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2021 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Transportation

Chair: David W. Marsden

Clerk: Eric Bingham
Staff: Lisa Wallmeyer
Date of Meeting: January 28, 2021
Time and Place: 15 minutes after adjournment, East Committee Room - SMV

S.B. 1144 Aircraft civil; registration and licensing.

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.

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S.B. 1160 Removal of vehicles and cargoes involved in accidents; liability.

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

S.B. 1259 Virginia Highway Corporation Act; alteration of certificate of authority; powers and duties of SCC.

Patron: Bell

Virginia Highway Corporation Act; alteration of certificate of authority; powers and duties of the State Corporation Commission. Requires any application for a transfer, extension, or amendment of a certificate of authority issued under the Virginia Highway Corporation Act to include information demonstrating the financial fitness of the entity applying to operate the roadway. The bill requires an applicant for a toll increase to provide a forward-looking analysis return that will be reviewed by the Department of Transportation that demonstrates that the proposed rates will be reasonable to the user in relation to the benefit obtained, not likely to materially discourage use of the roadway, and provide the operator no more than a reasonable return. The bill also prohibits the State Corporation Commission from authorizing a toll increase if these criteria are not met or if the proposed increase is for more than one year. The bill requires an operator to receive approval from the Commission prior to refinancing any existing debt.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 56-539 and 56-542 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Highway Corporation Act; alteration of certificate of authority; powers and duties of the State Corporation Commission.

21101430D

S.B. 1260 Transportation purposes; entry onto land for inspection.

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

S.B. 1452 License plates, special; issuance for supporters of the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority.

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

S.B. 1470 Vehicle registration; special communication needs indicator.

Patron: Barker

Vehicle registration; special communication needs indicator. Expands eligibility for a special communication needs indicator on a vehicle registration to vehicle owners whose vehicle is regularly occupied by an individual who has a disability that can impair communication. Current law authorizes those vehicle owners who have a disability that can impair communication to apply for such an indicator. The bill authorizes the removal of such indicator by request in writing to the Department of Motor Vehicles.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-600.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to vehicle registration; special communication needs indicator.

21102537D

S.B. 1474 Nonrepairable and rebuilt vehicles.

Patron: Newman

Nonrepairable and rebuilt vehicles.

A BILL to amend and reenact the second enactment of Chapter 342 of the Acts of Assembly of 2017 and the third enactment of Chapter 362 of the Acts of Assembly of 2017, relating to nonrepairable and rebuilt vehicles.

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