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The Latest News on Legislation is listed on this page. Please click on an bill to see its status. These are the bills of interest to car hobbyists that were introduced in the the 2008 session and have been carried over to the 2009 session. The new 2009 bills are also posted below.

• HB 79 License plates, special; issuance to members and supporters of Citizens Defense League.
  
  
• HB 141 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of the Road to Revolution state heritage trail.
  
  
• HB 235 Replacement of certain license plates.
  
  
• HB 311 Mopeds; driving on suspended license.
  
  
• HB 323 Traffic infractions, prepayable; payment of costs.
  
  
• HB 374 CHILD WITH AUTISM signs; VDOT to post within an area in which child resides.
  
  
• HB 405 Interstate Routes 64 & 664; prohibits imposition & collection of tolls for use of certain portions.
  
  
• HB 438 Learner's permits; issuance to minors when school records show they have unexcused absences.
  
  
• HB 942 Driver's license, provisional; repeals provision allowing use of wireless devices when stopped.
  
  
• HB 994 Motor fuels tax; exemption for certain alternative fuel.
  
  
• HB 1281 Driving with special license plates after conviction of DUI.
  
  
• HB 1427 License plates, special; issuance of those bearing legend: SHAG DANCE CLUBS OF VIRGINIA.
  
  
• HB 1583 License plates, special; issuance to those celebrating State's tobacco heritage.
  
  
• HB 1586 License plates, special; expired authorizations for certain foundations.
  
  
• HB 1614 Alcoholic beverages; penalty for possession of open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle.
  
  
• HB 1615 Wireless telecommunications devices; prohibits use of text messaging while driving certain vehicles.
  
  
• HB 1619 Solicitation in highway right-of-way; grants Hanover County and Town of Ashland power to regulate.
  
  
• HB 1626 License plates, special; issuance to members & supporters of Friends of Blue Ridge Parkway, Inc.
  
  
• HB 1629 Pedestrians; grants counties same authority as cities & towns to prohibit loitering on bridges, etc.
  
  
• HB 1653 Driver's licenses; provisional; issuance to person less than 19 yrs. old.
  
  
• HB 1654 Driver's licensees; examination of one believed to be incompetent.
  
  
• HB 1661 Motor fuels tax; converts rates to percentage that shall be calculated by DMV Commissioner.
  
  
• HB 1687 Motor vehicle dealers; cancellation of purchaser's contract to buy a vehicle.
  
  
• HB 1693 DUI; mandatory punishment when concentration is elevated if test performed in another hospital, etc.
  
  
• HB 1695 Driving without a license; person may be placed under arrest and vehicle to be impounded.
  
  
• HB 1701 License plates, special; issuance of those bearing legend: SEAFOOD LOVER.
  
  
• HB 1717 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of Special Olympics.
  
  
• HB 1722 Vehicle titles; clarifies procedures for transfer thereof when brought into State from other state.
  
  
• HB 1731 Vehicle license plates; provides for display of one license plate on vehicles.
  
  
• HB 1769 Mobile telephone and other wireless electronic devices; use of hands-free accessory while driving.
  
  
• HB 1772 License plates, special; issuance to members of Virginia State Defense Force.
  
  
• HB 1782 Learner's permit fees; requirements for issuance of driver's licenses to minors.
  
  
• HB 1805 Ignition interlock; operation of motor vehicle without, penalty.
  
  
• HB 1817 Speed limits; provides for 70 mph speed limit on certain portions of I-95 and I-295.
  
  
• HB 1824 Branding of titles; title for repaired/rebuilt vehicle shall be branded with term printed on title.
  
  
• HB 1826 Driver's licenses and learner's permits; suspension thereof for minor with 10 unexcused absences.
  
  
• HB 1846 Motor fuels tax; converts rates to percentage that shall be calculated by DMV Commissioner.
  
  
• HB 1860 Impoundment of motor vehicle; provides if person driving without license was previously convicted.
  
  
• HB 1868 Driving under influence of alcohol; eliminates sunset date that provides zero tolerance.
  
  
• HB 1870 Motorcycles; allows two to be operated abreast in single lane.
  
  
• HB 1873 Motorcycles; issuance by DMV certain classifications.
  
  
• HB 1876 Wireless telecommunications devices; prohibits use of text messaging while driving certain vehicle.
  
  
• HB 1906 Motorcycle brake lights; to be equipped with means of varying brightness thereof.
  
  
• HB 1932 HOV lanes; extend sunset provision allowing those vehicles bearing clean special fuel license plate.
  
  
• HB 1954 Driving under influence of alcohol; law-enforcement officer to arrest without warrant.
  
  
• HB 1955 VWireless telecommunications devices; prohibits use of while driving except in an emergency.
  
  
• HB 1974 Crash prevention courses; DMV will develop guidelines to focus on drivers age 55 & older therefor.
  
  
• HB 1987 Driver's license; suspension for failure to pay jail fees related to prisoner's keep.
  
  
• HB 2021 Driving without license; motor vehicle impounded if previously convicted of certain offenses.
  
  
• HB 2036 Vehicle safety inspections; no issuance of inspection sticker for vehicle with tires 10 years old.
  
  
• HB 2041 Ignition interlock limitations; person convicted of DUI required to have device on first offense.
  
  
• HB 2076 Tolls; prohibits imposition & collection of tolls for use of portions of I-64 & I-664.
  
  
• HB 2100 Special license plates; clean special fuel vehicles; fee.
  
  
• HB 2117 HOT lanes; prohibits on any portion of I-95 between Potomac River and City of Fredericksburg.
  
  
• HB 2140 Learner's permits.
  
  
• HB 2157 Diesel fuel; biodiesel and green diesel minimum content.
  
  
• HB 2164 Mechanics' liens; acquisition and disposal of abandoned vehicles.
  
  
• HB 2165 Zoning; farmers to engage in small-scale production of biofuels in areas zoned agricultural.
  
  
• HB 2182 Local vehicle license fees and taxes; veterans and their surviving spouses.
  
  
• HB 2183 All-terrain vehicles; registration; limited over-the-road operation.
  
  
• HB 2194 Motor fuels tax; rate increase used for transportation purposes.
  
  
• HB 2202 Greenhouse gas emissions; mandatory reporting.
  
  
• HB 2245 Transfer of custody in a DUI arrest, etc.
  
  
• HB 2253 Safety belts.
  
  
• HB 2254 Special license plates; members and supporters of the International Association of Fire Fighters.
  
  
• HB 2273 Driver's license examination.
  
  
• HB 2299 HOV lanes; extend sunset provision allowing those vehicles bearing clean special fuel license plate.
  
  
• HB 2303 Admissible evidence in a DUI blood test refusal proceeding.
  
  
• HB 2317 Vehicle safety inspections; use of electronic forms.
  
  
• HB 2339 Safety belts.
  
  
• HB 2380 Text messaging and emailing while driving.
  
  
• HB 2384 Safety belt ordinances.
  
  
• HB 2386 Pedestrians and drivers; responsibilities.
  
  
• HB 2392 Special license plates; veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom.
  
  
• HB 2399 Special license plates; Purple Heart recipients.
  
  
• HB 2416 Photo-monitoring systems.
  
  
• HB 2448 Special license plates; D.C. United soccer team.
  
  
• HB 2476 HOV lanes; clean special fuel vehicles.
  
  
• HB 2485 Vehicle safety inspections.
  
  
• HB 2505 Towing and recovery licensure.
  
  
• HB 2516 Motor vehicle insurance rate reductions; crash prevention courses.
  
  
• HB 2520 Pedestrians and drivers; responsibilities.
  
  
• HB 2533 Studded tires; emergency vehicles to operate therewith.
  
  
• HB 2534 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of Special Olympics.
  
  
• HB 2542 Move-over law; motorists must, if safe, move left when approaching stationary emergency vehicles.
  
  
• HB 2548 Learner's permits; requires applicants to prove legal presence in U.S.
  
  
• HB 2553 Suspended operators license; forfeiture of motor vehicle for driving therewith.
  
  
• HB 2556 Special license plates for disabled veterans; amends definition of disabled veteran.
  
  
• HB 2561 Suspension of license; failure or refusal to pay fines or costs.
  
  
• HB 2570 Inoperable motor vehicles; allows City of Newport News to adopt ordinance prohibiting.
  
  
• HB 2571 Restricted driver's license; court to provide during period of suspension.
  
  
• HB 2577 Highway noise abatement; Transportation Board or VDOT to plan therefor when constructing.
  
  
• HB 2592 Electric vehicles; creates separate class of property tax for rate purposes.
  
  
• HB 2605 Driver training programs; transfers to DMV responsibility therefor established for public schools.
  
  
• HB 2629 Antifreeze bittering agent; engine coolant or antifreeze manufactured, etc. in State must contain.
  
  
• HJ 621 Ethanol production; requests U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to grant temporary waiver.
  
  
• HJ 626 Motor fuel tax; joint subcommittee to study replacement with mileage-based fee.
  
  
• HJ 687 Study; tolling of highways; report.
  
  
• SB 39 Traffic accident reports; increases amount of damage threshold to be reported by law enforcement.
  
  
• SB 115 Traffic lights; creates Class 1 misdemeanor for running red light.
  
  
• SB 224 Driver's license and registration; failure to carry.
  
  
• SB 233 Transportation Plan; include quantifiable measures & achievable goals for greenhouse gas emission.
  
  
• SB 310 Restricted driver’s licenses.
  
  
• SB 445 Funding for transportation and transportation-related alternatives
  
  
• SB 475 Special license plates; business logos.
  
  
• SB 526 Vehicle safety inspections; required every 24 months instead of every 12 months.
  
  
• SB 650 Waste motor oil equipment; repeals provision that provides tax credit for purchase price paid.
  
  
• SB 712 Cap and trade system for NOx and SO2; nonattainment areas.
  
  
• SB 723 Provisional driver's license; primary offense.
  
  
• SB 801 License plates, special; issuance of those bearing legend: CHOOSE LIFE.
  
  
• SB 803 Motorcycles, off-road; prohibits operation thereof on highways.
  
  
• SB 804 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of Virginia Kids Eat Free program.
  
  
• SB 805 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of National Ovarian Cancer Coalition.
  
  
• SB 809 License plates, special; members and supporters of International Association of Fire Fighters.
  
  
• SB 817 License plates, special; issuance to those promoting tourism and conservation on Northern Neck.
  
  
• SB 828 License plates, special; issuance to members & supporters of Friends of Blue Ridge Parkway, Inc.
  
  
• SB 835 Va. Alcohol Safety Action Program (VASAP); increase of fee for person entering program.
  
  
• SB 846 License plates, special; issuance to members of International Association of Fire Fighters.
  
  
• SB 862 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of the Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Inc.
  
  
• SB 874 Mobile telephone and other wireless electronic devices; use of hands-free accessory while driving.
  
  
• SB 879 Uninsured motorist insurance; authorizes insurer to assume control of defense of a certain action.
  
  
• SB 889 Ignition interlock; operation of motor vehicle without, penalty.
  
  
• SB 933 Mufflers on motorcycles; muffler system must be in good working order that meets federal standards.
  
  
• SB 937 Vehicle license plates; provides for display of one license plate on vehicles.
  
  
• SB 970 Safety belts; makes non-use of safety belts primary offense.
  
  
• SB 979 Fuel fee; allows authorities to pass an ordinance to impose a fee on motor vehicle violations.
  
  
• SB 1013 Crash prevention courses; to be delivered via Internet or other electronic means if approved by DMV.
  
  
• SB 1027 Vehicle safety inspections.
  
  
• SB 1041 Fuels taxes; annually adjusted.
  
  
• SB 1046 Obtaining licenses and identification cards; federal REAL ID Act.
  
  
• SB 1054 Special license plates; supporters of the Washington Capitals hockey team.
  
  
• SB 1084 Learner's permit fees; requirements for issuance of driver's licenses to minors.
  
  
• SB 1106 Smoking in cars with minor present; civil penalty.
  
  
• SB 1108 Special license plates; Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS).
  
  
• SB 1146 Diesel fuel; biodiesel and green diesel minimum content.
  
  
• SB 1159 Extends from 72 hours to five business days the amount of time a person serving in the armed forces of the U.S. outside Virginia has to get his vehicle inspected upon returning to the Commonwealth.
  
  
• SB 1161 Safety belts.
  
  
• SB 1167 Transportation surcharge; special license plates; license plates bearing reserved numbers or letters
  
  
• SB 1168 DMV records.
  
  
• SB 1186 Biofuels Production Incentive Grant Program.
  
  
• SB 1200 Biofuels Production Incentive Grant Program.
  
  
• SB 1209 Special license plates; Appalachian School of Law and University of Appalachia College of Pharmacy.
  
  
• SB 1224 Highways; littering unsightly matter.
  
  
• SB 1227 Provisional driver's license holders.
  
  
• SB 1239 Pedestrians and drivers; responsibilities.
  
  
• SB 1261 Speed limits in business and residence districts.
  
  
• SB 1265 Unattended children in a motor vehicle.
  
  
• SB 1283 Fuels taxes; change in tax basis.
  
  
• SB 1326 DMV fees.
  
  
• SB 1357 Clean fuel vehicle job creation tax credit; adds cellulosic biofuels.
  
  
• SB 1360 Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage limits; penalty.
  
  
• SB 1370 Branding of titles; repaired or rebuilt vehicles.
  
  
• SB 1402 Improper driving; penalty.
  
  
• SB 1408 Safety belt enforcement.
  
  
• SB 1415 Sale in Virginia of vehicles repossessed in another state.
  
  
• SB 1424 DUI; prior offenses.
  
  
• SB 1428 Admissibility of evidence of nonuse of safety lap belts and shoulder harness in civil actions.
  
  
• SB 1431 REAL ID Act; Commonwealth's participation.
  
  
• SB 1463 DUI; installation of ignition interlock as condition of license restoration for second conviction.
  
  
• SB 1488 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of MAPGA Scholarship Foundation.
  
  
• SB 1491 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of Shenandoah National Park Association.
  
  
• SB 1498 Motor fuels tax; converts rates to percentage that shall be calculated by DMV Commissioner.
  
  
• SB 1502 Safety belt use; extends requirement for all occupants of a motor vehicle.
  
  
• SB 1526 License plates, special; issuance to those bearing legend: REMEMBERING PEARL HARBOR.
  
  
• SB 1538 Motorcycles; provides certain three-wheeled motor vehicles will be deemed passenger cars.
  
  
• SJ 356 Study; teenage driving; report.