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2022 SESSION
Chair: David W. Marsden
Clerk: Eric Bingham, Gillian Conway
Staff: Emma Buck, Lisa Wallmeyer
Date of Meeting: January 27, 2022
Time and Place: Thursday, Senate Room 3, Capitol, 15 minutes after adjournment
Patron: Saslaw
Exhaust systems; excessive noise. Prohibits any individual from operating a motor vehicle with a gross weight of 6,500 pounds or less with an exhaust system that emits noise in excess of 85 decibels. The bill also allows the governing body of any county, city, or town located within the Northern Virginia Planning District to provide by ordinance that no person shall operate any motor vehicle on a highway or on public or private property within 500 feet of any residential district unless such motor vehicle is equipped with an exhaust system of a type installed as standard equipment, or comparable to that designed for use on that particular vehicle or device as standard factory equipment, in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive noise.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-1047, 46.2-1049, 46.2-1051, and 46.2-1300 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-1049.1, relating to exhaust systems; excessive noise.22100194D
Patron: Hanger
Department of Motor Vehicles; permanent farm use placard. Requires an owner or lessee of a vehicle claiming a farm use exemption from the registration, licensing, and decal requirements for a vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to obtain a permanent farm use placard from the Department of Motor Vehicles. The applicant is required to provide a limited amount of information about the vehicle and its usage, pay a fee that may not exceed the cost of the placard, and show proof of insurance. Once a vehicle is no longer used for farm use, the owner or lessee is required to return the farm use placard to the Department.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-665, 46.2-666, 46.2-670, 46.2-672, and 46.2-673 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 6 of Chapter 6 of Title 46.2 a section numbered 46.2-684.2, relating to Department of Motor Vehicles; permanent farm use placard.22100248D
Patron: McPike
Electronic vehicle titling and registration. Permits the Department of Motor Vehicles to expand the existing electronic titling program for new motor vehicles to all applications for original motor vehicle titles, thereby authorizing person-to-person online titling. The bill authorizes the Department to charge certain fees. The bill also allows for the online registration of such motor vehicles and the issuance of a temporary certificate of registration.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-603.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to electronic vehicle titling and registration.22102212D
Patron: McPike
Motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers; compensation for recall, warranty, and maintenance obligations. Provides that manufacturer or distributor compensated parts, service, diagnostic work, updates to a vehicle accessory or function, and associated maintenance are subject to compensation related to recall and warranty. The bill provides that certain parts and services cannot be considered in calculating recall and warranty compensation and clarifies what is required of manufacturers and dealers in compensating motor vehicle dealers for recall and warranty parts and service.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1571 of the Code of Virginia, relating to motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers; compensation for recall, warranty, and maintenance obligations.22101873D
Patron: McPike
State of good repair funds. Makes bridges with a general condition rating of no greater than five eligible for state of good repair funding. Under current law, structurally deficient bridges and highways with deficient pavement conditions are eligible for state of good repair funds. The bill eliminates the minimum and maximum percentage of the state of good repair funds that each construction district can receive.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-369 of the Code of Virginia, relating to state of good repair funds.22101012D
Patron: McPike
Department of Motor Vehicles; mileage-based user fee program; protection of data. Requires the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue guidelines concerning the collection and use of personally identifiable data in the mileage-based user fee program. The guidelines shall include a guarantee that no program participant is required to use location tracking, a limit on what data can be collected and how long it can be maintained, and a requirement that any research be limited to aggregated data and subject to approval by an institutional review board.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-773, as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Motor Vehicles; mileage-based user fee program; protection of data.22104151D
Patron: Ebbin
Department of Motor Vehicles; Virginia Community Policing Act; race and ethnicity data. Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to require an applicant for an original driver's license, driver privilege card, special identification card with or without a photograph, and identification privilege card or the renewal or reissue of such license or card to provide his race and ethnicity. The bill prohibits displaying any such data in a readable form a credential issued by the Department and requires such data to be encoded in the barcode on the back of such license or card. The bill prohibits the release of such data to any entity other than the Department of State Police to be used exclusively for the Virginia Community Policing Act Database.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-323, 46.2-342, 46.2-345, and 46.2-345.2 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 46.2 a section numbered 46.2-333.2, relating to Department of Motor Vehicles; Virginia Community Policing Act; race and ethnicity data.22104166D
Patron: Ebbin
Transit buses. Exempts a manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, distributor branch, or factory or distributor representative engaged in the manufacture or distribution of transit buses from the requirements of obtaining a license from the Department of Motor Vehicles to engage in business. The bill also exempts transit buses from dealer's license plate and temporary license plate requirements.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-1508, 46.2-1545.2, and 46.2-1557.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to transit buses.22100708D
Patron: Deeds
Commercial driver's license examinations. Authorizes school boards to issue a commercial driver's license skills test certificate to employees of other school boards. The bill exempts applicants for commercial driver's licenses from the waiting period and fees for reexaminations.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-332, 46.2-341.14:1, and 46.2-341.14:9 of the Code of Virginia, relating to commercial driver's license examinations.22104152D
Patron: Vogel
Mini-trucks; definition; use on certain highways. Defines a "mini-truck" and classifies it as a utility vehicle. The bill provides that mini-trucks may be operated on any highway in the Commonwealth with a speed limit of 55 miles per hour or less.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-100 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 13.1 of Chapter 8 of Title 46.2 a section numbered 46.2-916.4, relating to mini-trucks; definition; use on certain highways.22101522D
Patron: Bell
Establishment of speed limits; local authority. Authorizes localities to reduce speed limits on any highway in the locality, provided that such speed limit is indicated by lawfully placed signs. Current law authorizes localities to reduce the speed limit to less than 25 miles per hour, but not less than 15 miles per hour, on highways within its boundaries that are located in a business district or residence district, provided that such reduced speed limit is indicated by lawfully placed signs.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1300 of the Code of Virginia, relating to establishment of speed limits; local authority.22101386D
Patron: Barker
Department of Motor Vehicles documents; blood type. Directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to offer a way by which an applicant for a driver's license or identification card may indicate his blood type to be noted on his license or card for the purpose of providing emergency medical support by emergency medical services agencies.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-342 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Motor Vehicles documents; blood type.22102694D
Patron: Reeves
Vehicle history report companies; notifications. Requires vehicle history report companies, as defined in the bill, to notify a vehicle owner and lienholder, if any, if his vehicle has been deemed nonrepairable or any comparable term in the records of such company. The bill requires vehicle history report companies to establish and maintain a process for disputing such a designation and, if appropriate, having it corrected in a timely manner. The bill provides that a failure to notify the owner constitutes a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to release the name and address of the vehicle owner and lienholder for the purpose of such notification.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-208 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-1602.3, relating to vehicle history report companies; notifications.22104106D
Patron: Boysko
Commissioner of Highways; roadways operating under the Virginia Highway Corporation Act of 1988 to operate under the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995. Directs the Commissioner of Highways to evaluate whether it is in the public interest for any roadway operated pursuant to the Virginia Highway Corporation Act of 1988 (HCA) to operate instead under the authority and requirements provided by the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 (PPTA). The bill authorizes the Commissioner, if he determines it is in the public interest for any such roadway to operate under the PPTA and if the Secretary of Transportation and the Transportation Public-Private Partnership Steering Committee concur, to negotiate and execute a new comprehensive agreement with the operator of such roadway to operate under the authority and requirements provided by the PPTA. The bill has an expiration date of January 1, 2024.
A BILL to direct the Commissioner of Highways to evaluate whether roadways operating under the Virginia Highway Corporation Act of 1988 should operate under the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995.22102542D
Patron: Boysko
Traffic incident management vehicles. Adds traffic incident management vehicles, defined in the bill, operated by persons who meet certain training requirements to a list of vehicles exempt from certain traffic regulations at or en route to the scene of a traffic accident or similar incident. The bill also allows such vehicles to be equipped with sirens and flashing red or red and white secondary warning lights.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-1029.2 and 46.2-1030 of the Code of Virginia, relating to traffic incident management vehicles.22100453D