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2018 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Transportation

Chairman: Charles W. Carrico, Sr.

Clerk: Chad Starzer
Staff: Chrissy Noonan
Date of Meeting: January 31, 2018
Time and Place: 15 Min after adj. Senate Room 3, The Capitol
Update to Remove SB 128 and Add SB 509

S.B. 185 Highways; localities may rename.

Patron: Favola

Renaming highways; localities. Provides that the local governing body of any county, city, or town may change the name of any highway named before 1965 within such locality. Current law allows for only the Commonwealth Transportation Board or the General Assembly to name or rename any primary highway, regardless of when the highway was named.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 15.2-2019 and 33.2-213 of the Code of Virginia, relating to renaming primary highways; localities.

18100834D

S.B. 206 Speed limits; maximum speed on certain highways.

Patron: Stuart

Maximum speed limits on certain highways. Increases from 55 miles per hour to 60 miles per hour the maximum speed limit on U.S. Route 301, the entirety of U.S. Route 17, and State Routes 3 and 207.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-870 of the Code of Virginia, relating to maximum speed limits on certain highways.

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S.B. 364 Motor vehicle liability insurance; increases minimum liability coverage amount.

Patron: Newman

Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage limits. Increases the minimum liability coverage amount from $20,000 to $50,000 for injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-419 and 46.2-472 of the Code of Virginia, relating to minimum liability insurance limits on motor vehicles.

18102045D

S.B. 466 Speed limits, maximum; certain highways.

Patron: Reeves

Maximum speed limits on certain highways. Increases from 55 miles per hour to 60 miles per hour the maximum speed limit on U.S. Route 301, the entirety of U.S. Route 17, and State Routes 3 and 207.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-870 of the Code of Virginia, relating to maximum speed limits on certain highways.

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S.B. 492 Towing; increases maximum hookup and towing fee for passenger vehicles.

Patron: Carrico

Towing; fees. Increases the maximum hookup and towing fee for passenger vehicles from $135 to $150. The bill also increases in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia) the hookup and initial towing fee for motor vehicles, trailers, and parts thereof from $135 to $150 and sets the hookup and initial towing fee at $250 and $500, respectively, for medium motor vehicles and heavy motor vehicles, which are defined in the bill. The bill provides that local towing advisory boards may establish reasonable limits on fees charged for the removal of medium and heavy vehicles. The bill contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-1233 and 46.2-1233.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to towing; fees.

18100583D

S.B. 496 Off-road recreational vehicles; increases highway speed limit.

Patron: Carrico

Off-road recreational vehicles; highway speed limit. Increases from 25 to 35 miles per hour the maximum highway speed limit wherein the governing body of any county, city, or town embraced by the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority may by ordinance authorize the operation of any off-road recreational vehicle. The bill provides that such governing body may by ordinance authorize the operation of any such vehicle for a distance of no more than five miles on any highway that has a maximum speed limit of more than 35 miles per hour.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-800.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to off-road recreational vehicles; highway speed limit.

18100738D

S.B. 504 Highways, Commissioner of; authorized to enroll in or withdraw from any federal pilot programs.

Patron: Carrico

Commissioner of Highways; federal pilot programs. Authorizes the Commissioner of Highways to enroll in or withdraw from any federal pilot program or project for the collection and study of data for the review of truck weights and the impact of such vehicles on federal or state roadway safety, infrastructure sustainability, congestion mitigation, transportation system efficiency, or capacity challenges.

A BILL to authorize the Department of Transportation to enroll in a federal pilot program.

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S.B. 509 Handheld photo speed monitoring devices; State Police may operate a device in or around work zones.

Patron: Carrico

Handheld photo speed monitoring devices. Provides that the Department of State Police may operate a handheld photo speed monitoring device, defined in the bill, in or around a highway work zone for the purpose of recording images of vehicles that are traveling at speeds of at least 12 miles per hour above the posted highway work zone speed limit within such highway work zone when (i) workers are present and (ii) such highway work zone is indicated by appropriately placed signs displaying the maximum speed limit and the use of such handheld automated speed monitoring device.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-882 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-882.1, relating to handheld photo speed monitoring devices.

18104235D

S.B. 561 Interstate 81; pilot program for right lane restrictions for tractor trucks.

Patron: Obenshain

Right lane restrictions for tractor trucks on Interstate 81; pilot program. Directs the Department of Transportation to conduct a pilot program establishing zones on Interstate 81 where tractor trucks would be required to travel in the right lane only. The bill establishes requirements for any such designated zone.

A BILL to direct the Department of Transportation to establish a pilot program regarding right lane restrictions for tractor trucks on Interstate 81.

18102982D

S.B. 601 Trespass towing; exempts Planning District 16 from certain requirements.

Patron: Vogel

Trespass towing. Exempts Planning District 16 (George Washington) from any requirement by a towing advisory board for written authorization, in addition to a written contract, in the event that a vehicle is being removed from private property. The bill requires that localities in Planning District 16 establish by ordinance (i) a hookup and initial 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.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-1232 and 46.2-1233 of the Code of Virginia, relating to trespass towing.

18103338D

S.B. 611 Motor vehicles increases liability insurance coverage limits.

Patron: Surovell

Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage limits. Increases the minimum motor vehicle liability insurance coverage amounts from $25,000 to $100,000 in cases of bodily injury to or death of one person, from $50,000 to $200,000 in cases of bodily injury to or death of more than one person in any one accident, and from $20,000 to $40,000 for property damage coverage.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-419 and 46.2-472 of the Code of Virginia, relating to motor vehicle liability insurance coverage limits.

18100417D

S.B. 623 Electronic Routing Registry; created.

Patron: Surovell

Electronic Routing Registry. Requires the Department of Transportation to create and maintain an Electronic Routing Registry (the Registry) of highways where electronic routing of through traffic is prohibited and provides the criteria for a highway to be eligible for placement on the Registry at the request of a locality. The bill requires that a digital routing provider remove a highway placed on the Registry from its routing algorithms within six months of such placement and provides that any digital routing provider who violates such requirement is subject to a $500 civil penalty for each day it is in violation.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 33.2-274.01, relating to Department of Transportation registry; Electronic Routing Registry.

18104485D

S.B. 643 Transportation, Department of; electronic toll collection device fees or exchange.

Patron: McPike

Department of Transportation; electronic toll collection device fees or exchange. Prohibits the Department of Transportation from charging fees for or requiring users to exchange their electronic toll collection device as a result of inactivity for a period of time less than one year.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Title 33.2 a section numbered 33.2-280.1, relating to Department of Transportation; electronic toll collection device fees or exchange.

18101775D

S.B. 805 Passing a stopped school bus; conviction shall not be made part of driving record.

Patron: Carrico

Passing a stopped school bus; driving record. Provides that the imposition of a civil penalty for passing a stopped school bus shall not be deemed a conviction as an operator and shall not be made part of the driving record of the person upon whom such civil penalty is imposed, nor shall it be used for insurance purposes in the provision of motor vehicle insurance coverage.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-844 of the Code of Virginia, relating to passing a stopped school bus; driving record.

18104568D

S.B. 874 Motor vehicle drivers; signals required when driving.

Patron: Howell

Signals required when driving. Requires drivers to signal upon backing, stopping, turning, or partly turning from a direct line if such movement can be made safely. Current law requires such signaling if such movement can be made safely and whenever the operation of any other vehicle may be affected by such movement.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-848 of the Code of Virginia, relating to signals required when driving.

18104964D

S.B. 898 Tolling; Northern Virginia.

Patron: Black

Tolling; Northern Virginia. Requires the Department of Transportation to refund the holder of an electronic toll collection device for any sum of tolls collected or imposed for travel on Interstate 66 east of mile marker 67 totaling more than $200 per calendar month per electronic toll collection device until the eastbound widening project on Interstate 66 inside the Capital Beltway (Beltway) is completed. The bill sets the tolling hours for HOT lanes on Interstate 66 inside the Beltway from 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. until the eastbound widening project on Interstate 66 inside the Beltway is completed. The bill requires that the Department of Transportation activate tolling on reverse commuters inside the Beltway on Interstate 66. The bill directs the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) to engage the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) and federal government officials for the purpose of implementing dynamic tolling on the Dulles Airport Access Highway and requires that the Secretary report to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Transportation Committees. The bill also requires the Secretary to engage the MWAA for the purpose of eliminating tolls on the Dulles Toll Road by 2030 and requires the Secretary to report to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Transportation Committees regarding the same.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 33.2-309 and 33.2-502 of the Code of Virginia, relating to tolling; Northern Virginia.

18105330D

S.B. 903 Electronic toll collection device; contributions to Virginia State Police Association General Fund.

Patron: Petersen

Electronic toll collection device; contributions to Virginia State Police Association General Fund. Provides that holders of an account for an electronic toll collection device may opt to make a voluntary contribution to the Virginia State Police Association General Fund, created by the bill. Current law allows holders of an account for an electronic toll collection device to make a voluntary contribution only to the DRIVE SMART Virginia Education Fund.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-616 of the Code of Virginia, relating to electronic toll collection device; contributions to Virginia State Police Association General Fund.

18104881D

S.B. 919 Careless driving; cause of injury to vulnerable road user, penalty.

Patron: Ebbin

Careless driving; cause of injury to vulnerable road user; penalty. Provides that a person who operates a motor vehicle in a careless or distracted manner and causes serious bodily injury to a pedestrian or person riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric bicycle, wheel chair or wheel chair conveyance, skateboard, skates, foot-scooter, animal, or animal-drawn vehicle is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Upon conviction of such offense, the court may suspend the person's driver's license for a period of not more than six months.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-816.1, relating to careless driving and infliction of injury on vulnerable road users; penalty.

18104398D

S.B. 929 Tolling; sets hours for high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes on Interstate 66 inside Capital Beltway.

Patron: McPike

Tolling; hours. Sets the tolling hours for HOT lanes on Interstate 66 inside the Capital Beltway from 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. until (i) the eastbound widening project on Interstate 66 inside the Capital Beltway is completed and (ii) additional commuter parking capacity is constructed to serve commuters outside the Capital Beltway.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-502 of the Code of Virginia, relating to tolling; hours.

18105091D

S.B. 941 Trooper Berke Bates Bridge; designating as bridge of Interstate 64 at exit 205 in New Kent County.

Patron: Norment

Designating the Trooper Berke Bates Bridge. Designates the bridge of Interstate 64 at Exit 205 in the County of New Kent the "Trooper Berke Bates Bridge."

A BILL to designate the bridge of Interstate 64 at Exit 205 in the County of New Kent the "Trooper Berke Bates Bridge."

18105151D

S.B. 947 License plates, special; emergency medical services agencies, fire departments.

Patron: Hanger

Special license plates; emergency medical services agencies; fire departments. Requires emergency medical services agencies or volunteer emergency medical services agency auxiliaries to notify the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles within 30 days of separation of any member from such agency or agency auxiliary. The bill requires fire departments to maintain a copy of an approved application for a special license plate for professional or volunteer fire fighters and members of volunteer fire department auxiliaries and to notify the Commissioner within 30 days of separation of any professional fire fighter, volunteer fire fighter, or member of a volunteer fire department auxiliary, from such fire department.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-735 and 46.2-736 of the Code of Virginia, relating to special license plates; emergency medical services agencies; fire departments.

18104823D

S.B. 958 Unpaid tolls; authorizes toll facility operators to mail invoices by first-class mail.

Patron: DeSteph

Invoice for unpaid tolls; mail. Authorizes toll facility operators to mail invoices for two or more unpaid tolls by first-class mail rather than certified mail. The bill provides that a rebuttable presumption that the owner or operator of the vehicle has received the invoice is created if the toll facility operator presents either a United States postal certificate of mailing or a certificate of service confirming such mailing.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-819.3:1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to invoice for unpaid tolls; mail.

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