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2024 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Transportation

Chair: Jennifer B. Boysko

Clerk: Michael Jackson,Ashleigh Hynst
Staff: Nikhil Edward
Date of Meeting: January 18, 2024
Time and Place: 15 mins. after adj. / Senate Room B (306) - GAB
Update: added - SB65, SB97

S.B. 6

Patron: Reeves

Issuance of restricted driver's license for multiple convictions of driving while intoxicated; completion of specialty dockets. Provides that a person whose driver's license has been revoked for multiple convictions of driving while intoxicated may file a petition for the issuance of a restricted driver's license without having to wait for the expiration of three years from the date of his last conviction when such person's last conviction resulted from a final order being entered by a court after the successful completion of a Veterans Treatment Court Program, behavioral health docket, or other specialty docket.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-391 of the Code of Virginia, relating to issuance of restricted driver's license for multiple convictions of driving while intoxicated; completion of specialty dockets.

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S.B. 65

Patron: Durant

Issuing citations; vehicle equipment. Removes the provisions that provide that no law-enforcement officer may lawfully stop a motor vehicle for operating with defective and unsafe equipment and removes the accompanying exclusionary provisions.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1003 of the Code of Virginia, relating to issuing citations; vehicle equipment.

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S.B. 97

Patron: Peake

Motor vehicles; improper tinting films, signs, decals, and stickers; issuing citations. Removes the provisions that prohibit a law-enforcement officer from lawfully stopping a motor vehicle for violations related to improper tinting films, signs, decals, and stickers on such motor vehicle's windows. The bill increases from 35 percent to 50 percent the minimum percentage of total light transmittance required for tinting the rear and rear side windows of any motor vehicle. The bill increases from 35 percent to 50 percent the authorized reduction of total light transmittance for tinting the rear and rear side windows of any motor vehicle and maintains exemptions for multipurpose passenger vehicles and pickup trucks.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1052 of the Code of Virginia, relating to motor vehicles; improper tinting films, signs, decals, and stickers; issuing citations.

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S.B. 150

Patron: Suetterlein

Certain warning light units. Increases from two to four the number of flashing or steady-burning red or red and white combination warning light units with which a member of a fire department, volunteer fire company, or volunteer emergency medical services agency and any police chaplain may equip one vehicle owned by him.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1024 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain warning light units.

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S.B. 151

Patron: Suetterlein

Department of Motor Vehicles; fees. Reduces the fee for the issuance of an original, duplicate, reissue, or renewal special identification card without a photograph; authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to negotiate with the Department of Health to retain a portion of the $12 fee for each copy of a vital record that the Department of Motor Vehicles issues in lieu of collecting the $2 processing fee required by current law; and removes fees specific to transportation network companies for certificates issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles and provides that such companies are subject to the same fees that apply to all applicants for original licenses, permits, or certificates and transfer of a license or certificate.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 32.1-273, 46.2-345.2, and 46.2-2011.5 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of Motor Vehicles; fees.

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S.B. 158

Patron: Boysko

Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; technical advisory committee; appointments. Provides that six members of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority's technical advisory committee are appointed by the Authority rather than appointed by localities embraced by the Authority as provided in current law.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-2507 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; technical advisory committee; appointments.

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S.B. 198

Patron: Diggs

License plates; collector motor vehicles; penalty. Creates license plates for collector motor vehicles, defined in the bill, which the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles shall issue to any applicant who owns or has regular use of another passenger car, autocycle, or motorcycle and who owns at least a total of three collector motor vehicles. The bill designates the fee for such plates and registration as $50, specifies that the collector motor vehicles shall not be used for general transportation purposes and may only be used (i) for participation in shows, parades, charitable functions, and historical exhibitions for display, maintenance, and preservation; (ii) on the highways of the Commonwealth for the purpose of testing their operation or selling the vehicle, obtaining repairs or maintenance, transportation to and from events, and for occasional pleasure driving not exceeding 250 miles from the residence of the owner; and (iii) to carry or transport passengers and personal effects. The bill also prohibits such vehicles from being registered as antique vehicles or military surplus motor vehicles. Finally, the bill makes it a Class 4 misdemeanor to violate any provision relating to the registration of collector motor vehicles.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-100 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-730.2, relating to license plates; collector motor vehicles; penalty.

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S.B. 205

Patron: Diggs

Toll invoices; mail. Authorizes the use of a trackable correspondence equivalent to certified mail for sending invoices for unpaid tolls to a vehicle owner prior to the Department of Motor Vehicles placing a registration stop on such vehicle due to unpaid tolls. Current law requires such invoices to be mailed by certified mail.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-819.3:1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to toll invoices; mail.

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S.B. 216

Patron: Locke

Special license plates; 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates marking the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. The bill provides that the prepaid application requirements for special license plates shall not apply to such plates, that the provisions of the bill expire on July 1, 2032, that such plates shall not be newly issued on or after such date, and that such plates may continue in use for a period of time determined by the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles.

A BILL to authorize the issuance of special license plates marking the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution; fees.

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S.B. 246

Patron: McPike

Limited-duration licenses and driver privilege cards and permits; expiration. Extends the validity of limited-duration licenses and driver privilege cards and permits from (i) either the period of time of the applicant's authorized stay in the United States or one year and (ii) two years, respectively, to a period of time consistent with the validity of driver's licenses, which, under current law, is a period not to exceed eight years or, for a person age 75 or older, a period not to exceed five years, and permits. The bill also directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to implement the extended validity periods for such documents upon reissuance.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-328.1 and 46.2-328.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to limited-duration licenses and driver privilege cards and permits; expiration.

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S.B. 349

Patron: Reeves

Vehicle inspections; new motor vehicles. Extends the timeframe following the first inspection of a new motor vehicle in which such vehicle must be inspected from 12 months after the first inspection to either 36 months after the first inspection or within such time as such new motor vehicle reaches a mileage of 36,000 miles. The bill provides that the inspection approval sticker provided by the Department of State Police for such new motor vehicle shall designate its validity period and directs the Department to develop, create, and distribute such new stickers.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-1158, 46.2-1158.01, and 46.2-1163 of the Code of Virginia, relating to vehicle inspections; new motor vehicles.

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S.B. 353

Patron: French

Commercial driver's licenses and commercial learner's permits; definitions; commercial driver training; drug and alcohol violations. Conforms the definition of commercial motor vehicle to federal regulations; codifies the entry-level driver training system required by federal regulations; and removes contradictory provisions. The bill also prohibits the issuance or continued validity of commercial driver's licenses and commercial learner's permits after a drug or alcohol violation by the applicant, licensee, or permittee. This bill includes technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-341.4, 46.2-341.12, 46.2-1700, and 46.2-1708 of the Code of Virginia, relating to commercial driver's licenses and commercial learner's permits; definitions; commercial driver training; drug and alcohol violations.

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S.B. 418

Patron: Head

Virginia Museum of Transportation; established. Establishes the Virginia Museum of Transportation as a public entity and educational institution under the Commonwealth. The bill provides that the Museum is governed by a 15-member board of trustees.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-208, 2.2-2905, and 23.1-101 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 32 of Title 23.1 an article numbered 8, consisting of sections numbered 23.1-3229 through 23.1-3232, relating to Virginia Museum of Transportation; established.

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S.B. 516

Patron: Williams Graves

All-terrain vehicles and off-road motorcycles; seizure, impounding, and disposition. Authorizes the governing body of any city to provide by ordinance for the lawful seizure, impounding, and disposition of an illegally operated all-terrain vehicle or off-road motorcycle operated on a highway or sidewalk within such city.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-915.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to all-terrain vehicles and off-road motorcycles; seizure, impounding, and disposition.

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S.B. 545

Patron: Bagby

Auto recyclers; database search. Clarifies the databases to be searched by the Department of Motor Vehicles upon notification by an auto recycler that he possesses a motor vehicle to be demolished but does not possess a certificate of title, salvage certificate, or nonrepairable certificate for such motor vehicle.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1608.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to auto recyclers; database search.

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S.B. 572

Patron: Obenshain

Maximum width of vehicles; school buses. Increases from 100 inches to 102 inches the maximum total outside width permitted for school buses.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1105 of the Code of Virginia, relating to maximum width of vehicles; school buses.

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S.B. 644

Patron: Perry

Unpaved secondary highway funds. Clarifies that the improvement of nonsurface treated secondary highways includes improvements other than paving, as described in the bill. The bill also clarifies that the local governing body of the county receiving funds for such improvements will select the highways or highway segments to be improved, after consulting with the Department of Transportation, and the project shall be designed and implemented by the county capital projects manager to project standards.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-359 of the Code of Virginia, relating to unpaved secondary highway funds.

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