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2010 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 18, 2010
Time and Place: 2:00PM/Senate Room B
ADDED: HB 975, 10:00 AM, 2/17

H.B. 163 Motor vehicles; prohibition on driving abreast does not apply to passing other vehicles.

Patron: Orrock

Vehicles driving abreast. Provides that the prohibition on vehicles driving abreast does not apply to vehicles lawfully overtaking and passing vehicles traveling in the same direction in a separate lane.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-857 of the Code of Virginia, relating to driving abreast in a single lane.

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H.B. 214 HOV lanes; extends date for use by vehicle with clean special fuel license plates.

Patron: Greason

HOV lanes; use by vehicle with clean special fuel license plates. Extends until July 1, 2011, the sunset on use of HOV lanes by clean special fuel vehicles, regardless of the number of occupants. This bill incorporates HB 320 and HB 980.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.1-46.2, as it is currently effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to designation and use of high-occupancy vehicle lanes.

10104337D

H.B. 333 Naming highways, etc.; allows Transportation Board to name.

Patron: Marshall, R.G.

Naming highways, etc. Allows the Commonwealth Transportation Board to name a highway, bridge, transportation facility, or interchange for a living person, group, or business entity if (i) the cost of construction of the bridge, highway, transportation facility, or interchange is paid by the person, group, or business entity, and (ii) the highway, bridge, transportation facility, or interchange has not already been named for a deceased individual.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.1-12 of the Code of Virginia, relating to naming of highways, bridges, transportation facilities, and interchanges by the Commonwealth Transportation Board.

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H.B. 365 Local vehicle licenses; agreements with DMV.

Patron: Ware, O.

Local vehicle licenses; agreements with DMV. Provides that DMV will refuse registration or renewal of registration of a vehicle if any parking citation fees are owed to any county, city, or town, not just the county, city, or town that has entered into an agreement with DMV to deny registrations to persons who owe that particular locality the fee.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-752 of the Code of Virginia, relating to taxes and fees imposed by counties, cities, and towns; issuance or renewal of vehicle registration.

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H.B. 378 Golf carts; may cross at any intersection marked as a golf cart crossing in certain towns.

Patron: Lewis

Golf carts. Provides that in towns with a population of 2,000 or less, a golf cart or utility vehicle may cross a highway at an intersection conspicuously marked as a golf cart crossing by signs posted by the Virginia Department of Transportation if the highway has a posted speed limit of no more than 35 miles per hour and the crossing is required as the only means to provide golf cart access from one part of the town to another part of the town.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-916.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to golf cart use on highways.

10104673D

H.B. 391 Highways; payments to cities and towns for maintenance of certain.

Patron: Lohr

Payments to cities and towns for maintenance of certain highways. Reduces unrestricted right-of-way widths from 50 to 40 feet and hard-surface widths from 30 to 22 feet before payment can be made by the Commissioner to any city or town for maintenance of certain highways if such highway was constructed on or after January 1, 2011 and is classified as a local street.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.1-41.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to payments to cities and towns for highway maintenance.

10103739D

H.B. 402 Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel; VDOT to accept for review unsolicited proposals to add capacity.

Patron: Oder

Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel; unsolicited proposals. Directs the Virginia Department of Transportation to accept for review unsolicited proposals to add capacity to the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel.

A BILL to require the Virginia Department of Transportation to accept for review unsolicited proposals to add physical capacity to the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel.

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H.B. 421 Transportation Board; may allocate funds in Mass Transit Fund designated for capital purposes.

Patron: Hope

Allocation by CTB of funds for transit projects.   Provides that, prior to the annual adoption of the Six-Year Improvement Program, the Commonwealth Transportation Board may allocate up to 20 percent of the funds in the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund designated for capital purposes to transit operating assistance if operating funds for the next fiscal year are estimated to be less than the current fiscal year's allocation, to attempt to maintain transit operations at approximately the same level as the previous fiscal year.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 58.1-638 of the Code of Virginia, relating to allocation by the Commonwealth Transportation Board of funds for transit projects.

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H.B. 538 Amber warning lights; allows non-tow trucks owned by towing and recovery businesses to be equipped.

Patron: Marshall, D.W.

Motor vehicle equipment; amber warning lights.  Allows non-tow trucks owned by towing and recovery businesses to be equipped with amber warning lights, provided the lights are lit only at towing and recovery sites.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1025 of the Code of Virginia, relating to equipping vehicles with amber warning lights.

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H.B. 549 Driver licenses and permits; requirement for renewal, etc., for person under medical review by DMV.

Patron: Marshall, D.W.

Licenses and special identification cards; legal presence requirements.  Exempts individuals placed under medical review by the Department of Motor Vehicles from legal presence requirements for driver's license or special identification cards renewal, duplication, or reissuance.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-328.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to licenses, permits, and special identification cards; legal presence requirements.

10102765D

H.B. 564 Norfolk/Virginia Beach light rail project; funds will be expended in accordance with FTA.

Patron: Tata

Norfolk/Virginia Beach light rail project. Provides that funds for the Norfolk/Virginia Beach light rail project will be expended in accordance with Federal Transit Administration requirements, notwithstanding any contrary provision of law.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 1 of Chapter 6 of the Acts of Assembly of 2008 Special Session II, relating to the extension of the proposed light rail system in the City of Norfolk to the beachfront in the City of Virginia Beach.

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H.B. 580 Vehicle license fees; allows localities to exempt members of certain sheriff's volunteer units.

Patron: Cole

Local vehicle license fees. Allows localities to exempt members of certain authorized sheriff's volunteer citizen support units from local vehicle license fees. To quality for this exemption, vehicle owners must have served at least 10 years in the locality.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-752 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local vehicle license taxes and fees.

10103439D

H.B. 759 HOV lanes; allows certain military personnel to use in Hampton Roads regardless of passengers.

Patron: Stolle

HOV lanes; military personnel.  Allows any active duty military member in uniform to use HOV lanes, regardless of the number of passengers, on Interstate Route 264 and Interstate Route 64 for the purposes of traveling to or from a military facility in the Hampton Roads Planning District.  This bill incorporates HB 788.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.1-46.2, as it is currently effective and as it may become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to use of high-occupancy vehicle lanes.

10105062D

H.B. 806 Alternative Fuels Revolving Fund; adds improvement of infrastructure such as refueling stations.

Patron: Poindexter

Virginia Alternative Fuels Revolving Fund.  Adds improvement of infrastructure such as refueling stations as a goal of the Fund. Requires that the Commissioner aggressively pursue grants and other sources of funding for the Fund.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.1-223.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Alternative Fuels Revolving Fund.

10102229D

H.B. 975 Motor vehicle titles; exempts special construction and forestry equipment from being titled.

Patron: Knight

Motor vehicle titles. Exempts "Special construction and forestry equipment" from having to be titled in Virginia.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-100, 46.2-600, and 46.2-638 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-636.1, relating to titling of motor vehicles.

10104992D

H.B. 1012 Motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers; addresses certain practices relating to warranty, etc.

Patron: Athey

Motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers.  Expands the definition of "franchised motor vehicle dealer" to include used car dealerships operating under the trademark of a manufacturer. The bill also defines the relevant market area applicable to dealers of heavy trucks  and limits the certain control that may be exercised over the development and operation of a motor vehicle dealer’s premises due to its franchise relationship with the manufacturer. The bill also addresses certain practices relating to warranty and sales incentive audits to guarantee motor vehicle dealers the right to return parts sent by automated ordering system. It also limits the power of a manufacturer to coerce the waiver of a motor vehicle dealer’s rights under any contract or other law; and to clarify hearing procedures.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-1500, 46.2-1569, 46.2-1571, 46.2-1572.3, and 46.2-1573 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 7 of Chapter 15 of Title 46.2 a section numbered 46.2-1573.02, relating to motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers.

10104770D

H.B. 1277 Vehicle registration; limits certain exemptions to pickup and panel trucks, etc.

Patron: Scott, E.T.

Vehicle exempt from registration. Limits certain exemptions from registration to pickup and panel trucks, sport utility vehicles, and vehicles having a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 7500 pounds.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-665, 46.2-666, and 46.2-670 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain vehicles exempt from registration.

10104938D

H.B. 1292 Photo-monitoring system; may enter into agreement with DMV to obtain vehicle owner information.

Patron: Tata

Photo-monitoring systems.  Provides that a summons executed for violation of a photo-monitoring ordinance shall provide to the person summoned at least 30, rather than 60, business days to inspect information collected in connection with the violation.  Allows a private entity that operates a traffic light signal violation monitoring system to enter into an agreement with the Department of Motor Vehicles to obtain vehicle owner information regarding the registered owners of vehicles that fail to comply with a traffic light signal.   Also allows a locality to access and use recorded images and associated information if the vehicle involved is owned, leased or rented by the locality, for employee disciplinary purposes.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 15.2-968.1 and 46.2-208 of the Code of Virginia, relating to traffic light signal photo-monitoring systems.

10104945D

H.B. 1334 Littering; prohibits disposal of cigarette butts on public property.

Patron: Morgan

Littering; cigarette butts.  Prohibits disposal of cigarette butts on public property. Any person convicted of violation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $250. However, in lieu of appearing in court, the violator may mail or personally deliver payment of $75 to the clerk of the court.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 33.1-346.2, relating to disposal on highway etc.; cigarettes; penalty.

10105165D