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2024 SESSION
Chair: Jennifer B. Boysko
Clerk: Michael Jackson,Ashleigh Hynst
Staff: Nikhil Edward
Date of Meeting: February 15, 2024
Time and Place: 15 mins. after adj. / Senate Committee Room B (306) GAB
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Patron: McNamara
Certain warning light units. Increases from two to four the number of flashing or steady-burning red or red and white combination warning light units with which a member of a fire department, volunteer fire company, or volunteer emergency medical services agency and any police chaplain may equip one vehicle owned by him.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1024 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain warning light units.24101443D
Patron: Reid
Amber warning lights; certain hunting vehicles. Authorizes road whips, defined in the bill, who are operating vehicles during certain fox hunts to display flashing amber warning lights when such vehicles are not in motion for the purpose of warning other vehicles of such hunt happening in the area. The bill requires such vehicles to also display a sign reading "Horse Crossing With Rider."
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1025 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-1025.1, relating to amber warning lights; certain hunting vehicles.24100149D
Patron: Reid
Unpaved secondary highway funds. Clarifies that the improvement of nonsurface treated secondary highways includes improvements other than paving, as described in the bill. The bill also clarifies that the local governing body of the county receiving funds for such improvements will select the highways or highway segments to be improved, after consulting with the Department of Transportation.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-359 of the Code of Virginia, relating to unpaved secondary highway funds.24104166D
Patron: Wachsmann
Percy Lee House, III Memorial Bridge. Designates the bridge on Otterdam Road over Interstate 95 in Greensville County the "Percy Lee House, III Memorial Bridge."
A BILL to designate the bridge on Otterdam Road over Interstate 95 in Greensville County the "Percy Lee House, III Memorial Bridge."24102444D
Patron: Austin
Motor vehicle dealers; sale of franchise. Changes the deadline for a vehicle manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, or distributor branch to reject the sale or transfer of a dealership from 30 days prior to the effective date of the sale or transfer to 60 days from the receipt of notice from the dealer of the proposed sale or transfer and lists requirements for such notice from the dealer. The bill provides that an objection to a sale or transfer based on an applicant's years of motor dealer management experience is a reasonable objection but removes the right to object based on other applicant qualifications. The bill further provides that a franchisor's consent to a relocation of a business cannot be unreasonably withheld.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1569 of the Code of Virginia, relating to motor vehicle dealers; sale of franchise.24105927D
Patron: Krizek
Certain transportation entities; membership. Requires, rather than permits, the four members of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, the two members of the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, and the two members of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority who are appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates to be members of the House of Delegates. This bill incorporates HB 1173 and HB 1175.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 33.2-1904, 33.2-1907, and 33.2-2502 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain transportation entities; membership.24106647D
Patron: Watts
Emissions inspections; fees; agreement for services and service charge fees. Increases from $3,500 to $5,000 the amount the emissions inspection program coordinator may be paid per year from each motor vehicle emissions inspection station for the provision and maintenance of each set of required equipment. The bill also increases the maximum charge for an emissions inspection from $28 to $30 and allows emissions inspection stations and on-road emissions inspectors to charge a credit card service charge that does not exceed three percent of the emissions inspection fee and that is not included in the maximum amount that may be charged for the emissions inspection fee.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-1177.1 and 46.2-1182 of the Code of Virginia, relating to emissions inspections; fees; agreement for services and service charge fees.24106136D
Patron: Ward
All-terrain vehicles and off-road motorcycles; seizure, impounding, and disposition. Authorizes the governing body of any city or county to provide by ordinance for the lawful seizure, impounding, and disposition of an illegally operated all-terrain vehicle or off-road motorcycle operated on a highway or sidewalk within such city or county.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-915.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to all-terrain vehicles and off-road motorcycles; seizure, impounding, and disposition.24102062D
Patron: Seibold
Moving violations; highway work zones. Creates a traffic infraction for any moving violation in a highway work zone punishable by a fine of not less than $300 for the first offense and not less than $500 for any subsequent offense. The bill provides that for any subsequent offense that occurs within the same 12-month period as another such offense such fine shall be not less than $750.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-808.3, relating to moving violations; highway work zones.24103499D
Patron: Cherry
Special license plates; United States Air Force. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for active duty members with, honorably discharged veterans with six months of active duty service in, and retirees from the United States Air Force and unremarried surviving spouses of such service members. This bill incorporates HB 1489.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-743 of the Code of Virginia, relating to special license plates; United States Air Force.24106252D
Patron: Simonds
Railroad safety; civil penalties. Requires a crew of at least two qualified individuals on all trains, locomotives, or light engines used in connection with moving freight.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 7 of Chapter 13 of Title 56 a section numbered 56-425.1 relating to railroad safety; minimum train crew; movement of freight; civil penalties.24106612D
Patron: Williams
Abandoned or derelict aircraft. Provides that an airport has a lien on an abandoned or derelict aircraft, defined in the bill, on its property for all fees and charges for the use of the airport by such aircraft and for all fees and charges incurred by the airport for the transportation, storage, and removal of the aircraft. The bill authorizes an airport operator or his designee to retain, trade, sell, or dispose of an abandoned or derelict aircraft on the property of such airport. The bill provides for notice requirements prior to any such transfer of ownership interest in the aircraft.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 5.1-2.25, relating to abandoned or derelict aircraft.24100802D
Patron: Austin
Special license plates; 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates marking the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. The bill provides that the prepaid application requirements for special license plates shall not apply to such plates, that the provisions of the bill expire on July 1, 2032, that such plates shall not be newly issued on or after such date, and that such plates may continue in use for a period of time determined by the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles.
A BILL to authorize the issuance of special license plates marking the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution; fees.24101650D
Patron: Austin
Commercial driver's licenses and commercial learner's permits; definitions; commercial driver training; drug and alcohol violations. Conforms the definition of commercial motor vehicle to federal regulations; codifies the entry-level driver training system required by federal regulations; and removes contradictory provisions. The bill also prohibits the issuance or continued validity of commercial driver's licenses and commercial learner's permits after a drug or alcohol violation by the applicant, licensee, or permittee. This bill includes technical amendments.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-341.4, 46.2-341.12, 46.2-1700, and 46.2-1708 of the Code of Virginia, relating to commercial driver's licenses and commercial learner's permits; definitions; commercial driver training; drug and alcohol violations.24103111D
Patron: Austin
Abandoned vehicles; owner and lienholder information. Provides that if an abandoned vehicle has been titled in another jurisdiction, the Department of Motor Vehicles, in its search for the owner or lienholder of such vehicle, may rely on information provided by a business in possession of the abandoned vehicle that acquired such vehicle from an insurance company in connection with a total loss unresolved claim, provided that such information is obtained from a nationally recognized title database with access to such jurisdiction's records about all entities having security interest in such vehicle. The bill requires the business to defend, indemnify, and hold the Department and the Commonwealth harmless for damages and costs resulting from such reliance.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1202 of the Code of Virginia, relating to abandoned vehicles; owner and lienholder information.24100484D
Patron: Carr
Reduction of speed limits; local authority. Expands the current authority of any locality 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 to include highways within the state highway system, provided that such reduced speed limit is indicated by lawfully placed signs. The bill authorizes a locality to restore a speed limit that has been reduced pursuant to this authority and requires the locality to notify the Commissioner of Highways of a change in speed limit. This bill incorporates HB 793.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-878 and 46.2-1300 of the Code of Virginia, relating to speed limits; local authority.24106085D
Patron: Carr
License suspensions due to driving during a period of suspension or revocation; period of suspension. Prohibits any license suspensions due to driving during a period of suspension or revocation from extending beyond 10 years from the date of conviction for such violation.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-301 of the Code of Virginia, relating to license suspensions due to driving during a period of suspension or revocation; period of suspension.24102682D
Patron: Wyatt
Motor vehicle dealers; independent dealer-operator recertification; exam. Permits the recertification of independent dealer-operators by passing an examination administered by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Current law provides that such recertification requires completing one live instructor-led course and passing an examination administered by the course provider. The bill also directs the Department to collect the $50 exam fee at the time the exam is administered, transmit $48 from that fee to the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board within 15 days, and retain the remaining $2.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-1583, 46.2-1586, and 46.2-1589 of the Code of Virginia, relating to motor vehicle dealers; independent dealer-operator recertification; exam.24101169D
Patron: Wyatt
Motor Vehicle Dealer Board; examination costs. Authorizes the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board to establish the cost of an examination of licensee records, which existing law requires the licensee to pay if such examination shows a violation of law or order of the Board. The bill removes the authority of the Board to recover such costs in a court of competent jurisdiction and provides that failure to pay such examination costs may be grounds for denying, suspending, or revoking a license or certificate of dealer registration or qualification.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-1528 and 46.2-1575 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Motor Vehicle Dealer Board; examination costs.24101170D
Patron: Wyatt
Toll invoices; mail. Authorizes the use of a trackable correspondence equivalent to certified mail for sending invoices for unpaid tolls to a vehicle owner prior to the Department of Motor Vehicles placing a registration stop on such vehicle due to unpaid tolls. Current law requires such invoices to be mailed by certified mail.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-819.3:1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to toll invoices; mail.24101171D
Patron: Sickles
Department of Motor Vehicles; medical review. Changes the standard for being denied a driver's license or having a driver's license reviewed or revoked for medical reasons by removing language regarding the presence of a disability or disease and requiring the existence of an impairment that will prevent the driver from exercising reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle or drive a motor vehicle safely.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-204, 46.2-315, and 46.2-322 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Motor Vehicles; medical review.24106476D
Patron: Reid
Crash reports; contracted service providers. Authorizes law-enforcement agencies to utilize a contracted service provider to forward crash reports electronically to the Department of Motor Vehicle and manage or disseminate copies of certain crash reports as authorized by law. The bill authorizes the release of nonpersonally identifiable vehicle information from crash reports to a contracted service provider.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-373 and 46.2-379 of the Code of Virginia, relating to crash reports; contracted service provider.24105221D
Patron: Austin
Uniform Statewide Building Code; Virginia Passenger Rail Authority exemption. Exempts railway tunnels and bridges owned by the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority from the Uniform Statewide Building Code and the Statewide Fire Prevention Code Act. The bill requires the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority to report annually to the State Fire Marshal on the maintenance and operability of installed fire protection and detection systems in its railway tunnels and bridges.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 36-98.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Uniform Statewide Building Code; Virginia Passenger Rail Authority exemption.24104432D
Patron: Cherry
Venue; obtaining documents from the Department of Motor Vehicles when not entitled thereto; penalty. Provides that the venue for a violation of the offense of obtaining documents from the Department of Motor Vehicles (the Department) when not entitled thereto may be in the jurisdiction (i) from which any person obtained any document issued by the Department, (ii) where any person received or created any counterfeit, forged, or altered document used to obtain a document issued by the Department, or (iii) where any counterfeit, forged, or altered document has been filed with the Department.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-105.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to venue; obtaining documents from the Department of Motor Vehicles when not entitled thereto; penalty.24104789D
Patron: Sewell
Motor vehicles; overweight permits for certain trucks operated by electric utilities. Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue overweight permits for an electric utility's operation of vehicles used for the construction, operation, or maintenance of electrical facilities and infrastructure.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-1145.1, relating to overweight permits; trucks operated by electric utilities.24106533D