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2015 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Transportation

Chairman: Stephen D. Newman

Clerk: Maribeth Turner
Staff: Nicole Brenner
Date of Meeting: February 11, 2015
Time and Place: Wednesday, 45 minutes after adjournment, Senate Room A

H.B. 1319 Special license plates; CURE CHILDHOOD CANCER.

Patron: Greason

Special license plates; CURE CHILDHOOD CANCER. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for supporters of curing childhood cancer bearing the legend CURE CHILDHOOD CANCER. This bill may be known as "The Mathias Bill." The bill contains an emergency clause.

A BILL to authorize the issuance of special license plates for supporters of curing childhood cancer bearing the legend CURE CHILDHOOD CANCER.

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EMERGENCY

H.B. 1341 Autocycles; exempted from motor vehicle emissions inspection program.

Patron: Scott

Motor vehicle emissions inspection program; autocycles. Exempts autocycles that have not been emissions certified with an on-board diagnostic system by the Environmental Protection Agency from the motor vehicle emissions inspection program.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1177 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the motor vehicle emissions inspection program.

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H.B. 1342 Driver of motor vehicle following too closely; includes non-motor vehicles.

Patron: DeSteph

Following too closely. Includes non-motor vehicles (bicycles, electric assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, and mopeds) among vehicles that the driver of any motor vehicle shall not follow more closely than is reasonable.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-816 of the Code of Virginia, relating to drivers following too closely.

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H.B. 1344 Flashing lights on motor vehicles; "move over" law.

Patron: Rasoul

Flashing lights on motor vehicles; "move over" law. Specifies that vehicles that assist with the management of roadside and traffic incidents or perform traffic management services along public highways may be equipped with flashing, blinking, or alternating amber warning lights. Virginia's "move over" law applies to such vehicles.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1025 of the Code of Virginia, relating to vehicles equipped with flashing amber, purple, or green warning lights.

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H.B. 1374 License plates, special; issuance for veterans who have a service-connected disability.

Patron: Tyler

Special license plates; disabled veterans. Permits all veterans who are receiving ongoing disability pensions to be issued disabled veteran license plates.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-739 of the Code of Virginia, relating to special license plates for disabled veterans.

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H.B. 1379 Stationary mail vehicles; related to passing.

Patron: Farrell

Overtaking stationary mail vehicles; reduce speed. Requires the driver of any motor vehicle overtaking a vehicle used to collect or deliver the United States mail that is displaying a flashing, blinking, or alternating amber light to proceed with due caution and maintain a safe speed. A violation of this provision is punishable as a traffic infraction.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-838 of the Code of Virginia, relating to passing when overtaking a stationary mail vehicle.

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H.B. 1392 Emergency contact program; DMV may establish.

Patron: Garrett

Department of Motor Vehicles; emergency contact program. Provides that DMV may establish an emergency contact program to allow customers to give DMV an emergency contact person and information to keep in their customer record to be made available to law-enforcement officers in emergency situations. The bill contains a delayed effective date of January 1, 2016.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-203.2, relating to the Department of Motor Vehicles; emergency contact program.

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H.B. 1398 Highways, bridges, and ferries; clarification of certain revisions to Title 33.

Patron: LeMunyon

Revision of Title 33. Corrects typographical errors and other mistakes from the revision and recodification of Title 33. The bill also implements clarifying changes and other changes made in the revision and recodification of Title 33.2.

The bill also repeals the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and Tunnel Compact, which is not in effect, and reinserts language that was omitted from Chapter 805 of the Acts of Assembly of 2014 and provides that the reinsertion is effective retroactively to October 1, 2014.

The bill also relocates the Williamsburg Area Transit Authority from Title 15.2 to Title 33.2 and includes necessary savings clauses for this renumbering and relocation.

This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 33.2-100, 33.2-321, 33.2-501, 33.2-601, 33.2-612, 33.2-613, 33.2-1024, 33.2-1025, 33.2-1027, 33.2-1230, 33.2-1509, 33.2-1726, 33.2-1915, 33.2-1929, 33.2-2103, 33.2-2205, 33.2-2216, 33.2-2300, 33.2-2915, 33.2-2916, 56-366.1, and 56-468.2 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 33.2 a section numbered 33.2-117 and by adding in Title 33.2 a chapter numbered 33, consisting of sections numbered 33.2-3300 through 33.2-3308; and to repeal Chapter 68 (§§ 15.2-6800 through 15.2-6809) of Title 15.2, Chapter 13 (§ 33.2-1300) of Title 33.2, and §§ 33.2-2217 and 56-355.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to transportation.

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H.B. 1401 Designating the Trooper Jacqueline Vernon Memorial Bridge.

Patron: Krupicka

Designating the Trooper Jacqueline Vernon Memorial Bridge. Designates the Interstate 395 bridge over S. Glebe Road in Arlington County the "Trooper Jacqueline Vernon Memorial Bridge."

A BILL to designate the Interstate 395 bridge over S. Glebe Road in Arlington County the "Trooper Jacqueline Vernon Memorial Bridge."

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H.B. 1402 Highway maintenance; payments to certain cities and towns.

Patron: Loupassi

Highway maintenance payments. Provides that cities and towns that receive highway maintenance payments from the Commonwealth based on moving-lane-miles of highway will not have such payments reduced if moving-lane-miles of highway are converted to restricted bicycle or transit-only lanes.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-319 of the Code of Virginia, relating to highway maintenance payments to cities and towns.

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H.B. 1470 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; use of revenues, effective date.

Patron: LaRock

Use of revenues by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority. Requires that 70 percent of the revenues received by the Authority under § 33.2-2510 be used by the Authority solely to fund transportation projects selected by the Authority that are contained in the regional transportation plan in accordance with § 33.2-2500 and that have been rated in accordance with § 33.2-257. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2016.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-2510 of the Code of Virginia, relating to use of certain revenues by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority.

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H.B. 1510 Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission; population estimates.

Patron: Ward

Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission. Provides that population estimates used by the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission in making its decisions shall be those estimates made by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service of the University of Virginia. Current law provides for use of the most recent decennial census in determining such population estimates until the fifth year following each census and then using adjusted projections made by the Center.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-2604 of the Code of Virginia, relating to use of population estimates in connection with decisions of the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission.

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H.B. 1531 Speed limits in school zones; counties allowed to increase or decrease.

Patron: Minchew

Speed limits in school zones. Allows counties to increase or decrease the speed limits in school zones; current law allows cities and towns to do so. The bill also removes the authority for VDOT to change the speed limit in a school zone after the locality has changed the speed limit in the same school zone.

 A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-873 of the Code of Virginia, relating to changing speed limits in school zones.

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H.B. 1544 Emergency vehicles; vehicle illuminated identification systems.

Patron: Fariss

Vehicle illuminated identification systems. Allows emergency vehicles to be equipped with illuminated identification systems that assist aircraft in reading numbers and other identifying markings on the roofs of the emergency vehicles.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-1028.1, relating to illuminated identification systems on certain emergency vehicles.

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H.B. 1549 Motor vehicle dealers; prohibits franchisors from coercing dealers to provide access to data.

Patron: Greason

Coercion of motor vehicle dealers. Prohibits motor vehicle franchisors from coercing motor vehicle dealers to provide access to certain consumer data.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1569 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the prohibition of coercion of motor vehicle dealers to provide access to consumer data.

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H.B. 1551 Antique motor vehicles; exhaust systems.

Patron: Fariss

Antique motor vehicles; exhaust systems. Exempts an antique motor vehicle manufactured prior to 1950, with an engine comparable to standard factory equipment, and with an exhaust system in good working order from the requirement  that motor vehicle exhaust systems "prevent excessive or unusual noise."

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1049 of the Code of Virginia, relating to antique motor vehicles; exhaust systems.

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H.B. 1594 Outdoor advertising; regulation by county governing bodies.

Patron: Cole

Outdoor advertising. Allows county governing bodies to take over from the Commissioner of Highways the regulation of authorized outdoor advertising or notices that are on public park or school property owned by the county and are not visible from interstates or other components of the National Highway System.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-1204 of the Code of Virginia, relating to regulation of certain outdoor advertising by local governing bodies.

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H.B. 1603 Identification cards, special; contents on DMV issued cards.

Patron: Marshall, R.G.

Special identification cards. Allows special identification cards issued by DMV to indicate, when requested by the applicant, his parent if the applicant is a minor, or his guardian that the applicant (i) is an insulin-dependent diabetic, (ii) is hearing or speech impaired, or (iii) has an intellectual disability, as defined in § 37.2-100, or autism spectrum disorder, as defined in § 38.2-3418.17. Current law allows only the applicant to request a special identification card.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-345 of the Code of Virginia, relating to special identification cards issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

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H.B. 1613 Secondary highway system construction projects; relocation or removal of utility facilities.

Patron: Campbell

Secondary highway system construction projects; relocation or removal of utility facilities. Expands the population bracket limiting the counties to which the cost reimbursement program applies.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-330 of the Code of Virginia, relating to relocation or removal of utility facilities in connection with state secondary system highway construction projects.

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H.B. 1649 Stationary refuse-collection vehicles; procedure for passing and overtaking.

Patron: Villanueva

Passing and overtaking vehicles. Requires that certain procedures be followed when passing certain stationary refuse collection vehicles.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-838 of the Code of Virginia, relating to passing when overtaking a stationary refuse-collection vehicle.

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H.B. 1707 Hugh T. Pendleton Memorial Highway; designating as a portion of Route 24 in Campbell County.

Patron: Fariss

Hugh T. Pendleton Memorial Highway. Designates a portion of Virginia Route 24 in Campbell County the "Hugh T. Pendleton Memorial Highway."

A BILL to designate a portion of Virginia Route 24 the "Hugh T. Pendleton Memorial Highway."

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H.B. 1748 Accidents; reports maintained by DMV.

Patron: Ransone

Accident reports maintained by DMV. Grants next of kin of any person injured or killed in an accident, except for minors, access to reports of the accident maintained by DMV. Access to reports of accidents involving a minor is only available to his parent or guardian.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-380 of the Code of Virginia, relating to accident reports maintained by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

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H.B. 1824 Motor Vehicles, Department of; unlawful provision of examination answers.

Patron: Ward

Unlawful provision of driver's license examination answers. Provides that it is a Class 2 misdemeanor for a person to communicate by any means to a person taking an examination, during the examination, any information purporting to be answers to questions intended to be used by the Department of Motor Vehicles in conducting an examination. Under current law, it is unlawful to receive or furnish written or printed material purporting to be answers to such questions.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-105.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to unlawful provision of examination answers.

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H.B. 1850 Weight of vehicles; DMV included as an agency whose notice or publication must match the Code of Va.

Patron: Adams

Notice or publication of weights of vehicles. Includes DMV as an agency whose notice or publication of vehicle weights must match the Code of Virginia.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1123 of the Code of Virginia, relating to weights of vehicles; notice or publication thereof.

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H.B. 1886 Public-Private Transportation Act; establishes requirement for finding of public interest.

Patron: Jones

Public-Private Transportation Act; finding of public interest. Establishes the requirements for a finding of public interest, requires such a finding prior to an initiation of procurement, and establishes the Transportation Public-Private Partnership Advisory Committee to determine whether a proposal for the operation and development of a transportation facility serves a public purpose and report such determination to the General Assembly. The bill also requires certification of the finding prior to the execution of a comprehensive agreement and requires the public-private partnership guidelines to incorporate the finding. The bill also requires VDOT to establish (i) a process for identifying high-risk projects and (ii) procurement processes and guidelines for such projects to ensure that the public interest is protected.

 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 33.2-1803 and 33.2-1820 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 33.2-1803.1 and 33.2-1803.2, relating to the Public-Private Transportation Act; finding of public interest.

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H.B. 1887 Transportation; funding, formula, updates annual reporting, and allocations.

Patron: Jones

Transportation funding; formula, reporting, and allocations. Removes the Executive Director of the Virginia Port Authority from the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) and makes the members of the CTB subject to removal by the Governor for malfeasance, misfeasance, incompetence, misconduct, neglect of duty, absenteeism, conflicts of interest, failure to carry out the policies of the Commonwealth, or refusal to carry out a lawful directive of the Governor. Both provisions would become effective July 1, 2017.

The bill updates the annual report of the Commissioner of Highways made to the Governor and the General Assembly and adds that such report be submitted to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission and the CTB. The report must include the condition of existing transportation assets; the methodology used to determine maintenance and state of good repair needs; performance targets and outcomes; a listing of prioritized pavement and bridge projects based on the priority ranking system; VDOT strategies for improving the safety, security, and operations of highways; and a review of the VDOT's collaboration with the private sector in delivering services.

The bill adds to transportation funding considerations the state of good repair purposes along with asset management practices and maintenance and requires the CTB to develop a priority ranking system for structurally deficient bridges and deteriorated pavements.

The bill establishes the high-priority projects program and the highway construction district grant program and replaces the $500 million annual allocation made by the CTB and the 40-30-30 allocation formula to the primary, secondary, and urban highways with a new 40-30-30 allocation of funds to state of good repair purposes, high-priority projects, and highway construction district grants.

The bill also reallocates the interest, dividends, and appreciation that currently accrue to the Transportation Trust Fund and Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund: two-thirds of such current accruals to the Virginia Transportation Infrastructure Bank and one-third of such accruals to the Transportation Partnership Opportunity Fund. The bill also removes the definition of "grant" from the Virginia Transportation Infrastructure Bank and excludes grants from other financing, thereby removing the ability of a governmental entity to apply for a grant. The bill also allows the CTB to make transfers from the Toll Facilities Revolving Account to the Virginia Transportation Infrastructure Bank.

Further, the bill authorizes the Department of Rail and Public Transportation to enter into agreements not to exceed 20 years under the Public-Private Transportation Act to improve passenger rail service with private entities that finance improvements in return for annual payments.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 33.2-200, 33.2-232, 33.2-352, 33.2-357, 33.2-359, 33.2-1501, 33.2-1502, 33.2-1503, 33.2-1505, 33.2-1529, 33.2-1530, 58.1-815.4, 58.1-1741, and 58.1-2289 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 33.2-358.1, 33.2-369, 33.2-370, and 33.2-371 and by adding in Article 5 of Chapter 15 a section numbered 33.2-1529.1; and to repeal Article 2 (§ 33.2-1508) of Chapter 15 of Title 33.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Commonwealth Transportation Board and transportation funding.

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H.B. 1935 Motor vehicle dealers; prohibits coercion by any manufacturer, distributor, or any affiliate.

Patron: Habeeb

Motor vehicle dealers; coercion by manufacturer affiliates. Prohibits coercion of motor vehicle dealers by franchisors acting through affiliates and clarifies that franchisors or their affiliates may not coerce or require dealers to sell franchisor or affiliate products in connection with sales of vehicles.

 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-1500, 46.2-1566, 46.2-1568, and 46.2-1569 of the Code of Virginia, relating to coercion of motor vehicle dealers by franchisors and affiliates.

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H.B. 1966 Local vehicle license fees and taxes; counties/towns to enter into reciprocal agreements to collect.

Patron: Rust

Local vehicle license fees and taxes. Allows counties and adjoining towns to enter into reciprocal agreements to collect each other's non-delinquent vehicle license fees and taxes.

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

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H.B. 2072 Forest products; establishes overweight permit for hauling.

Patron: Knight

Overweight permits; forest products. Establishes an overweight permit for hauling forest products and provides for the weight limits and the fee of $130 for the permit.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-1148.1, relating to overweight permits for hauling forest products.

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H.B. 2184 Salvage, nonrepairables, and rebuilt vehicles; requirements and practices of certain dealers.

Patron: Villanueva

Salvage and rebuilt vehicles; penalty. Enhances and clarifies certain requirements and practices relating to the licensing and activities of vehicle demolishers, rebuilders, salvage dealers, salvage pools, scrap metal processors, and vehicle removal operators.

 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-1600, 46.2-1601, 46.2-1602, 46.2-1603.2, 46.2-1605, 46.2-1608, and 46.2-1608.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles; penalty.

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H.B. 2235 HOT lanes; when law-enforcement vehicles may use.

Patron: Rust

HOT lanes; law-enforcement vehicles. Clarifies the circumstances under which law-enforcement vehicles may use HOT lanes without paying a toll.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-500 of the Code of Virginia, relating to use of HOT lanes by law-enforcement vehicles.

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H.B. 2279 Peter Saunders Veterans' Memorial Bridge; designating as U.S. Route 220 Business bridge.

Patron: Poindexter

Peter Saunders Veterans' Memorial Bridge. Designates the U.S. Route 220 Business bridge in the Town of Rocky Mount the "Peter Saunders Veterans' Memorial Bridge."

A BILL to designate the U.S. Route 220 Business bridge in the Town of Rocky Mount the "Peter Saunders Veterans' Memorial Bridge."

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S.B. 1459 Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission; members to allow public comment before vote.

Patrons: McWaters, Wagner

Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission. Requires the members of the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission to allow for five minutes of public comment before each vote.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-2604 of the Code of Virginia, relating to voting of the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission; public comment.

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