| Bills |
Committee | Last action | Date |
| HB 42 - Oder - Transportation programs; JLARC to administer a performance audit, report. |
(H) Committee on Appropriations
(S) Committee on Rules | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0819) | 04/21/10 |
| notes:
Requires the Auditor of Public Accounts to perform a performance audit of the Commonwealth's transportation programs. |
| HB 197 - Ware, R.L. - Secondary highway system; requirements for taking new streets into system. |
(H) Committee on Transportation
(S) Committee on Transportation | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0401) | 04/11/10 |
| notes:
Provides that the Virginia Department of Transportation will allow the acceptance of any street within a network addition that meets the public service requirement of three or more occupied dwelling units. |
| HB 209 - Bulova - Outdoor signs and advertising; penalties collected for violations of provisions. |
(H) Committee on Appropriations
(S) Committee on Transportation | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0497) | 04/11/10 |
| notes:
Provides that all penalties and costs collected for violations of advertising provisions when the locality has entered into an agreement with the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner shall be paid to the affected locality. Excludes signs and advertising erected only from Saturday through the following Monday from those agreements with the Commissioner. |
| HB 214 - Greason - HOV lanes; extends date for use by vehicle with clean special fuel license plates. |
(H) Committee on Transportation
(S) Committee on Transportation | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0111) | 03/11/10 |
| notes:
Extends until July 1, 2011, the sunset on use of HOV lanes by clean special fuel vehicles, regardless of the number of occupants. |
| HB 222 - Watts - Secondary highway system; VDOT & DRPT to review new design standards components therefor. |
(H) Committee on Transportation
(S) Committee on Transportation | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0498) | 04/11/10 |
| notes:
Requires the Secretary of Transportation to develop new secondary system design standards to be used in urban areas. |
| HB 631 - Scott, E.T. - Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner; advertising for bids. |
(H) Committee on Transportation
(S) Committee on Transportation | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0022) | 03/01/10 |
| notes:
Provides that the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner may let projects costing below $300,000 to contract. The bill further provides that the Commissioner may, at his discretion, build or maintain any of the roads by state or local employees as he may designate, in cases of emergency or on projects costing not more than $600,000. |
| HB 759 - Stolle - HOV lanes; allows certain military personnel to use in Hampton Roads regardless of passengers. |
(H) Committee on Transportation
(S) Committee on Transportation | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0133) | 03/11/10 |
| notes:
Allows certain military personnel to use HOV lanes in Hampton Roads regardless of the number of passengers. |
| HB 810 - Scott, E.T. - Vehicle lengths; increases triple saddle mount combination vehicles. |
(H) Committee on Transportation
(S) Committee on Transportation | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0024) | 03/01/10 |
| notes:
Increases the allowable length of triple saddle mount combination vehicles operated on National Highway System components to 97 feet. |
| HB 856 - Carrico - Speed limits; increases on highways where it is presently 65 mph to 70 mph. |
(H) Committee on Transportation
(S) Committee on Transportation | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0026) | 03/01/10 |
| notes:
Increases the general highway speed limit on highways where it is presently 65 mph to 70 mph. |
| HB 1241 - Oder - Metropolitan planning organizations; membership. |
(H) Committee on Transportation
(S) Committee on Transportation | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0045) | 03/05/10 |
| notes:
Provides that any metropolitan planning organization may vote, with the concurrence of the Governor, to have its membership expanded to include members of the House of Delegates, as selected by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, and members of the Senate, as selected by the Senate Committee on Rules. |
| HB 1309 - Scott, E.T. - Public Procurement Act; procurement of certain professional services by Transportation Commissioner. |
(H) Committee on General Laws
(S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0440) | 04/11/10 |
| notes:
Increases from $2 million to $5 million the amount of all projects in one contract term for environmental location, design, and inspection work regarding highways and bridges awarded by the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner. Such contract may be renewable for two additional one-year terms at the option of the Commissioner. |
| SB 25 - Puller - Trains; unlawful to board or ride with fraudulent or counterfeit ticket, penalty. |
(H) Committee for Courts of Justice
(S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0445) | 04/11/10 |
| notes:
Rewrites the code section that punishes unlawfully riding on a transportation district train. The bill punishes failure or refusal to pay the posted fare, or failure to properly validate a train ticket, as a Class 4 misdemeanor. The bill punishes use of a validated ticket outside of the zone of the ticketed ride as a Class 4 misdemeanor. The bill punishes use of a fraudulent or counterfeit ticket as a Class 2 misdemeanor. The bill limits the amount of recoverable costs to the same amount as the maximum fine. |
| SB 28 - Puller - Criminal background checks; fingerprinting of applicants and employees of public transit services. |
(H) Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
(S) Committee on Local Government | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0189) | 03/29/10 |
| notes:
Authorizes certain transportation district commissions and their contractors and public service corporations or contractors that provide public transit services to a locality to require fingerprint checks of certain applicants and employees so that an FBI criminal background check can be conducted. |
| SB 35 - Lucas - Distribution of handbills, etc.; adds median & public roadway to places locality can regulate, etc. |
(H) Committee on Transportation
(S) Committee on Transportation | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0589) | 04/11/10 |
| notes:
Makes the power to regulate and prohibit distribution of handbills, leaflets, bulletins, etc., on highways a statewide authority. |
| SB 404 - Petersen - Clean special fuel vehicles; removes requirement that Commissioner provide written regulations. |
(H) Committee on Transportation
(S) Committee on Transportation | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0351) | 04/10/10 |
| notes:
Removes requirement that the Commissioner provide written regulations before the Department of Motor Vehicles may issue government-use license plates for clean special fuel vehicles. |
| SB 405 - Petersen - Condemnations; highway construction. |
(H) Committee on Transportation
(S) Committee on Transportation | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0053) | 03/08/10 |
| notes:
Identifies VDOT as the party responsible for compiling interest accrued when the amount of an award in a highway construction-related condemnation proceeding is greater than that deposited with the court or through a certificate of deposit. |
| SB 537 - Newman - Speed limits; increases on highways where it is presently 65 mph to 70 mph. |
(H) Committee on Transportation
(S) Committee on Transportation | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0056) | 03/08/10 |
| notes:
Increases the general highway speed limit on highways where it is presently 65 mph to 70 mph. |
| SB 552 - Barker - HOV lanes; extends date for use by vehicle with clean special fuel license plates. |
(H) Committee on Transportation
(S) Committee on Transportation | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0390) | 04/10/10 |
| notes:
Extends the "sunset" on use of HOV lanes by clean special fuel vehicles, regardless of the number of their occupants, until July 1, 2011, but only if they are not traveling on I-66, I-95, or I-395. |
| SB 696 - McWaters - HOV lanes; allows certain military personnel to use in Hampton Roads regardless of passengers. |
(H) Committee on Transportation
(S) Committee on Transportation | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0485) | 04/11/10 |
| notes:
Allows military personnel to use HOV lanes in Hampton Roads regardless of the number of passengers. |
| SJ 89 - Vogel - Development and Land Use Tools in State's Localities, Joint Subcommittee Studying; continued. |
(H) Committee on Rules
(S) Committee on Rules | (S) Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ89ER) | 03/14/10 |
| notes:
Continues the Joint Subcommittee to Study Development and Land Use Tools in Virginia's Localities for one year to examine and monitor the transition to channeling development into Urban Development Areas, and determine if additional legislation is needed to help localities as they transition to Urban Development Areas. The joint subcommittee shall also continue to make a comprehensive evaluation of all existing land use planning tools and infrastructure financing options and make any recommendations deemed appropriate. |
