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2022 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Transportation

Chair: David W. Marsden

Staff: Emma Buck, Lisa Wallmeyer
Date of Meeting: February 17, 2022
Time and Place: 15 mins after Senate / SR 3/ Public register for Zoom on GA site
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H.B. 40

Patron: Scott, P.A.

Disabled veteran special license plate; surviving spouse. Authorizes a disabled veteran special license plate issued to a disabled veteran to be transferred, upon his death, to his unremarried surviving spouse.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-739 of the Code of Virginia, relating to disabled veteran special license plate; surviving spouse.

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H.B. 67

Patron: Edmunds

Projecting vehicle loads; flagging. Requires any commercial motor vehicle transporting a load that extends beyond the sides of the vehicle by more than four inches or beyond the rear of a vehicle by more than four feet to have the extremities of the load marked by one or more red or orange fluorescent warning flags, located as specified in the bill, at least 18 inches both in length and width. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2023.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1121 of the Code of Virginia, relating to projecting vehicle loads; flagging.

22105154D

H.B. 138

Patron: McQuinn

Central Virginia Transportation Authority; membership. Adds the Chief Executive Officer of the Capital Region Airport Commission as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the Central Virginia Transportation Authority.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-3703 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Central Virginia Transportation Authority; membership.

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H.B. 142

Patron: McQuinn

Transit Ridership Incentive Program. Changes from a maximum of 25 percent to a minimum of 25 percent the amount of Transit Ridership Incentive Program (TRIP) funds to be used to support the establishment of programs to reduce the impact of fares on low-income individuals. The bill requires at least 25 percent of TRIP funds to be used to support regional transit initiatives and provides that the Commonwealth Transportation Board has the discretion to allocate the remaining funds available as authorized by law and based on the programs and initiatives submitted during the application process.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-1526.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Transit Ridership Incentive Program.

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H.B. 179

Patron: Bloxom

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 nontransferable permanent farm use placard from the Department of Motor Vehicles and to display the farm use placard on the vehicle at all times. The bill requires the applicant to provide specified information about the vehicle and its usage, pay a $15 fee, and certify that the vehicle is insured. The provisions of the bill requiring the owner or lessee of a farm vehicle to obtain and display a farm use placard have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2023. This bill incorporates HB 33.

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.

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H.B. 259

Patron: Wyatt

Motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers; compensation for recall, warranty, and maintenance obligations. Provides that manufacturer or distributor compensated parts, service, diagnostic work, and updates to a vehicle accessory or function are subject to compensation related to recall and warranty. The bill excludes certain parts and services from consideration 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.

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H.B. 275

Patron: Coyner

Commonwealth Transportation Board; regulations; secondary street acceptance. Requires the regulations adopted by the Commonwealth Transportation Board regarding ensuring connectivity of highway and pedestrian networks with transportation networks during secondary street acceptance to include flexibility to limit the number of such connections to adjacent property or highway networks. The bill requires the Department of Transportation to convene a stakeholder advisory group to develop and provide recommended amendments to such regulations.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-334 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Commonwealth Transportation Board; regulations; secondary street acceptance.

22101566D

H.B. 316

Patron: Wyatt

Independent dealer-operator recertification. Codifies existing Motor Vehicle Dealer Board regulations related to independent dealer-operator recertification and revises the process established by regulation by (i) requiring recertification every 24 months instead of every 36 months; (ii) changing the training requirement from completing a six-hour course to completing a live four-hour instructor-led course and passing an examination, administered in person or virtually; (iii) increasing the permissible course fee from $250 to $300; (iv) increasing the recertification application fee from $25 to $50; and (v) exempting from the requirements of clause (ii) independent dealer-operators who complete a training program approved by the Executive Director of the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board and administered by a dealer that employs at least 50 licensed salespersons in the Commonwealth.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 15 of Title 46.2 an article numbered 10, consisting of sections numbered 46.2-1583 through 46.2-1589, relating to independent dealer-operator recertification.

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H.B. 450

Patron: Bennett-Parker

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 clearly marked as reserved for charging electric vehicles. A violation is subject to a civil penalty of no more than $50.

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.

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H.B. 482

Patron: Austin

Commonwealth Transportation Board; performance standards for review of certain plans. Directs the Department of Transportation to adopt performance standards for the review and approval of subdivision and commercial development plans by January 1, 2025. The bill requires the Department to submit a report on such standards to the Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board and to make such standards available for public view on the Department's website, updated quarterly.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-233 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Commonwealth Transportation Board; performance standards for review of certain plans.

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H.B. 530

Patron: Batten

Driver training. Authorizes governmental entities, including comprehensive community colleges in the Virginia Community College System, certified as third party testers to test and train drivers employed by another governmental entity or enrolled in a commercial driver training course offered by a community college. The bill repeals the prohibition on applicants 18 years of age and older retaking skills tests within 15 days. Current law authorizes such reexamination upon payment of a $2 fee. The bill makes immediate instead of contingent on federal regulations the repeal of certain provisions requiring an applicant to, after failing the behind the wheel examination for a third time, take a course prior to reexamination. The bill clarifies that no law or regulation safeguarding driver testing information shall be construed to prohibit (i) the possession, use, or provision of the department's driver license examination questions by or to any person for the purpose of administering a knowledge examination or (ii) the Department from making sample examination questions available to the public or the public from possessing sample examination questions.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-105.1, 46.2-332, 46.2-341.14:1, and 46.2-341.14:9 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal the second enactment of Chapter 546 of the Acts of Assembly of 2020, relating to driver training.

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H.B. 540

Patron: Roem

Driver's license; extension of validity. Extends (i) from three years to six years the period for which a driver's license extension may be granted to certain persons in service to the United States government and (ii) from one year to two years the period for which a driver's license extension may be granted for good cause shown.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-221.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to driver's license; extension of validity.

22102198D

H.B. 667

Patron: Wampler

Staff Sergeant Darrell "Shifty" Powers Memorial Highway. Designates Shifty Lane in the Town of Clinchco the "Staff Sergeant Darrell "Shifty" Powers Memorial Highway."

A BILL to designate Shifty Lane in the Town of Clinchco the "Staff Sergeant Darrell "Shifty" Powers Memorial Highway."

22102647D

H.B. 703

Patron: Keam

Special license plates; localities. Authorizes localities to pay the initial issuance fee costs for the development and issuance of special license plates displaying the seal, symbol, emblem, or logotype of the locality in lieu of collecting 350 paid applications for such license plates.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-749.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to special license plates; localities.

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H.B. 793

Patron: LaRock

Traffic incident management vehicles. Adds traffic incident management vehicles, defined in the bill, when operated by persons who meet certain training requirements, to a list of vehicles exempt from certain traffic regulations when responding to an emergency. The bill also allows such vehicles to be equipped with 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.

22105147D

H.B. 920

Patron: Kilgore

Careless driving; vulnerable road users. Provides that a person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if he operates a vehicle in a careless or distracted manner and causes the death or serious bodily injury of a vulnerable road user. Current law only imposes the penalty if such careless or distracted operation causes serious bodily injury to the vulnerable road user. The bill also allows a court to suspend the driver's license or restrict the driver's license of a person convicted of careless driving for up to six months.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-392 and 46.2-816.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to careless driving; vulnerable road users.

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H.B. 1050

Patron: Leftwich

Issuance of original driver's licenses to minors. Authorizes the chief juvenile and domestic relations district court judge to waive the ceremonial requirements for the issuance within the district of original driver's licenses to minors or order that the licensing ceremony be conducted in an alternative manner. This bill incorporates HB 852.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-336 of the Code of Virginia, relating to issuance of original driver's licenses to minors.

22105190D

H.B. 1146

Patron: Bell

Commercial driver's license examinations. Authorizes governmental entities, including comprehensive community colleges in the Virginia Community College System, certified as third party testers to test and train drivers employed by another governmental entity or enrolled in a commercial driver training course offered by a community college. The bill extends the validity of a skills test certification from 60 days to six months. This bill incorporates HB 628.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-341.14:1 and 46.2-341.14:9 of the Code of Virginia, relating to commercial driver's license examinations.

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H.B. 1238

Patron: Helmer

Valluvar Way. Designates Brentwall Drive in Fairfax County as "Valluvar Way."

A BILL to designate Brentwall Drive in Fairfax County "Valluvar Way."

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H.B. 1363

Patron: Austin

Norvel LaFallette Ray Lee Memorial Highway. Designates the portion of U.S. Route 220 in Botetourt County between State Route 43 (Narrow Passage Road) and the boundary line between Botetourt and Alleghany Counties as the "Norvel LaFallette Ray Lee Memorial Highway."

A BILL to designate a portion of U.S. Route 220 the "Norvel LaFallette Ray Lee Memorial Highway."

22104751D