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2020 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Transportation

Chair: David W. Marsden

Clerk: Eric Bingham, Alec Fischbein
Staff: Lisa Wallmeyer
Date of Meeting: February 27, 2020
Time and Place: 15 minutes after adjournment, Senate Room 3, Capitol
updated to add HB578

H.B. 160 License plates, special; bearing the legend STOP GUN VIOLENCE, revenue-sharing provisions.

Patron: Simon

Special license plate bearing the legend STOP GUN VIOLENCE; revenue-sharing provisions. Provides that the special license plate bearing the legend STOP GUN VIOLENCE will remain non-revenue sharing. Current law provides that such special license plate will become revenue sharing on July 1, 2020.

A BILL to repeal § 2 of the first enactment and the second and third enactments of Chapter 737 of the Acts of Assembly of 2018, relating to the special license plate bearing the legend STOP GUN VIOLENCE; revenue-sharing provisions.

20101069D

H.B. 193 Vehicles used for agricultural and farm purposes; other uses.

Patron: Orrock

Vehicles used for agricultural and farm purposes; other uses. Authorizes the use of vehicles exempt from vehicle registration and used exclusively for agricultural or horticultural purposes to transport the vehicle owner between his residence and the land where such agricultural or horticultural activities take place. The bill clarifies that farm use of vehicles registered as farm motor vehicles includes transport between the operator's residence and the farm.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-665 and 46.2-698, as it is currently effective and as it may become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to vehicles used for agricultural and farm purposes; other uses.

20101524D

H.B. 211 License plates, special; issuance to persons awarded the United States Air Medal, etc.

Patron: Hurst

Special license plate; Air Medal. Creates a special license plate for persons awarded the Air Medal or for unremarried surviving spouses of such persons.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-745.3, relating to special license plate; Air Medal.

20102690D

H.B. 411 Veterans; DMV shall offer information on services available to any person.

Patron: Delaney

Department of Motor Vehicles; information for veterans. Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to offer information on veteran services available in the Commonwealth to any person who identifies himself as a veteran on a document submitted to the Department for the purpose of a driver or vehicle transaction. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2021.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 46.2 a section numbered 46.2-221.5, relating to Department of Motor Vehicles; information for veterans.

20106054D

H.B. 445 Light units; candlepower to lumens.

Patron: Robinson

Light units; candlepower to lumens. States the limits on brightness for certain lights in vehicles in lumens. Current law provides such restrictions in candlepower only.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-1004, 46.2-1012, 46.2-1020, and 46.2-2099.50 of the Code of Virginia, relating to light units; lumens.

20106314D

H.B. 465 Transportation companies, certain; local regulation.

Patron: Keam

Local regulation of certain transportation companies. Extends from January 1, 2020, to October 1, 2020, the prohibition on offering motorized skateboards or scooters, bicycles, or electric power-assisted bicycles for hire in any locality that has not enacted any licensing ordinance, regulation, or other action regulating such business. The bill clarifies that localities are authorized to create or amend such ordinances, regulations, or actions even after any such business is operating in the locality and exercise authority otherwise authorized by law. The bill contains an emergency clause.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1315 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local regulation of certain transportation companies.

20103293D

EMERGENCY

H.B. 538 Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority; change in membership.

Patron: Carr

Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority; membership. Decreases from five to four the number of members of the Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority appointed by the Mayor of the City of Richmond and adds to the Authority one member of the City Council of the City of Richmond appointed by the president of the Council.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-2901 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority; membership.

20102239D

H.B. 561 Project evaluation; primary evacuation routes.

Patron: Brewer

Statewide prioritization process; primary evacuation routes. Requires the Office of Intermodal Planning to include in the results of screening candidate projects in the Six-Year Improvement Program whether such projects are located on a primary evacuation route.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-214.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to project evaluation; primary evacuation routes.

20107098D

H.B. 578 Smoking; illegal in motor vehicle with a minor present.

Patron: Guzman

Smoking in motor vehicle with a minor present. Expands the group in the presence of whom it is illegal to smoke in a motor vehicle from minors under the age of eight to any minor.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-810.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to smoking in motor vehicle with a minor present.

20100081D

H.B. 675 License restrictions for minors; use of handheld personal communications devices.

Patron: Robinson

License restrictions for minors; use of handheld personal communications devices. Clarifies that the prohibition on the use of a wireless communications device by the holder of a provisional driver's license applies whether or not the device is being used for communication purposes. The bill exempts the use of applications for solely navigation purposes and global positioning systems provided that the driver does not enter information into or manually manipulate the device or system while operating the vehicle.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-334.01 of the Code of Virginia, relating to license restrictions for minors; use of handheld personal communications devices.

20101547D

H.B. 717 Electric vehicles; DMME to determine feasibility of a rebate program.

Patron: Reid

Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy; electric vehicle rebate working group. Establishes a working group to determine the feasibility of an electric vehicle rebate program.

A BILL to direct the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy to convene a working group to determine the feasibility of an electric vehicle rebate program.

20106859D

H.B. 845 Law-enforcement officer definition; certain employees of Washington Metro Area Transit Authority.

Patron: Krizek

Definition of law-enforcement officer; certain employees of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Adds special agents employed by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Office of the Inspector General to the definition of law-enforcement officer. The bill also grants such individuals the same authority and power as sheriffs to enforce the laws of the Commonwealth. Such individuals shall not be eligible for Line of Duty Act benefits.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 9.1-101 and 9.1-400 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 33.2 a chapter numbered 31.02, consisting of a section numbered 33.2-3100.2, relating to definition of law-enforcement officer; certain employees of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

20107912D

H.B. 941 VDOT; electronic speed indicator signs on U.S. Route 17.

Patron: Webert

VDOT; electronic speed indicator signs; U.S. Route 17. Requires the Commissioner of Highways to place at least six permanent electronic speed indicator signs on U.S. Route 17 near particular intersections in Fauquier County.

A BILL to require the Commissioner of Highways to place permanent electronic speed indicator signs on U.S. Route 17.

20103093D

H.B. 983 Traffic incident management vehicles; equipped with certain lights.

Patron: Delaney

Traffic incident management vehicles. Authorizes traffic incident management vehicles, defined in the bill, operated by persons who meet certain training requirements to be equipped with flashing red or red and white secondary warning lights and to be exempt from certain traffic regulations at or en route to the scene of a traffic accident or similar incident. This bill incorporates HB 635.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-1023, 46.2-1029.2, and 46.2-1030 of the Code of Virginia, relating to traffic incident management vehicles.

20106896D

H.B. 989 Motor vehicle title; designation of beneficiary.

Patron: Batten

Designation of beneficiary on motor vehicle title; multiple owners. Provides a process whereby a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer with multiple owners can be titled with a designated beneficiary. The bill requires the consent of all owners and provides that the transfer of ownership would occur upon the death of the last surviving owner.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-633.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to designation of beneficiary on motor vehicle title; multiple owners.

20101436D

H.B. 991 Firefighting equipment; weight limitation on interstate.

Patron: Reid

Firefighting equipment; weight limitation on interstate. Requires firefighting equipment to comply with existing weight limitations for emergency vehicles on interstate highways. Current law exempts firefighting equipment from all size and weight limitations. The bill exempts emergency vehicles registered to a federal, state, or local agency or a fire company from any fee typically charged for the issuance of an overweight permit for such vehicle.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1102 of the Code of Virginia, relating to firefighting equipment; weight limitation on interstate.

20105111D

H.B. 1032 Roy P. Byrd, Jr., Memorial Bridge; designating as U.S. Route 29 Business bridge.

Patron: Adams, L.R.

Roy P. Byrd, Jr., Memorial Bridge. Designates the U.S. Route 29 Business bridge over U.S. Route 29 in Pittsylvania County the "Roy P. Byrd, Jr., Memorial Bridge."

A BILL to designate the U.S. Route 29 Business bridge over U.S. Route 29 in Pittsylvania County the "Roy P. Byrd, Jr., Memorial Bridge."

20101653D

H.B. 1066 Driver of an overtaking vehicle; driver of an overtaken vehicle shall move to the right.

Patron: Adams, D.M.

Signals; overtaking vehicle. Removes the requirement that the driver of an overtaking vehicle use his lights or an audible method to signal to the driver of a slower vehicle to move to the right. The bill does not change the requirement that the slower-moving vehicle move to the right for an overtaking vehicle.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-842 and 46.2-842.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to signals; overtaking vehicle.

20101984D

H.B. 1092 Motor Vehicles, Department of; management of records.

Patron: Ayala

Department of Motor Vehicles; management of records. Reorganizes and clarifies the responsibilities of the Department of Motor Vehicles regarding the management and distribution of information in its records. The bill limits the release of certain information in the Department's records and authorizes certain notices to be sent electronically or by postcard. The bill repeals sections of the Code (i) requiring the Department to furnish a certificate linking a license plate number to an individual and (ii) permitting the Department to publish personal information related to certain delinquent accounts online. The bill contains technical amendments. The bill contains an emergency clause.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-203.1, 46.2-208, 46.2-208.1, and 46.2-380 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-208.3; and to repeal §§ 46.2-208.2 and 46.2-213 of the Code of Virginia relating to Department of Motor Vehicle; release of information.

20107587D

EMERGENCY

H.B. 1126 Abandoned, unattended, or immobile vehicles; minimum weight.

Patron: Davis

Abandoned, unattended, or immobile vehicles; minimum weight. Limits the current prohibition on and remedies for abandoned, unattended, or immobile vehicles to vehicles that weigh at least 75 pounds.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-1200 and 46.2-1209 of the Code of Virginia, relating to abandoned, unattended, or immobile vehicles; minimum weight.

20104135D

H.B. 1217 Transportation, Department of; at-risk infrastructure, report.

Patron: Tran

Department of Transportation; at-risk infrastructure; report. Directs the Department of Transportation, in collaboration with the Commonwealth Center for Recurrent Flooding Resiliency, to (i) identify roads and bridges at risk of deterioration due to flooding in Northern Virginia; (ii) develop recommendations for managing such assets; and (iii) report its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation by the start of the 2022 General Assembly Session.

A BILL to direct the Department of Transportation to identify certain at-risk infrastructure. Report.

20104450D

H.B. 1259 Parking; regulation by certain counties and towns.

Patron: Hodges

Regulation of parking by certain counties and towns. Adds the Town of West Point to the list of counties and towns that are permitted to regulate or prohibit the parking on any public highway of watercraft, boat trailers, motor homes, and camping trailers and to regulate or prohibit the parking of commercial vehicles on any public highway in a residence district.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1222.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to regulation or prohibition of parking of certain vehicles in certain counties and towns.

20102968D

H.B. 1348 Overweight permits; forest products.

Patron: Tyler

Overweight permits; forest products. Clarifies that the definition of forest products for the purpose of qualifying for an overweight permit for hauling forest products includes wood pellets.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1148.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to overweight permits; forest products.

20102652D

H.B. 1427 Passing stopped school bus; vendor, administrative fee.

Patron: Krizek

Passing stopped school bus; vendor; administrative fee. Authorizes a private vendor operating a video monitoring system for a school division for the purpose of recording those illegally passing stopped school buses to impose and collect an administrative fee to recover the cost of collecting the civil penalty to be paid by the operator of the vehicle. The bill contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-844 of the Code of Virginia, relating to passing stopped school bus; vendor; administrative fee.

20102272D

H.B. 1455 Unpaid tolls; toll facility operators authorized to mail invoices.

Patron: Heretick

Invoice for unpaid tolls; mail. Authorizes toll facility operators to mail invoices for two or more unpaid tolls by first-class mail or 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 unpaid tolls; mail.

20103461D

H.B. 1518 Primary and secondary highways; compensation of counties for certain construction.

Patron: McQuinn

Compensation of counties for certain construction and improvement of primary and secondary highways. Allows the Department of Transportation to pay a locality up-front for eligible expenses related to certain transportation projects administered by the locality, instead of being reimbursed after completion of the project. The bill also removes language related to an obsolete funding formula.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-338 of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation of counties for certain construction and improvement of primary and secondary highways.

20103783D

H.B. 1560 Transportation, Department of; primary evacuation routes.

Patron: Brewer

Department of Transportation; primary evacuation routes. Directs the Virginia Department of Transportation (the Department), in consultation with the Department of Emergency Management, to develop, maintain, and make publicly available a map of primary evacuation routes in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Department to review the transportation infrastructure along such routes and submit a report with such findings and any recommended improvements to the General Assembly at least once every five years.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 33.2-275.1, relating to Department of Transportation; primary evacuation routes.

20104515D

H.B. 1577 Tow truck drivers; criminal history, information, registration.

Patron: Wyatt

Tow truck drivers; criminal history. Authorizes the Department of Criminal Justice Services, at its discretion, to issue a tow truck driver registration to a person who was convicted of a violent crime or a crime involving the driving of a tow truck provided that such conviction occurred more than 15 years prior to the date of application. The bill does not change the existing prohibition on issuing a tow truck driver registration to a person required to register as a sex offender.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-116 of the Code of Virginia, relating to tow truck drivers; criminal history.

20104946D

H.B. 1586 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; allocation of funds.

Patron: Watts

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; allocation of funds. Provides that increases in service approved by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Board shall not be included in the calculation of the annual increase in total operating expenses included in an approved WMATA budget.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-1526.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; allocation of funds.

20105593D

H.B. 1635 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; labor organizations.

Patron: Lopez

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; labor organizations. Repeals enactments adopted in 2018 as part of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) funding bills related to bidders, offers, contractors, and subcontractors to WMATA projects located in the Commonwealth participating with labor organizations.

A BILL to repeal the fourteenth enactments of Chapters 854 and 856 of the Acts of Assembly of 2018, relating to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; labor organizations.

20105970D

H.B. 1644 Vehicles stopped at crosswalks; prohibition on passing.

Patron: Plum

Vehicles stopped at crosswalks; prohibition on passing. Prohibits the driver of a vehicle from overtaking and passing a vehicle stopped at a marked crosswalk to permit a pedestrian to cross the highway.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-924 of the Code of Virginia, relating to vehicles stopped at crosswalks; prohibition on passing.

20101622D

H.B. 1666 Voluntary Registry for People with Special Communication Needs; vehicle registration.

Patron: Hayes

Voluntary Registry for People with Special Communication Needs; vehicle registration. Authorizes an individual with a disability that can impair communication to voluntarily indicate such disability on his application for registration of a motor vehicle. The bill requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to share this indication with criminal justice agencies.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-600.1, relating to Voluntary Registry for People with Special Communication Needs; vehicle registration.

20106899D

H.B. 1705 Pedestrians; drivers to stop when yielding the right-of-way.

Patron: Kory

Yielding the right-of-way to pedestrians; stopping. Clarifies the duties of vehicle drivers to stop when yielding to pedestrians at (i) clearly marked crosswalks, whether at midblock or at the end of any block; (ii) any regular pedestrian crossing included in the prolongation of the lateral boundary lines of the adjacent sidewalk at the end of a block; or (iii) any intersection when the driver is approaching on a highway where the maximum speed limit is not more than 35 miles per hour. The bill contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-924 of the Code of Virginia, relating to yielding the right-of-way to pedestrians; stopping.

20105498D