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2006 SESSION
House Transportation
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Wardrup (Chairman), May, Welch, Saxman, Carrico, Cosgrove, Gear, Oder, Rust, Hugo, Scott, E.T., Fralin, Iaquinto, Wittman, Jones, D.C., Moran, Ward, Ebbin, BaCote, Marsden, Bowling, Valentine
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Tuesday, 1/2 hour after adjournment and Thursday, 8:30 a.m., House Room C
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- HB 1 Highways; adjustment of claims resulting from certain contracts.
- HB 2 Richmond-Petersburg Tnpk. Auth. & Elizabeth River Tunnel Commission; eliminates obsolete references.
- HB 18 Safety inspections; exemption for certain trucks and vehicle combinations.
- HB 22 Motor vehicle safety inspections; increase in fees.
- HB 23 Dealer's license plates; use of transporting other vehicles or parts of other vehicles.
- HB 26 Motorcycles; optional lights.
- HB 52 License plates, special; issuance of those bearing legend: REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM.
- HB 53 License plates, special; issuance of those bearing legend: PROFESSIONAL AUTO RACING.
- HB 72 License plates, special; issuance of those bearing legend: SUPPORT OUR TROOPS.
- HB 88 Traffic-calming studies; VDOT to implement measures.
- HB 90 Driver's licenses; extension of expiration for military personnel or member of diplomatic service.
- HB 98 Motor vehicle accident; law-enforcement officer allowed to investigate on private property.
- HB 106 Warning lights; use of red or red and white lights by NASA's Wallops Flight Facility vehicles.
- HB 111 All-terrain vehicles; allows local governments in Northern Virginia to prohibit operation thereof.
- HB 113 Alcoholic beverages; penalty for purchasing for certain persons.
- HB 114 Alcoholic beverages; penalty for unlawful purchasing or possession thereof.
- HB 116 Nonrepairable vehicles; amends definition thereof.
- HB 117 Highway system construction funds; vehicle registration factor in allocation thereof.
- HB 119 Highway system construction funds; distributes allocation to planning districts.
- HB 133 Route 17; imposition and collection of tolls for use thereof in City of Chesapeake.
- HB 136 License plates, special; issuance for members of Fraternal Order of Police.
- HB 143 Highways, bridges, and interchanges; allows Transportation Board to name.
- HB 158 School buses; increases civil penalty for improperly passing.
- HB 160 Motor vehicle keys; manufacturers to provide means to duplicate for certain models.
- HB 165 Highway construction funds; allocations for primary and secondary highways.
- HB 166 Defense Facility and Transportation Improvement Program, and Fund; created.
- HB 171 Disabled parking; allowing vehicles to park free in time-restricted/metered spaces up to 4 hours.
- HB 175 Overweight farm vehicles; may operate at extended weights authorized.
- HB 182 Reckless driving; person guilty thereof if exceeding 20 miles per hour over maximum speed limit.
- HB 196 License plates, special; issuance to residents and supporters of Bay Creek community.
- HB 198 Interstate Route 81 Development Authority; created, toll collection for use by certain vehicles.
- HB 200 Fees; Transportation Board to impose on trucks, etc. for use in maintaining highways.
- HB 201 Toll facilities; localities may have agreements for construction and operation thereof.
- HB 204 Video monitors or display; prohibition in motor vehicles does not extend to multifunctional devices.
- HB 213 Entertainment equipment in motor vehicles; any driver/passenger shall not operate in certain manner.
- HB 226 Transportation needs of populations with limited mobility; specific mobility goals to be addressed.
- HB 233 Cellular telephones; prohibits use while driving.
- HB 236 Regional Transportation Authority; created.
- HB 250 Motor vehicle registrations and license plates; dealer may issue temporary certificates.
- HB 251 Driver's licenses; persons convicted of DUI must have motor vehicle liability insurance.
- HB 259 Motor vehicle dealers' transaction fees; repeals sunset provision.
- HB 263 Uninsured motor vehicle; increases fee paid to Commissioner of DMV.
- HB 264 Motor vehicle liability insurance; increases coverage limits.
- HB 280 Motorcycle drivers; training course certified by Motorcycle Safety Foundation for licensure thereof.
- HB 284 Motor vehicles; establishing gross weight and axle-spacing requirements for certain, fees.
- HB 287 Driver's licenses; all examinations to be in English, interpreters in connection with prohibited.
- HB 288 Antique motor vehicles; corrects erroneous references thereto.
- HB 298 Airport fees and charges; limits authority to impose off-site fees.
- HB 304 DMV; charges for information supplied thereby.
- HB 309 High-occupancy lanes; extends sunset provision for vehicles bearing clean fuel license plates.
- HB 314 DMV; assessment of fees on certain drivers.
- HB 325 Motor vehicle title loans; caps rate of interest that may be charged.
- HB 335 License plates, special; issuance to veterans of U.S. military in Afghanistan and Iraq.
- HB 344 All-terrain vehicles and off-road motorcycles; owners must obtain title from DMV.
- HB 357 Driver's license; reinstatement fees.
- HB 363 Overweight vehicles; specialized mobile equipment with permits to operate on interstate highways.
- HB 366 Mopeds, motorcycles, etc.; localities to adopt ordinances regualting noise therefrom.
- HB 367 Registration card; contents to include insurance update.
- HB 399 Littering on highways; community service; penalty.
- HB 405 Vehicle window tinting; certain allowed because of person's medical condition.
- HB 409 Dulles Toll Road; imposes certain conditions on increase and use of tolls.
- HB 436 Motor vehicle value; any valuation service may be used as evidence of vehicle's value.
- HB 440 Integrated Directional Sign Program; VDOT to refund certain monies to localities for signage.
- HB 446 Interstate Route 81; diversion of truck traffic thereon.
- HB 447 Mercury switches in motor vehicles; requires removal prior to their demolition.
- HB 463 Passenger cars; those owned by local governments.
- HB 464 Trash truck covers; all commercial vehicles required to use on cargo areas at all times.
- HB 469 Moped; clarification of definition.
- HB 477 Driver's license applications & registration cards; voluntary contribution for Prevent Blindness Va.
- HB 490 Local governments; publication of notice of certain local decisions required.
- HB 494 High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes; prohibits imposition and collection of tolls for use thereof.
- HB 495 High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes; permits law-enforcement vehicles to use in an emergency.
- HB 496 Highway; expands definition.
- HB 497 License plates, special; requirements for issuance of clean special fuel plates.
- HB 498 License plates, special; issuance to retired members of the United States Navy and Coast Guard.
- HB 499 License plates, special; issuance to civilian employees of Department of the Army.
- HB 511 Worrell Family Memorial Bridge; designating as Route 662 bridge over Burks Fork Creek.
- HB 520 Unregistered vehicles and vehicles with expired registrations; prohibited on public highways.
- HB 526 Street rods and custom vehicles; titling and registration.
- HB 527 Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund; created.
- HB 547 Antique motor vehicles; allows use of certain numbers, etc. on license plates.
- HB 551 Motor vehicle dealers; transfer of dealerships.
- HB 580 Highway system construction funds; allocation among districts.
- HB 589 Blue Star Memorial Highway; designating as portion of Old Keene Mill Road in Fairfax County.
- HB 604 High-occupancy lanes; extends sunset provision for vehicles bearing clean fuel license plates.
- HB 605 License plates, special; issuance to spouses and parents of certain deceased military veterans.
- HB 611 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
- HB 640 Low-water bridge; Dickenson County to transfer ownership therof in Town of Pound to VDOT.
- HB 641 Overweight permits; coal and gravel haulers to purchase.
- HB 642 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of Boy Scouts.
- HB 643 Private roads; Counties of Dickenson & Tazewell added to provision allowing maintenance thereof.
- HB 645 Motor vehicle; impoundment for eluding police.
- HB 646 DMV; access to records for person applying for volunteer vehicle operator with Civil Air Patrol.
- HB 650 School buses; maximum speed limit allowed.
- HB 655 High-occupancy lanes; extends sunset provision for vehicles bearing clean fuel license plates.
- HB 662 Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel; authorization from GA required before undertaking construction, etc.
- HB 663 Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel Commission; may not issue any bonds not redeemable before maturity.
- HB 665 Outdoor advertising; vegetation control.
- HB 666 Transportation Board; eliminates number and dollar limitations on awarding design-build contracts.
- HB 667 Interstate Highway System; all maintenance thereof to be carried out under certain contracts.
- HB 669 Transportation improvement projects; increases project cap.
- HB 670 Vehicle license fees, etc., local; DMV to develop & implement standardized procedures & fees.
- HB 671 Design-build contracts; allows localities to award for construction of transportation projects.
- HB 672 Highways and bridges; Transportation Board to receive resolutions in support of naming.
- HB 673 Transportation Board; election of certain members by General Assembly.
- HB 674 Vehicle license fees, etc., local; DMV to develop & implement standardized procedures & fees.
- HB 676 VDOT; Commissioner to report on actions & initiatives that involve outsourcing & privatization.
- HB 677 VDOT; Transportation Commissioner to report on certain accomplishments, actions, and initiatives.
- HB 681 Highway improvements; expands present revenue-sharing fund program.
- HB 683 DMV; assessment of fees on certain drivers.
- HB 697 Motorcycles; proof of liability insurance to purchase.
- HB 715 Cellular telephones; prohibits use while driving.
- HB 716 Littering on highways; second or subsequent violation, penalty.
- HB 717 High-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes; prohibits conversion of certain HOV lanes.
- HB 724 State-Local Intersection Partnership Program; created.
- HB 736 Reckless driving; exceeding speed limit.
- HB 739 Driver's licenses; persons convicted of DUI must have motor vehicle liability insurance.
- HB 762 Speed limit; exceeding lawful limit on Interstate Route 81.
- HB 792 Subdivision streets; do not need to meet VDOT standards if they serve fewer than 3 familes per mile.
- HB 793 License plates, temporary; issuance to dealers and vehicle owners by DMV.
- HB 797 Commissioners of revenue; participation in DMV select program.
- HB 800 Exhaust systems; limits allowable level of noise emitted from motor vehicle.
- HB 803 Motor vehicles; impoundment for certain when person driving with suspended or revoked license.
- HB 805 Littering from motor vehicle; includes cigarette butts as litter.
- HB 809 Primary and secondary highway systems; projects undertaken by counties.
- HB 810 Smart Road; funds involving construction, reconstruction, and improvement thereof.
- HB 816 Recording devices in motor vehicles; access to recorded data.
- HB 821 Rural Rustic Road program; roads with certain average daily traffic volumes qualify therefor.
- HB 823 Speed limits; signs placed in residence districts without approval of county.
- HB 824 Signs; authorizes any town to request and pay for installation thereof.
- HB 825 Speed limits; certain restrictions in residence districts.
- HB 826 Tolls; failure to pay, penalty.
- HB 827 License plates.; prohibits use of any bracket, etc. that obscures or alters.
- HB 833 License plates, special; eliminates fee for those bearing legend: United We Stand.
- HB 834 License plates, special; reduces number of days pre-paid application to be received by Commissioner.
- HB 841 Local Partnership Programs; payment schedule for reimbursement of funds to locality.
- HB 843 HOV lanes; issuance of three demerit points for first and subsequent violations thereof.
- HB 876 High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes; hiring of State Police officers to enforce lane restrictions.
- HB 877 Highways; increases cost of maintenance & construction projects carried out by state employees.
- HB 911 Urban Highway Congestion Mitigation Fund; created.
- HB 913 Motor fuel establishment; presumption that owner or lessee of vehicle failed to pay, penalty.
- HB 917 Fog lights; not more than two may be illuminated at any time.
- HB 920 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of childhood cancer awareness.
- HB 927 License plates, special; expired authorizations.
- HB 928 License plates, special; those issued to members of General Assembly shall be same as district no.
- HB 947 George P. Coleman Bridge; tolls to be removed therefrom.
- HB 948 Abandoned vehicles; disposal thereof by localities.
- HB 967 Motor vehicle salesperson; amends definition.
- HB 970 License plates, special; issuance to members of Del Ray Citizens Association.
- HB 977 Shortline Railway Preservation and Development Fund; created.
- HB 989 Route 674; prohibition on transportation of hazardous materials in Fairfax County.
- HB 990 License plates, special; issuance for all branches of armed forces.
- HB 1000 Tolls; failure to pay, penalty.
- HB 1005 Registration and certificates of title; offences relating thereto, penalty.
- HB 1006 Manufactured homes, etc.; notice to counties, cities, and towns whenever title is surrendered.
- HB 1029 Motor vehicle dealer; excludes those who sell & distribute fire-fighting equipment & ambulances.
- HB 1034 Motor vehicle dealers; warranty obligations.
- HB 1047 Traffic light signals; police to use wireless telecommunications devices for enforcement.
- HB 1063 Driver's licenses, special identification cards, etc.; use of adoption decrees for applications.
- HB 1068 Contract passenger carriers; operational requirements.
- HB 1085 Transportation Trust Fund; increases percentage of revenues flowing to Mass Transit Fund.
- HB 1117 Traffic offenses; optional additional penalty for certain violations.
- HB 1119 Private roads; designating as highways for law-enforcement purposes in Warren County.
- HB 1120 Radar detectors; repeals prohibition on use thereof.
- HB 1159 High-speed pursuit; law-enforcement agency to adopt written policy on how to conduct.
- HB 1163 False license; unlawful sale thereof, penalty.
- HB 1164 Speed limits; reduces maximum on any public highway.
- HB 1179 Speed limits; special limitation on interstates.
- HB 1184 Transportation Board; election of certain members by legislative appointing authorities.
- HB 1202 Vehicle window tinting; certain allowed because of person's medical condition.
- HB 1211 Pedestrians; motorists to stop for those at crosswalks.
- HB 1216 Driver records; limits accident data released by DMV.
- HB 1218 Traffic misdemeanor; procedure for arrest.
- HB 1219 James B. Tabb Sr. Memorial Highway; designating as portion of Route 615.
- HB 1246 Driver's licenses; first-time applicants to complete approved driver education program.
- HB 1248 HOV lanes; eliminates sunset provision for vehicles bearing clean special fuel license plates.
- HB 1249 Household goods carriers; allowed to offer binding estimates, etc.
- HB 1254 Outdoor advertising structures; adjustment or relocation thereof.
- HB 1257 Transportation Investment Bond Act of 2006; created.
- HB 1258 Towing & Recovery Operators, Board of; regulation of towing storage, and recovery of vehicles.
- HB 1282 Industrial access roads; allocation of funds for those leading to economic development sites, etc.
- HB 1284 Decal, local; locality may eliminate display on vehicle.
- HB 1286 Taxicab operators; criminal history background checks for licensure.
- HB 1287 Rural Rustic Road Program; limits discretion of VDOT when such paving is requested by localities.
- HB 1289 Speed limits; prepayment of fines for violations.
- HB 1304 Federal Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005; technical changes.
- HB 1312 Laser speed determination devices; law-enforcement officer not required to show motorists reading.
- HB 1334 Motor vehicles; impoundment for eluding police.
- HB 1343 Driver's licenses; failure to return.
- HB 1357 Weight limits; liquidated damages for overweight violations.
- HB 1365 Transportation Accountability, Joint Commission on; created.
- HB 1388 License plates, special; issuance of those bearing legend: SUPPORT OUR TROOPS.
- HB 1392 License plates, special; issuance for supporters of 9-1-1 communications professionals.
- HB 1395 Motorcycles; toll-free use of VDOT-controlled toll facilities.
- HB 1407 Fees; certain charged by Commissioner.
- HB 1410 License plates, special; eliminates fee for members of Dept. of VA Military Order of Purple Heart.
- HB 1426 Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 (PPTA); provides for granting of concessions and taxation.
- HB 1430 Tractor-semitrailer combinations; exemption for certain from length limit.
- HB 1456 Display of license plates; removes requirement thereof on front of motor vehicle.
- HB 1466 Bus rapid transit operators; use of HOT lanes in Washington-Fredericksburg Corridor.
- HB 1475 Commonwealth Transportation Board; bonds for Route 58 Corridor.
- HB 1479 Electronic toll payment; discount for those using Smart Tag and EZ Pass.
- HB 1481 Secondary highway system; rural additions in Wythe County.
- HB 1494 Driver's licenses, provisional; restriction on using cellular phones and wireless devices.
- HB 1503 Special conservators of the peace; authorized to use flashing blue lights in their vehicles.
- HB 1512 Disabled veteran; definition thereof.
- HB 1515 Rural Addition Program; funds allocated to certain counties.
- HB 1543 Rural Addition Program; funds allocated to any county.
- HB 1546 Reckless driving; change definition thereof.
- HB 1547 Alma C. White Memorial Bridge; designating at Route 631 bridge at Little Creek Dam Road.
- HB 1548 Suspended operator's license; impoundment of motor vehicle for driving with thereof.
- HB 1555 Transportation; provides for new funding in Northern Virginia.
- HB 1574 Integrated Directional Sign Program; allows localities to opt out of Program administered by VDOT.
- HB 1576 National Rural Transit Assistance Program; buses to be equipped with warning lights when stopped.
- HB 1580 Interstate Route 81;construction of improvements halted.
- HB 1581 Interstate Route 81 Corridor; diversion of truck traffic.
- HB 1586 Certificate for Driving; persons unable to establish legal presence to use for driving purposes.
- HB 1597 Blue Star Memorial Highway.
- HB 1612 DMV; assessment of fees on certain drivers, use of fees collected.
- HB 1614 Vehicle registration fees; additional fee for transportation purposes.
- HJ 33 Route 460 Communications Committee; cont. until commencement of construction of 460 project, report.
- HJ 208 Vehicle emissions; on-road remote sensing devices in Northern Virginia, report.
- SB 1 License plates, special; issuance to certain relatives of certain deceased military veterans, fees.
- SB 8 Motor vehicle registration, licensing, & certificates of title; offenses relating thereto, penalty.
- SB 13 Access roads; allocation of funds for those leading to industrial sites, etc.
- SB 24 Motor medic pilot program; created in South Hampton Roads area.
- SB 43 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of youth soccer.
- SB 50 License plates, special; honoring Robert E. Lee.
- SB 53 Speed limits; increases maximum speed on Interstate Route 85.
- SB 87 Outdoor advertising; vegetation control permit.
- SB 88 Mercury switches in motor vehicles; requires removal prior to their demolition.
- SB 89 Recording devices in motor vehicles; notification required by manufacturer.
- SB 128 License plates, special; issuance of those bearing legend: I VOTED.
- SB 134 Towing & Recovery Operators, Board of; regulation of towing storage, and recovery of vehicles.
- SB 137 Driver's licenses, provisional; restriction on using cellular phones and wireless devices.
- SB 152 Motor vehicle dealers; warranty obligations.
- SB 153 Motor vehicles, used; pre-purchase inspection notification of those for sale.
- SB 173 Port Authority; allows police thereof to provide security for private terminal operators.
- SB 191 All-terrain vehicles and off-road motorcycles; owners must obtain title from DMV.
- SB 192 Hampton Roads Bridge and Tunnel Authority; created.
- SB 193 Highway construction funds; allocation for rail projects.
- SB 194 Motor vehicle registrations; dealer may issue temporary license plates & certificate of ownership.
- SB 196 Highways; allows local employees to build that are funded by State.
- SB 198 Rail Advisory Board; members not subject to certain provisions.
- SB 213 O. Winston Link Trail; established to highlight and celebrate railroad heritage.
- SB 222 Interstate 264; VDOT provide signage directing motorists to Sports Hall of Fame & Children's Museum.
- SB 245 Overnight parking; regulation by certain counties or towns.
- SB 282 Golf carts; operation thereof on public highways nonapplicable in Town of Saxis.
- SB 303 Motor vehicle renting companies; charge of vehicle licensing fee.
- SB 304 Commonwealth Transportation Board.
- SB 305 School buses; vehicle classifications and endorsements.
- SB 306 Motor vehicle dealers; increases bond requirements.
- SB 312 Emissions inspection program; exemption of certain vehicles.
- SB 378 Motor fuel establishment; driving off without paying for gasoline.
- SB 412 Intermodal Office; specific functions and goals in the Office of Secretary of Transportation.
- SB 454 High-occupancy lanes; extends sunset provision for vehicles bearing clean fuel license plates.
- SB 484 Jimmy Maloney Memorial Highway; designating as portion of Route 60W.
- SB 485 Jack L. Massie Memorial Bridge; designating as Route 199 twin bridges over College Creek.
- SB 514 Private roads; Counties of Dickenson & Tazewell added to provision allowing maintenance thereof.
- SB 518 License plates, special; issuance to members of State Defense Force.
- SB 523 Tractor-semitrailer combinations; exemption for certain from length limit.
- SB 532 Blue Star Memorial Highway; designating as portion of Old Keene Mill Road in Fairfax County.
- SB 617 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of childhood cancer awareness, youth soccer, etc.
- SB 650 Nicely Memorial Bridge; designating as I-64 bridge over Cowpasture River in Alleghany County.
- SB 663 Transportation needs of populations with limited mobility; specific mobility goals to be addressed.
- SB 666 Public-Private Transportation Act; allocation of concession payments.
- SB 712 Motorized scooters and skateboards; localities to adopt ordinances regulating noise.
- SB 720 Highway user fees; localities may establish.
- SB 721 Highway improvements; expands present revenue-sharing fund program.