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2016 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Transportation

Chairman: Charles W. Carrico, Sr.

Clerk: John Garrett
Staff: Nicole Brenner
Date of Meeting: February 17, 2016
Time and Place: 45 mins after adjournment / Senate Room A

H.B. 10 Motorcycles; general illumination lights.

Patron: Cole

General illumination lights; motorcycles. Increases from four to five the maximum number of lights allowed on a motorcycle and used for general illumination ahead of the motorcycle. Current law restricts all motor vehicles to no more than four lights, including headlights, fog lights, etc., to provide general illumination ahead of the vehicle.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1030 of the Code of Virginia, relating to general illumination lights on motorcycles.

16100668D

H.B. 117 Boats or other watercraft; excess width permits for transporting vehicles.

Patron: Knight

Permits for excessive size. Authorizes the DMV to issue permits for vehicles transporting boats or other watercraft that exceed an outside width of 102 inches but do not exceed an outside width of 108 inches; under current law, no such vehicle shall exceed an outside width of 102 inches.

 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 18 of Chapter 10 of Title 46.2 a section numbered 46.2-1149.8, relating to permits for oversize vehicles.

16104638D

H.B. 181 Northern Virginia Transportation Commission; increases membership.

Patron: Minchew

Northern Virginia Transportation Commission; membership. Increases the number of nonlegislative citizen members of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission from 13 to 14 by increasing from one to two the members who represent Loudoun County.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-1904 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission; membership.

16102789D

H.B. 184 Trooper Nathan-Michael W. Smith Memorial Bridge; designating as Rt. 301 bridge over Interstate 95.

Patron: Aird

Designating the Trooper Nathan-Michael W. Smith Memorial Bridge. Designates the Route 301 bridge in Prince George County at Exit 45 over Interstate 95 the Trooper Nathan-Michael W. Smith Memorial Bridge.

A BILL to designate the Route 301 bridge in Prince George County the "Trooper Nathan-Michael W. Smith Memorial Bridge."

16103026D

H.B. 190 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; use of population estimate in connection with decisions.

Patron: Bulova

Northern Virginia Transportation Authority. Provides that the population criterion required for decisions of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority shall be the estimates, not the projections, made by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service of the University of Virginia.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-2504 of the Code of Virginia, relating to use of population estimates in connection with decisions of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority.

16102274D

H.B. 267 Length of vehicle combinations; clarification of provision limiting vehicles coupled with another.

Patron: Marshall, D.W.

Length of vehicle combinations. Clarifies that the provision limiting vehicles coupled with another vehicle to a maximum combined length of 65 feet applies to motor homes. The bill is declarative of existing law.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1112 of the Code of Virginia, relating to length of vehicles.

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H.B. 289 Driving in flooded areas; localities may by ordinance prohibit, exception.

Patron: Helsel


Local regulation of driving in flooded areas; penalty. Allows localities to by ordinance prohibit driving in a flooded street and creates a Class 4 misdemeanor for a violation of such ordinance. A locality would be required to post signs warning of the prohibition and penalties. This prohibition does not apply to law-enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, or operators of Department of Transportation or utility vehicles in the performance of their official duties.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-800.3, relating to local regulation driving in flooded areas; no wake.

16101326D

H.B. 329 Amber lights, flashing; allows publicly owner or operated transit buses to use.

Patron: Villanueva

Amber lights on public transit buses. Allows publicly owned or operated transit buses to use flashing amber lights.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1025 of the Code of Virginia, relating to flashing amber lights on public transit buses.

16102601D

H.B. 374 Registration of vehicles owned or used by emergency medical services agencies.

Patron: Yancey

Registration of vehicles owned or used by emergency medical services agencies. Requires, upon application, the issuance of permanent license plates for emergency medical services vehicles owned by or under the exclusive control of a commercial or privately owned emergency medical services agency.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-649.1:1 and 46.2-711 of the Code of Virginia, relating to license plates for emergency vehicles.

16101585D

H.B. 507 Motor vehicle inspection; requirement for purchaser of a trailer, etc., from an auto auction.

Patron: Villanueva

Exceptions to motor vehicle inspection requirement. Allows the purchaser of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer from an auto auction to operate such vehicle without a safety inspection from the auction to an official safety inspection station on the same day as the purchaser removes the vehicle from the auto auction if the inspection station is located between the auction and the purchaser's residence or place of business or within a five-mile radius of such residence or place of business.

 A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1158.01 of the Code of Virginia, relating to exceptions to motor vehicle inspection requirement.

16104401D

H.B. 653 Consent to organ donation.

Patron: O'Bannon

Consent to organ donation. Eliminates the requirement that a person indicate his willingness to make an anatomical gift every time he renews or replaces his license.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 32.1-292.2, 46.2-342, and 46.2-345 of the Code of Virginia, relating to consent to organ donation.

16101732D

H.B. 719 Commonwealth Transportation Board; value of statewide prioritization factors.

Patron: LeMunyon

Commonwealth Transportation Board; value of statewide prioritization factors. Requires the Commonwealth Transportation Board to make public the criteria used to determine the value of each factor used in the statewide prioritization process for project selection no later than 30 days prior to a vote on such project or strategy.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-214.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Commonwealth Transportation Board; criteria used to determine value of factors evaluated in statewide prioritization process for project selection.

16100315D

H.B. 724 Northern Virginia Transportation Commission; quorum and voting procedures.

Patron: LeMunyon

Quorum and action by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission. Provides quorum and voting procedures for the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission that are analogous to those followed by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority.

 A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-1912 of the Code of Virginia, relating to voting procedures of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission.

16104746D

H.B. 727 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; decision-making procedure.

Patron: LeMunyon

Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; decision-making procedure. Requires the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority to make certain information concerning projects in its regional transportation plan publicly available at least 15 days prior to any decision for the expenditure of funds to create or improve a transportation facility.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-2510 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; decisions to create or improve transportation facility; public notice.

16102294D

H.B. 731 Members of transportation district commissions; compensation.

Patron: LeMunyon

Members of transportation district commissions; compensation. Allows the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission to reimburse its nonelected members appointed to the board of directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for expenses incurred and compensate them in the amount of $50 per day for attending WMATA meetings.

 A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-1907 of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation for Northern Virginia Transportation Commission members who serve on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

16104747D

H.B. 869 Definitions; nonresident.

Patron: Hugo

Definitions; nonresident. Includes in the definition of "nonresident" for purposes of Title 46.2 (Motor Vehicles) a person who is in Virginia serving a full-time church service or proselyting mission of not more than 36 months and who is not gainfully employed. The bill provides that if vehicles owned by such nonresidents are registered in another state, those vehicles do not have to be registered in Virginia.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-100 and 46.2-600 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the definition of nonresident; exemption from registration.

16105184D

H.B. 1032 Vehicle registration; locality may impose penalty on owner annually as long as vehicle unregistered.

Patron: Sickles

Vehicle registration. Clarifies that a locality may impose a penalty of up to $250 upon the resident owner annually for as long as the motor vehicle remains unregistered in Virginia.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-662 of the Code of Virginia, relating to vehicle registration.

16103965D

H.B. 1060 Towing fees; localities in Northern Virginia shall establish by ordinance.

Patron: Hugo

Localities towing fees. Provides that localities in Planning District 8 shall establish by ordinance (i) an initial hookup and towing fee of $135; (ii) an additional fee of $25 for towing at night, on weekends, or on a holiday; and (iii) that no fee pursuant to clause (ii) shall be charged more than twice for a tow. Under current law, $135 is the maximum hookup and initial towing fee and $25 is the permissible charge for towing at night, on weekends, or on a holiday.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1233 of the Code of Virginia, relating to localities towing fees.

16103047D

H.B. 1237 Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority; powers.

Patron: Loupassi

Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority; powers. Authorizes the Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority (RMTA) to construct, own, and operate coliseums and arenas, including facilities reasonably related to such coliseums and arenas, provided that the governing authorities of the localities that make up the RMTA approve.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-2902 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority; powers.

16104199D