enter into agreement with DMV to obtain vehicle owner information.
- HB 1295 Dulles Access Highway; enforcement through use of photo-monitoring system in conjunction with usage.
- HB 1334 Littering; prohibits disposal of cigarette butts on public property.
- SB 9 Safety belts; makes nonuse thereof a primary offense.
- SB 18 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of Virginia Kids Eat Free program, etc.
- SB 25 Trains; unlawful to board or ride with fraudulent or counterfeit ticket, penalty.
- SB 35 Distribution of handbills, etc.; adds median & public roadway to places locality can regulate, etc.
- SB 45 Disabled parking; windshield placard shall not show certain personal information.
- SB 76 Salem Highway Construction District Transportation Revenue Fund; established.
- SB 96 Eluding police; person is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
- SB 107 Learner's permit, restricted; DMV to issue to certain persons at least 25 years of age or older.
- SB 122 Administrative impoundment of motor vehicles; when driving without an operator's license.
- SB 140 Virginia ports; Governor may enter into agreement that transfers to a nongovernmental entity.
- SB 172 Speed limits; unposted maximum speed on nonsurface treated highways in Nelson County is 35 mph.
- SB 219 Safety belts; those 18 and under who are occupying a vehicle are required to wear.
- SB 228 Pedestrians crossing highways; duties of vehicles to stop to allow at marked crosswalks.
- SB 229 Safety belts; use required for all occupants of a motor vehicle.
- SB 230 Driver's license, provisional; restriction of cell phone use while driving.
- SB 254 Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner; advertising for bids.
- SB 255 Commonwealth Transportation Board; rules and regulations.
- SB 285 Unpaved secondary road fund; use of proceeds.
- SB 293 Motor vehicle dealers; establishes conditions under which dealers may sell demonstrator vehicles.
- SB 321 Motorcycles; allows law-enforcement officers on official duty to drive two abreast in a single lane.
- SB 351 Transportation programs; performance audit by Secretary of Transportation, report.
- SB 373 Off-road recreational vehicles; localities to allow on certain highways within their boundaries.
- SB 391 Toll facilities; civil penalties for failure to pay.
- SB 404 Clean special fuel vehicles; removes requirement that Commissioner provide written regulations.
- SB 405 Condemnations; highway construction.
- SB 406 Salvage vehicles; allows locality to require records to be reported to police.
- SB 435 TransDominion Express Commission; established.
- SB 479 DMV; authorized to use National Change of Address System to update customer records.
- SB 517 Wireless telecommunications devices; prohibits talking on such device unless in hands-free mode.
- SB 518 Safety belts; primary enforcement when violations are observed at traffic safety checkpoints.
- SB 522 Motorcycle dealers; increases radius of relevant market areas as that term applies thereto.
- SB 527 Motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers; addresses certain practices relating to warranty, etc.
- SB 537 Speed limits; increases on highways where it is presently 65 mph to 70 mph.
- SB 539 Water-damaged vehicles; obtaining salvage certificate.
- SB 552 HOV lanes; extends date for use by vehicle with clean special fuel license plates.
- SB 553 Increase transit use strategies; Secretary of Transportation to report annually to General Assembly.
- SB 566 Passing vehicles; any vehicle passing a bicycle, etc., shall pass at least three feet to left.
- SB 605 Virginia ports; requires approval of General Assembly before any sale or lease is permitted.
- SB 646 Tow trucks; certain requirements for connection between vehicles.
- SB 667 Dulles Access Highway; enforcement through use of photo-monitoring system in conjunction with usage.
- SB 696 HOV lanes; allows certain military personnel to use in Hampton Roads regardless of passengers.