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2019 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Transportation

Chairman: Charles W. Carrico, Sr.

Clerk: Chad Starzer
Staff: Beth Jamerson
Date of Meeting: February 13, 2019
Time and Place: 15 min after Adjournment Senate Room 3

H.B. 1865

Patron: Fowler

Towing fees. Provides that localities in Planning District 8 and Planning District 16 shall establish by ordinance a hookup and initial towing fee of not less than $135 and not more than $150. Current law authorizes local governing bodies to set the towing fee at $135

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

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H.B. 2011

Patron: Peace

Special license plates; MOVE OVER. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates for supporters of Virginia's Move Over law bearing the legend MOVE OVER. The plates are being issued in memory of Lt. Bradford T. Clark.

A BILL to authorize the issuance of special license plates for supporters of Virginia's Move Over law bearing the legend MOVE OVER; fees.

19101206D

H.B. 2174

Patron: Miyares

Motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers. Provides that if a motor vehicle manufacturer or factory branch discontinues, sells, or transfers its right to manufacture a line-make of motor vehicles, and the acquiring manufacturer or factory branch does not honor an existing franchise agreement with motor vehicle dealers in Virginia, such discontinuation, sale, or transfer shall constitute a termination of the franchise and such motor vehicle dealers shall be entitled to compensation pursuant to Virginia law. The bill provides that a manufacturer or distributor's right to first refusal in the event of a proposed sale or transfer of a dealership does not apply if such sale or transfer is not to a dealer licensed anywhere in the United States as a dealer holding a franchise from any manufacturer or to a distributor licensed as a manufacturer or distributor in the Commonwealth unless the exercise of such right of first refusal by a manufacturer or distributor with a program promoting minority dealers would lead to a minority dealer having a majority ownership of a dealership. The bill expands the events in which a manufacturer or distributor may exercise a right to first refusal to include when there is a proposed change in management of a dealership.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-1569.1 and 46.2-1570 of the Code of Virginia, relating to motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers.

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H.B. 2212

Patron: Fariss

Certain private roads or rights-of-way; gates and fences. Removes the requirement that a petitioner prove that a gate was willfully and maliciously erected in order for a court to require a landowner to make necessary and reasonable changes to a gate erected by such landowner across a private road or right-of-way owned by another person. The bill clarifies that this does not prohibit the replacement of a gate with a cattle guard as authorized by current law.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-110 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain private roads or rights-of-way; gates and fences.

19101585D

H.B. 2344

Patron: Bell, Robert B.


Department of Motor Vehicle records; certain private vendors; penalty. Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to release certain vehicle owner data, upon request, to a private vendor operating a video-monitoring system on or in a school bus. The bill limits how such data can be used and stored and provides that any person who unlawfully discloses such data is subject to a civil penalty of $1,000 for each disclosure.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-208 and 46.2-844 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Motor Vehicle records; certain private vendors; penalty.

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H.B. 2489

Patron: Jones, J.C.

Suspension of tolls; evacuations. Requires the Commissioner of Highways to temporarily suspend toll collection operations in affected evacuation zones on routes designated as mass evacuation routes during any mandatory evacuation during a state of emergency. Current law authorizes the Commissioner, in his discretion, to temporarily suspend toll collection operations in cases of emergency and concern for public safety.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-613 of the Code of Virginia, relating to suspension of tolls; evacuations.

19106042D

H.B. 2514

Patron: Hugo

Motor vehicle safety inspections; charges. Increases the maximum charge for a state safety inspection for a motor vehicle from $16 to $20.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1167 of the Code of Virginia, relating to motor vehicle safety inspections; charges.

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H.B. 2527

Patron: Hugo

Tolling; Planning District 8. Prohibits the imposition and collection of tolls on any primary highway that is wholly located in Planning District 8 and that was previously classified as a secondary highway and is between 30 and 35 miles in length without prior approval by the General Assembly.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-119 of the Code of Virginia, relating to tolling; Planning District 8.

19102826D

H.B. 2553

Patron: Thomas

Mass transit providers; loss of certain operating funds. Provides that any mass transit provider that receives funds from the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund and that incurs a loss in operating funds as a direct result of the performance-based allocation process set forth in Chapter 854 of the Acts of Assembly of 2018 shall be eligible for supplemental funds. The total amount of supplemental funds available shall not exceed $3 million.

A BILL to hold mass transit providers harmless for certain operating fund losses.

19104021D

H.B. 2578

Patron: Plum

Six-year plans for secondary state highways; public meeting. Limits the requirement that a governing body with a six-year plan for improving the secondary highway system advertise for and hold a public meeting regarding such plan to only those years in which the county has a proposed new funding allocation greater than $100,000.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-331 of the Code of Virginia, relating to six-year plans for secondary state highways; public meeting.

19103260D

H.B. 2717

Patron: Carr

Virginia Driver's Manual course; computer-based mediums. Provides that the course on the Virginia Driver's Manual required for certain persons who have failed the driver knowledge examination three times may be conducted in a classroom or through a secure computer-based medium, provided that the computer-based medium has acceptable security features designed to ensure that the certificate of completion is issued to the same person who took the course.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-325 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Driver's Manual course; computer-based mediums.

19105791D

H.B. 2737

Patron: Bagby

Department of Rail and Public Transportation; rail signage. Directs the Department of Rail and Public Transportation to evaluate the placement and maintenance of highway signs to (i) indicate the presence and direction of nearby Amtrak or intercity passenger rail stations and (ii) promote the use of such services. The bill further directs the Department to evaluate the cost and potential funding sources for such signs and to report its findings to the Secretary of Transportation and the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation by December 1, 2019.

A BILL to direct the Department of Rail and Public Transportation to evaluate rail signage options; report.

19105620D

H.B. 2752

Patron: Pillion

Motorized skateboards or scooters; operation; local authority. Authorizes localities to regulate the operation of companies providing motorized skateboards or scooters for hire. The bill changes the definition of motorized skateboard or scooter by (i) removing the requirement that such device have no seat and requiring that the device be designed to allow a person to stand or sit, (ii) removing the maximum power limits for such device and providing that the device may be powered in whole or in part by an electric motor, (iii) providing that the device has a speed of no more than 20 miles per hour, and (iv) providing that such device weighs less than 100 pounds. The bill makes consistent the operational requirements for motorized skateboards or scooters and similar devices, including (a) allowing motorized skateboards and scooters to be driven on sidewalks, (b) requiring motorized skateboards and scooters driven on a roadway to be driven as close to the right curb as is safely practicable, (c) prohibiting the operation of motorized skateboards or scooters on any Interstate Highway System component, and (d) requiring operators of motorized skateboards and scooters to give hand signals and have lights on such device. The bill prohibits operating a motorized skateboard or scooter at a speed faster than 20 miles per hour. Certain provisions of this bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2020.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-100, 46.2-800, 46.2-849, 46.2-903, 46.2-904, 46.2-905, 46.2-908.1, 46.2-1015, 46.2-1041, and 46.2-1081 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 13 of Title 46.2 a section numbered 46.2-1315, relating to motorized skateboards or scooters; operation; local authority.

19105949D

H.B. 2784

Patron: Hodges

Robert O. Norris Bridge and Statewide Special Structure Fund. Establishes the Robert O. Norris Bridge and Statewide Special Structure Fund to be used for the purpose of funding maintenance and replacement of large and unique structures. The bill also requires the Commonwealth Transportation Board to (i) undertake a comprehensive review of the current and future condition of pavements and bridges in the Commonwealth; (ii) dedicate a portion of certain funds to the Robert O. Norris Bridge and Statewide Special Structure Fund; and (iii) evaluate the feasibility of using the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 to design, build, operate, and maintain two bridges to replace the Robert O. Norris Bridge on State Route 3 and the Downing Bridge on U.S. Route 360.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-214 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 7 of Chapter 15 of Title 33.2 a section numbered 33.2-1532, relating to the Robert O. Norris Bridge and Statewide Special Structure Fund.

19105915D

H.B. 2800

Patron: Garrett

Commissioner of Highways; overweight trucks. Requires the Commissioner of Highways to report annually by December 1 to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Commonwealth Transportation Board regarding overweight trucks. The bill expires on January 1, 2021.

A BILL to direct the Commissioner of Highways to report certain data on; overweight trucks.

19105145D

H.B. 2805

Patron: LaRock

Parking; access aisles adjacent to parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities. Prohibits parking any vehicle in any striped access aisle adjacent to a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1242 of the Code of Virginia, relating to parking; access aisles adjacent to parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities.

19103221D