SEARCH SITE

VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL

SEARCHABLE DATABASES

ACROSS SESSIONS

Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

2020 SESSION

  • print version
Senate Committee on Transportation

Chair: David W. Marsden

Clerk: Eric Bingham, Alec Fischbein
Staff: Lisa Wallmeyer
Date of Meeting: January 30, 2020
Time and Place: 15 minutes after adjournment, Senate Room 3, Capitol

S.B. 34 Driver privilege cards; penalty.

Patron: Surovell

Driver privilege cards; penalty. Authorizes the issuance of new driver privilege cards by the Department of Motor Vehicles to an applicant who (i) has reported income from Virginia sources on an individual tax return filed with the Commonwealth in the preceding 12 months; (ii) is not in violation of the insurance requirements for the registration of an uninsured motor vehicle; and (iii) provides an unexpired passport as proof of identity. The bill provides that driver privilege cards shall confer the same privileges and shall be subject to the same provisions as driver's licenses and permits; however, driver privilege cards shall not (a) confer voting privileges, (b) permit an individual to waive any part of the driver examination, or (c) have their issuance be contingent upon the applicant's ability to produce proof of legal presence in the United States. The bill provides for the term "driver's license" to consistently refer to all driver's licenses, permits, driver privilege cards, and special identification cards issued by the Commonwealth or the comparable law of another jurisdiction. The bill allows the issuance of a limited-duration driver's license and special identification card to an applicant presenting valid documentary evidence that a federal court or federal agency having jurisdiction over immigration has authorized the applicant to be in the United States for a period of at least 30 days from the date of application. The bill authorizes the Tax Commissioner to provide to the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles information sufficient to verify that an applicant for a driver privilege card or permit reported income from Virginia sources on an individual tax return filed with the Commonwealth in the preceding 12 months. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2021.

 

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3705.7, 2.2-3808.1, 4.1-305, 8.01-313, 8.01-420.8, 8.9A-503, 12.1-19, 16.1-69.40:1, 16.1-228, 17.1-293, 18.2-6, 18.2-268.1, 19.2-258.1, 20-60.3, 20-107.1, 22.1-205, 24.2-410.1, 24.2-411.1, 24.2-416.7, 24.2-643, 32.1-291.2, 33.2-613, 38.2-2212, 46.2-328.1, 46.2-330, 46.2-332, 46.2-333.1, 46.2-335, 46.2-343, 58.1-3, 59.1-442, 59.1-443.3, 63.2-1916, and 63.2-1941 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-328.3, relating to driver privilege cards; penalty.

20100564D

S.B. 87 License plates, special; issuance for supporters of City of Va. Beach bearing the legend VB STRONG.

Patron: DeSteph

Special license plates; VB STRONG. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for supporters of the City of Virginia Beach bearing the legend VB STRONG.

A BILL to authorize the issuance of special license plates for supporters of the City of Virginia Beach bearing the legend VB STRONG.

20101253D

S.B. 290 Commercial driver's licenses; entry-level driver training.

Patron: Deeds

Commercial driver's licenses; entry-level driver training. Makes changes to Chapter 750 of the Acts of Assembly of 2019 necessitated by federal regulatory action delaying the compliance date for certain provisions of that act.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-341.12, as it is currently effective and as it may become effective, 46.2-341.14, as it is currently effective and as it may become effective, 46.2-341.14:01, 46.2-1708, as it may become effective, and 46.2-1709, as it may become effective, of the Code of Virginia and the second and third enactments of Chapter 750 of the Acts of Assembly of 2019, relating to commercial driver's licenses; entry-level driver training.

20102755D

S.B. 405 Motor Vehicles, Department of; access to certain documents.

Patron: Hashmi

Department of Motor Vehicles; access to documents. Provides for the Department of Motor Vehicles (Department) to facilitate access to certain documents. The bill requires the Department to accept a printed version of an online United States Postal Service change of address confirmation as primary proof of Virginia residency for the purpose of issuing special identification cards and certain driver's licenses and permits. The bill prohibits the Department from charging fees for the issuance of driver's licenses, learner's permits, commercial driver's licenses, special identification cards, and special identification cards without a photograph if the applicant provides proof that he is a current recipient of a state or federally funded public assistance program for the indigent. The bill requires the Department to issue, upon request and free of charge, a special identification card to replace any suspended, revoked, or canceled driver's license surrendered to a court or the Department. The bill requires the Department of Corrections and the sheriff, jail superintendent, or other jail administrator of a local correctional facility to provide, upon request and free of charge, a special identification card to a prisoner upon his release.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-323.1, 46.2-332, 46.2-345, 46.2-345.2, 46.2-370, 46.2-398, and 53.1-116.1:02 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 53.1 a section numbered 53.1-31.4, relating to Department of Motor Vehicles; access to documents.

20103436D

S.B. 468 HOV lanes; autocycles.

Patron: Reeves

HOV lanes; autocycles. Provides that the designation of a highway lane as an HOV lane shall not apply to the use of such lane by autocycles.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-501 of the Code of Virginia, relating to HOV lanes; autocycles.

20102327D

S.B. 527 Virginia Commercial Driver's License Act; repeals statement of intent and purpose.

Patron: McDougle

Virginia Commercial Driver's License Act; intent and purpose. Repeals the statement of intent and purpose in the Virginia Commercial Driver's License Act (the Act). The bill does not affect any substantive provisions of the Act. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission.

A BILL to repeal § 46.2-341.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Commercial Driver's License Act; intent and purpose.

20103980D

S.B. 643 Motor Vehicles, Department of; issuance of certain documents.

Patron: Boysko

Department of Motor Vehicles; issuance of certain documents; citizenship requirement. Removes the citizenship and legal presence requirements for obtaining a driver's license or special identification card. The bill requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to cancel any (i) REAL ID-compliant driver's license or special identification card and (ii) commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit if the Department is notified by a federal agency that the individual to whom such document was issued is not in compliance with the citizenship and lawful residency requirements for such license, card, or permit. The bill has a delayed effective date of October 2, 2020, and contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-323, 46.2-324, 46.2-328.1, 46.2-330, 46.2-341.12, as it is currently effective and as it may become effective, 46.2-345, 46.2-345.2, and 63.2-503.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Motor Vehicles; issuance of certain documents; citizenship.

20102087D

S.B. 664 Motor vehicles; liability insurance coverage limits.

Patron: Surovell

Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage limits. Increases the minimum motor vehicle liability insurance coverage amounts from $25,000 to $100,000 in cases of bodily injury to or death of one person, from $50,000 to $200,000 in cases of bodily injury to or death of more than one person in any one accident, and from $20,000 to $40,000 for property damage coverage.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-419 and 46.2-472 of the Code of Virginia, relating to motor vehicle liability insurance coverage limits.

20100914D

S.B. 761 Driver's license; DMV to issue licenses and special ID cards.

Patron: Barker

Department of Motor Vehicles; driver's license eligibility. Authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a driver's license and special identification card to an applicant with a valid, unexpired Employment Authorization Document.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-323, 46.2-328.1, 46.2-330, 46.2-345, and 46.2-345.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Motor Vehicles; driver's license eligibility.

20103308D

S.B. 911 Parking of vehicles; electric vehicle charging spots, civil penalties.

Patron: Hashmi

Parking of vehicles; electric vehicle charging spots; civil penalties. Prohibits a person from parking a vehicle not capable of receiving an electric charge in a space reserved for charging electric vehicles. A violation is subject to a civil penalty of $500, and the vehicle may be towed or impounded.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-1219.3, relating to parking of vehicles; electric vehicle charging spots; civil penalties.

20103753D

S.B. 968 Relocated billboard signs; maintenance and repair.

Patron: Marsden

Maintenance and repair of relocated billboard signs. Provides that existing provisions related to the maintenance and repair of nonconforming billboard signs do not apply to relocated billboard signs.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-1230 of the Code of Virginia, relating to maintenance and repair of relocated billboard signs.

20104219D

S.B. 995 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; labor organizations.

Patron: Surovell

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; labor organizations. Repeals enactments adopted in 2018 as part of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) funding bills related to bidders, offers, contractors, and subcontractors to WMATA projects located in the Commonwealth participating with labor organizations.

A BILL to repeal the fourteenth enactments of Chapters 854 and 856 of the Acts of Assembly of 2018, relating to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; labor organizations.

20105402D

S.B. 1005 Corporal Ryan C. McGhee Memorial Bridge; bridge over I-95.

Patron: Reeves

Corporal Ryan C. McGhee Memorial Bridge. Designates the bridge on Guinea Station Road over Interstate 95 in Spotsylvania County the Corporal Ryan C. McGhee Memorial Bridge.

A BILL to designate the bridge on Guinea Station Road over Interstate 95 in Spotsylvania County the "Corporal Ryan C. McGhee Memorial Bridge."

20104496D

S.B. 1010 Robert O. Norris Bridge & Statewide Special Structure Fund; Commonwealth Transportation Bd. to fund.

Patron: McDougle

Robert O. Norris Bridge and Statewide Special Structure Fund. Directs the Commonwealth Transportation Board to allocate $80 million in funding to the Robert O. Norris Bridge and Statewide Special Structure Fund in fiscal year 2021.

A BILL to amend and reenact the third enactment of Chapter 83 of the Acts of Assembly of 2019, relating to the Robert O. Norris Bridge and Statewide Special Structure Fund.

20104797D

S.B. 1011 Transportation, Department of; design standards, modifications.

Patron: McDougle

Department of Transportation design standards; modifications. Authorizes a resident administrator of the Virginia Department of Transportation to approve modifications to the Department's design standards in certain situations.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 33.2-269.1, relating to Department of Transportation design standards; modifications.

20105282D

S.B. 1035 Motor vehicle dealers; redefines "relevant market area" for purposes of motorcycle franchises.

Patron: DeSteph

Motor vehicle dealers; motorcycle franchises. Redefines "relevant market area" for purposes of motorcycle franchises. The bill also removes the burden of proof from a motor vehicle dealer in a hearing related to a motorcycle franchise license.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-1500 and 46.2-1573.36 of the Code of Virginia, relating to motor vehicle dealers; motorcycle franchises.

20105325D

S.B. 1038 Hampton Roads Transportation District Regional Transit Program; created.

Patron: Lucas

Hampton Roads Transportation District Regional Transit Program. Creates the Hampton Roads Transportation District Regional Transit Program to develop, maintain, and improve a regional network of transit routes and related infrastructure, rolling stock, and support facilities. The program would be funded by an additional regional motor vehicle fuels sales tax at a rate of 1.9 percent of the wholesale cost of unleaded gasoline and 0.9 percent of the wholesale cost of diesel fuel. The moneys would be deposited into the Hampton Roads Regional Transit Fund, created by the bill.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 58.1-2295, as it is currently effective, and 58.1-2299.20, as it is currently effective and as it may become effective, of the Code of Virginia, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 33.2 a chapter numbered 37, consisting of sections numbered 33.2-3700 and 33.2-3701, relating to creation of the Hampton Roads Transportation District Regional Transit Program.

20105538D

S.B. 1056 Motor vehicle sales and use tax; payment.

Patron: Ruff

Payment of motor vehicle sales and use tax. Allows a lessee of a motor vehicle to pay the motor vehicle sales and use tax due on such vehicle in equal monthly payments as part of the lease payment.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-1532.3, relating to leased vehicles; collection of motor vehicle sales and use tax.

20105521D