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2021 SESSION
Chair: David W. Marsden
Clerk: Eric Bingham
Staff: Lisa Wallmeyer
Date of Meeting: January 21, 2021
Time and Place: 15min. after adjourn/SR East/ Public can register at GA website
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Patron: Favola
Aircraft registration; unmanned aircraft. Exempts an owner of an unmanned aircraft from the requirement to register aircrafts.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 5.1-5 of the Code of Virginia, relating to aircraft registration; unmanned aircraft.21100624D
Patron: Marsden
Special license plates; removal. Repeals the authorizations for issuance of special license plates no longer issued due to low plate sales, expired authorizations, or inability to issue. In addition, the bill directs the revenue shared for previous issuances and renewals and future renewals of Kids Eat Free special license plates to the Division of Community Nutrition at the Virginia Department of Health.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1063 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal §§ 46.2-746.6, 46.2-746.9, 46.2-746.12, 46.2-747, 46.2-748, 46.2-749.10, and 46.2-749.69:1 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal § 1 of Chapter 776 of the Acts of Assembly of 2010, relating to special license plates; removal.21100620D
Patron: Peake
Animal-drawn vehicle equipment. Establishes equipment requirements for animal-drawn vehicles operating on the highways of the Commonwealth, including brake systems, tires and wheels, headlamps, hazard lights, reflectors, rearview mirrors, and horns.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 46.2 a chapter numbered 10.1, consisting of a section numbered 46.2-1193, relating to animal-drawn vehicle equipment.21101485D
Patron: Stuart
Aircraft; registration and licensing. Requires that a civil aircraft be registered with the Department of Aviation if it is based in the Commonwealth for more than 90 consecutive days during a calendar year. Current law requires registration if the aircraft is based in the Commonwealth for more than 90 days total during a calendar year. An owner of a civil aircraft who registered the aircraft on or after January 1, 2018 but whose aircraft was not based in the Commonwealth for more than 90 consecutive calendar days shall be entitled to a refund of the taxes and fees associated with the registration. The bill also directs that the sales and use tax collected from any civil aircraft required to be licensed in the Commonwealth be deposited in the general fund of the state treasury.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 5.1-5, 5.1-51, and 58.1-1509 of the Code of Virginia, relating to aircraft; registration and licensing.21100539D
Patron: Suetterlein
Removal of vehicles and cargoes involved in accidents; liability. Provides that an entity acting at the direction of law enforcement or the Department of Transportation to remove a vehicle or cargo after an accident shall not be liable for damages or claims resulting from exercise of authority, unless the entity acted with gross negligence. Current law provides protection from liability for damages or claims resulting from failure to exercise authority, if done in good faith.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1212.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to removal of vehicles and cargoes involved in accidents; liability.21100739D
Patron: Edwards
New River Valley Passenger Rail Station Authority; creation. Authorizes the creation of a regional passenger rail station authority in Planning District 4 to assist in the creation and maintenance of passenger rail in the region. The authority would be authorized to enter into revenue sharing agreements and to issue revenue bonds. The authority would be governed by a board consisting of members of each participating locality and institution of higher education.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 33.2 a chapter numbered 38, consisting of sections numbered 33.2-3800 through 33.2-3816, relating to creation of the New River Valley Passenger Rail Station Authority.21102192D
Patron: Edwards
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority; effective date. Repeals the contingent effective date for the creation of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Such contingency has been met. This bill is a recommendation of the Code Commission.
A BILL to repeal § 5.1-178 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority; effective date.21100062D
Patron: Ruff
Taking certain private roads into the secondary state highway system. Directs the Department of Transportation to accept certain private roads into the secondary state highway system if the locality in which the private road is located adopts an ordinance dedicating one percent of real property revenues generated by property on the road to the Department to contribute to the maintenance and upkeep of the road. A private road would be eligible if the private road has served at least 10 occupied parcels for a minimum of 45 years and if the private road intersects with two or more roads in the primary or secondary state highway system.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-335 of the Code of Virginia, relating to taking certain private roads into the secondary state highway system.21101569D
Patron: Stuart
Special license plates; DUCKS UNLIMITED. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates for supporters of Ducks Unlimited bearing the legend DUCKS UNLIMITED. From each fee collected from registrations over 1,000, $15 shall be deposited into a special account to be paid annually to Ducks Unlimited, Inc., to support its wetlands and waterfowl habitat programs in Virginia.
A BILL to authorize the issuance of special license plates for supporters of Ducks Unlimited bearing the legend DUCKS UNLIMITED; fees.21100299D
Patron: McPike
Funds for access roads to economic development sites; criteria for use of funds. Directs the Commonwealth Transportation Board, in consultation with the Secretaries of Transportation and Commerce and Trade, to develop criteria to be used in the award of funds for access roads to economic development sites. The criteria shall take into account job creation, capital investment, and other relevant economic development considerations.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-1509 of the Code of Virginia, relating to funds for access roads to economic development sites; criteria for use of funds.21100973D
Patron: Bell
Entry onto land for inspection for transportation purposes. Requires the Commissioner of Highways to provide a landowner with 30 days' notice of the intent to enter and inspect property to ascertain suitability of the property for transportation purposes, and eliminates the requirement that the Commissioner first request permission to enter the property and then provide notice of intent to enter if permission is not granted.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-1011 of the Code of Virginia, relating to entry onto land for inspection for transportation purposes.21101431D
Patron: Morrissey
Traffic regulations; bicycles. Permits operators of bicycles to treat a stop sign as a yield sign in certain situations. The bill requires the driver of a motor vehicle to change lanes when overtaking a bicycle or certain other vehicles when the lane of travel is not wide enough for the overtaking motor vehicle to pass at least three feet to the left of the overtaken vehicle. The bill also removes the limitations on riding bicycles and certain other vehicles two abreast.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-839 and 46.2-905 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-903.1, relating to traffic regulation; bicycles.21101348D
Patron: Newman
Repeal of reporting requirement; Department of Motor Vehicles and Supreme Court of Virginia. Repeals an enactment clause that requires the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Supreme Court of Virginia to submit an annual report regarding the implementation of a program to allow the Department to collect certain fees and fines on behalf of a district or circuit court.
A BILL to repeal the second enactment of Chapter 228 of the Acts of Assembly of 2015, relating to repeal of reporting requirement; Department of Motor Vehicles and Supreme Court of Virginia.21101135D
Patron: DeSteph
Pedestrians; interference with traffic; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor offense for a pedestrian, when crossing a highway, to maliciously or intentionally interfere with the orderly passage of vehicles.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-923, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to pedestrians; interference with traffic; penalty.21102469D
Patron: Mason
Promises to appear after the issuance of a summons. Eliminates the requirement that a promise to appear be completed after the issuance of a summons for a misdemeanor traffic offense. The bill provides that an accused shall be released from custody after a summons has been issued.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-936 and 46.2-940 of the Code of Virginia, relating to promises to appear after the issuance of a summons.21101329D
Patron: Stuart
Learner's permits; use of personal communications device. Makes all use, except in a driver emergency or when the vehicle is lawfully parked or stopped, of a personal communications device by a holder of a learner's permit a primary offense. Current law creates a primary offense for holding a handheld personal communications device while driving a motor vehicle.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-335, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to learner's permits; use of personal communications devices.21100741D
Patron: Stuart
Golf carts and utility vehicles; County of Westmoreland. Authorizes the governing body of the County of Westmoreland to, by ordinance, authorize a golf cart or utility vehicle to be operated on a designated public highway where the posted speed limit is 40 miles per hour or less and the annual average daily traffic volume is less than 1,000 vehicles per day.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-916.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to golf carts and utility vehicles; County of Westmoreland.21100712D
Patron: Reeves
Motorcycles; auxiliary lighting. Authorizes the use of any color auxiliary lighting, other than blue, on motorcycles and autocycles. Current law limits the color of any auxiliary lighting to red or amber.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1012 of the Code of Virginia, relating to motorcycles; auxiliary lighting.21101576D
Patron: Lewis
Transportation funding; statewide prioritization process; resiliency. Adds resiliency, defined in the bill, to the list of factors to be considered during the statewide transportation funding prioritization process commonly known as SMART SCALE. The bill also requires that the factors of congestion mitigation, economic development, accessibility, safety, resiliency, and environmental quality be considered relative to the anticipated life-cycle cost of the project or strategy under consideration.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 33.2-214.1, 33.2-370, 33.2-371, and 33.2-1503 of the Code of Virginia, relating to statewide prioritization process; projection selection.21101744D
Patron: Cosgrove
Commonwealth Transit Ridership Fund; creation. Creates the Commonwealth Transit Ridership Fund as a component of the Transportation Trust Fund to pay for free and reduced public transit fares throughout the Commonwealth. Any revenues generated by the retail sale of marijuana and marijuana products is deposited into the Fund. The bill does not become effective unless the retail sale of marijuana and marijuana products is legalized.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-1526.3 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 33.2-1526.3:1, relating to the creation of the Commonwealth Transit Ridership Fund.21102026D
Patron: Spruill
Enforcement of private tolls; vehicle registration. Prohibits the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles from refusing to issue or renew a vehicle registration or license plate solely because of unpaid tolls, administrative fees, or penalties owed to the private operator of a toll facility in the Commonwealth.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1.1 of Chapter 8 of Title 46.2 a section numbered 46.2-819.11, relating to enforcement of private tolls; vehicle registration.21102826D
Patron: Pillion
Special license plates; SPEARHEAD TRAILS. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates for supporters of the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority bearing the legend SPEARHEAD TRAILS. The bill exempts these special license plates from the requirement to obtain 450 prepaid applications for such plate.
A BILL to authorize the issuance of special license plates for supporters of the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority bearing the legend SPEARHEAD TRAILS; fees.21103071D