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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. Since that session is over these will remain as reference until the 2009 session.

• HB 2 License plates, special; eliminates fee to family of persons who have died in military service.
  
  
• HB 15 Vehicle warning lights; allows forensic crash reconstructionists to equip their vehicles therewith.
  
  
• HB 23 License plates, special; eliminates fee to family of persons who have died in military service.
  
  
• HB 25 Safe driving points; allows drivers to accumulate up to 10 in one year and 5 for safe driving class.
  
  
• HB 26 Civil remedial fees on certain drivers; repealed.
  
  
• HB 27 Possession of open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle; penalty.
  
  
• HB 28 Titling vehicles; gives applicants the option of providing license number in lieu of Soc. Sec. no.
  
  
• HB 33 Sheriffs' office vehicles; allowed to be painted solid colors other than brown or white.
  
  
• HB 39 Wireless telecommunications device; prohibits use of text messaging while driving certain vehicles.
  
  
• HB 41 Motor fuels tax; modifies rates of taxation thereof.
  
  
• HB 48 Motorcycles; driving two abreast in a single lane.
  
  
• HB 50 Civil remedial fees on certain drivers; repealed.
  
  
• HB 52 Antique motor vehicles; eliminates requirement for registration thereof.
  
  
• HB 61 License plates, special; eliminates fee to family of persons who have died in military service.
  
  
• HB 63 Motor vehicle; forfeiture thereof for two or more offenses of driving without valid license.
  
  
• HB 67 Civil remedial fees on certain drivers; repealed.
  
  
• HB 79 License plates, special; issuance to members and supporters of Citizens Defense League.
  
  
• HB 87 License plates, special; repeals authorizations for issuance of certain license plates.
  
  
• HB 91 Driving without a driver's license; penalties
  
  
• HB 104 Driving without a driver's license; penalties.
  
  
• HB 108 Reckless driving by speed.
  
  
• HB 113 Disregarding signal to stop; death of person; penalties.
  
  
• HB 131 Child-restraint violations; courts to transmit abstracts of findings to DMV.
  
  
• HB 132 Handicap placards; fine for inappropriately displaying when parking in space for handicapped.
  
  
• HB 133 Vehicle registration; refusal to issue or renew because of fees or taxes owed to counties, etc
  
  
• HB 135 High-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes; prohibits designation thereof on certain portions of I-95.
  
  
• HB 146 Disabled veteran; redefines term to govern eligibility to obtain special license plates.
  
  
• HB 147 Transportation Plan; Plan to include regional goals and performance measures for highway districts.
  
  
• HB 148 Vehicle weight law enforcement; authorizes enforcement by full-time sworn members of DMV.
  
  
• HB 154 Civil remedial fees imposed on certain drivers.
  
  
• HB 158 Civil remedial fees imposed on certain drivers.
  
  
• HB 161 Liquidated damage fees paid by abusive drivers.
  
  
• HB 168 Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage limits.
  
  
• HB 168 Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage limits.
  
  
• HB 172 Civil procedure; disclosure of insurance liability limits.
  
  
• HB 178 Forfeiture of motor vehicle for two or more offenses of driving without insurance.
  
  
• HB 179 Alternatives to civil remedial (abusive driver) fee for certain offenses.
  
  
• HB 180 Forfeiture of motor vehicle for driving with a suspended operator's license.
  
  
• HB 185 Fees on trucks.
  
  
• HB 186 Issuance and renewal of driver's licenses, etc.
  
  
• HB 224 Driving while intoxicated; elimination of requirement that intoxicant be self-administered.
  
  
• HB 225 Child restraints.
  
  
• HB 235 Replacement of certain license plates.
  
  
• HB 236 Identification cards, licenses, and driver's licenses.
  
  
• HB 254 Licenses, local; issued free of charge to certain vehicles owned by museums.
  
  
• HB 261 Law-enforcement and rescue vehicles; use of flashing lights.
  
  
• HB 268 High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes; violations in Hampton Roads Planning District.
  
  
• HB 269 License plates, special; issuance for supporters of Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital Foundation.
  
  
• HB 275 Motor fuel tax; rate increase.
  
  
• HB 277 Traffic calming measures; allows installation and application on secondary system components.
  
  
• HB 287 Civil remedial fees; repeals provision for those imposed on certain drivers.
  
  
• HB 290 Civil remedial fees; repeals provision for those imposed on certain drivers.
  
  
• HB 293 Vehicle weight limit enforcement; county enforcement on highways within its boundaries.
  
  
• HB 308 License plates, special; eliminates fee to family of persons who have died in military service.
  
  
• HB 311 Mopeds; driving on suspended license.
  
  
• HB 323 Traffic infractions, prepayable; payment of costs.
  
  
• HB 326 Speed limits; maximum on rural, rustic roads.
  
  
• HB 342 High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes; use by vehicles bearing special fuel vehicle license plates.
  
  
• HB 352 Motor carriers; liability insurance for buses with capacity of no more than 40 passengers.
  
  
• HB 372 Motor vehicle dealer; advertising.
  
  
• HB 373 Highway welcome and exit signs; localities may put up within highway rights-of-way.
  
  
• HB 374 CHILD WITH AUTISM signs; VDOT to post within an area in which child resides.
  
  
• HB 376 Driver's licenses; examinations of applicants to be conducted exclusively in English language.
  
  
• HB 377 Civil remedial fees; court to order community service in lieu of imposition of fees.
  
  
• HB 380 Motor vehicle; impoundment thereof after issuance of ticket for driving without license.
  
  
• HB 389 Highway systems; allocation of maintenance funds.
  
  
• HB 405 Interstate Routes 64 & 664; prohibits imposition & collection of tolls for use of certain portions.
  
  
• HB 433 Motor vehicle; forfeiture thereof for three or more offenses of driving without valid license.
  
  
• HB 438 Learner's permits; issuance to minors when school records show they have unexcused absences.
  
  
• HB 446 Motor vehicle; forfeiture thereof for two offenses of driving without operator's license.
  
  
• HB 447 Driver's license; punishment for third or subsequent violation.
  
  
• HB 448 Civil remedial fees; fees shall be assessed on person who operates motor vehicle on highways.
  
  
• HB 450 Motor vehicle repair services; those embraced by Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads Authorities
  
  
• HB 451 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; increases membership.
  
  
• HB 454 High-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes; revises procedures for enforcing violations.
  
  
• HB 460 Off-road motorcycles; limitations on operation.
  
  
• HB 468 Special license plates for immediate family members of persons who have died in military service.
  
  
• HB 469 DMV fees; waive of fee if on active duty with armed forces outside boundaries of United States.
  
  
• HB 470 Loitering; prohibited in right-of-way of certain highways with posted signs.
  
  
• HB 471 Highway construction, primary system; funds allocation.
  
  
• HB 481 Driver's license, provisional; primary offense.
  
  
• HB 490 Transportation funding; increases motor fuels tax and repeals certain abusive driver fees.
  
  
• HB 492 Motor vehicles, used; prohibits displaying, parking, etc. for sale, penalty.
  
  
• HB 521 Mechanics' lien; those against vehicles owned by active duty members of military.
  
  
• HB 523 Vehicle safety inspection; extends time for members of armed services.
  
  
• HB 525 Vehicle registration fees; exempts member of armed forces of United States.
  
  
• HB 533 Traffic infraction; driving with an animal impeding control prohibited.
  
  
• HB 534 Driver's licenses; renewals issued to registered sex offenders will be valid for two years.
  
  
• HB 539 Nonrepairable vehicles; title and registration.
  
  
• HB 558 Driving while intoxicated; elimination of requirement that intoxicant be self-administered.
  
  
• HB 568 Tractor-trailer combinations; local ordinances prohibiting use of certain highways.
  
  
• HB 571 Highway systems; revenue-sharing funds for certain counties.
  
  
• HB 581 Tow truck driver; exempts requirement of having authorization documents.
  
  
• HB 590 Predicate criminal act; adds simple larceny of motor vehicle to list.
  
  
• HB 600 Neighborhood watch vehicles; allowance of amber warning lights thereon.
  
  
• HB 618 Highway construction; power of Transportation Commissioner includes construction of sidewalks.
  
  
• HB 631 Special license plates; sesquicentennial of the American Civil War.
  
  
• HB 642 Motor vehicles; yielding right-of-way when approaching mail delivery vehicles.
  
  
• HB 649 Motor vehicle dealers; collection of annual license and registration fees in certain localities.
  
  
• HB 652 Regional jail vehicles; equipped with colored warning lights.
  
  
• HB 714 Traffic lights; penalty.
  
  
• HB 747 Civil remedial fees; repeals provision for those paid, imposed on certain drivers, refunds of fees.
  
  
• HB 786 Local vehicle licenses; agreements with DMV.
  
  
• HB 793 Greenhouse gas emissions; Secretary of Natural Resources to develop strategy to reduce.
  
  
• HB 796 Commission on Climate Change.
  
  
• HB 832 Removal of trespassing vehicles by towing and recovery operators.
  
  
• HB 833 Company vehicles of automotive manufacturers.
  
  
• HB 876 DUI Court.
  
  
• HB 884 School buses; engine idling.
  
  
• HB 885 Bus idling; local ordinances.
  
  
• HB 889 Learner's permits; increases minimun driving hours.
  
  
• HB 890 Flashing warning lights on emergency vehicles.
  
  
• HB 891 Discretionary arrest for third offense of driving on a suspended license.
  
  
• HB 914 Nonrenewal of liability, fire, and motor vehicle insurance policies.
  
  
• HB 922 Vehicle registration fee increase for firefighting and emergency medical services.
  
  
• HB 942 Driver's license, provisional; repeals provision allowing use of wireless devices when stopped.
  
  
• HB 957 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; increases membership.
  
  
• HB 967 Fees imposed by DMV on vehicle dealers.
  
  
• HB 993 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of Destination Imagination.
  
  
• HB 994 Motor fuels tax; exemption for certain alternative fuel.
  
  
• HB 1012 Towing.
  
  
• HB 1014 HOV lanes; clean special fuel vehicles.
  
  
• HB 1015 Motor vehicle air conditioners.
  
  
• HB 1022 Disabled parking.
  
  
• HB 1027 Motor vehicles; regulation of parking of certain vehicles in certain counties.
  
  
• HB 1028 Posting of school zone speed limits.
  
  
• HB 1032 Traffic-calming measures.
  
  
• HB 1033 Urban transportation service districts; grants towns authority to create.
  
  
• HB 1034 Vehicle registrations and certificates of title; individual applying to prove legal residency.
  
  
• HB 1035 Law-enforcement officers; required to pull vehicle off roadway when stopping motorists.
  
  
• HB 1065 Safety belts.
  
  
• HB 1108 Primary system highway construction funds allocation.
  
  
• HB 1130 VDOT logo signs.
  
  
• HB 1160 School bus drivers; removes exclusion from existing provision that prohibits employment of children.
  
  
• HB 1170 Driver's license, commercial; passenger-carrying vehicle transporting fewer than 16 required.
  
  
• HB 1173 Motorcyclists' helmets.
  
  
• HB 1176 Motor vehicle insurance; payments for repairs
  
  
• HB 1187 Felony reckless driving; penalty.
  
  
• HB 1188 Civil remedial fees; repeals provision for those paid, imposed on certain drivers, refunds of fees.
  
  
• HB 1198 Driver's licenses, commercial; State law conformance with federal requirements.
  
  
• HB 1221 Drivers, commercial; DUI testing after accident.
  
  
• HB 1224 Driver's, commercial; random drug and alcohol tests required.
  
  
• HB 1226 Colored warning lights on vehicles.
  
  
• HB 1230 Greenhouse gas emissions; mandatory reporting.
  
  
• HB 1231 Civil remedial fees; repeals provision for those imposed certain drivers.
  
  
• HB 1233 Reckless driving; suspension of license on conviction of minor.
  
  
• HB 1243 Civil remedial fees; repeals provision for those imposed certain drivers.
  
  
• HB 1244 Driver training schools & instructors; changes terminology required to pass DMV instruction course.
  
  
• HB 1245 Driver's licenses; first-time applicants must have completed driver education program.
  
  
• HB 1266 Motor fuel tax; increase.
  
  
• HB 1270 Pedestrians and drivers; sets out responsibilities at marked and unmarked crosswalks.
  
  
• HB 1281 Driving with special license plates after conviction of DUI.
  
  
• HB 1291 Civil remedial fees; repeals provision for those imposed certain drivers.
  
  
• HB 1292 Possession of concealed weapons in vehicles.
  
  
• HB 1344 License plates, special; issuance to United States Navy chief petty officers.
  
  
• HB 1345 Parking violations; civil penalties.
  
  
• HB 1374 Restricted permit issuance for license suspension for nonpayment of fines and costs.
  
  
• HB 1375 Civil remedial fees; repeals provision for those imposed certain drivers.
  
  
• HB 1398 Tire recycling fee.
  
  
• HB 1402 Examination of applicants for driver's licenses.
  
  
• HB 1406 Rural rustic road program.
  
  
• HB 1407 Suspended license; unpaid fines.
  
  
• HB 1427 License plates, special; issuance of those bearing legend: SHAG DANCE CLUBS OF VIRGINIA.
  
  
• HB 1442 DUI ignition interlock limitations
  
  
• HB 1452 Display of objects or devices representing or resembling genitalia on motor vehicles.
  
  
• HB 1454 VDOT entrance sight-distance requirements.
  
  
• HB 1462 Motor vehicle insurance; accident prevention courses.
  
  
• HB 1478 Pedestrian control signals; abide by words or symbols displayed thereon
  
  
• HB 1506 Reckless driving; violation of right-of-way.
  
  
• HB 1515 Public-Private Transportation Act; prohibits private entity from imposing tolls on Interstates
  
  
• HB 1516 Public-Private Transportation Act; prohibits private entity from imposing tolls on Interstates
  
  
• HB 1524 License and registration fees, additional; method of collection in certain localities.
  
  
• HB 1535 Safety belts; makes non-use thereof primary offense.
  
  
• HB 1539 Income tax, state; tax credit for certain biodiesel fuels producers in State.
  
  
• HB 1540 Driver training schools; regulation by Department of Motor Vehicles.
  
  
• HB 1541 Vehicle protection product warranties; establishes requirements regarding provision thereof.
  
  
• HB 1551 Overweight and overload permits; creates fee schedules therefor to help recover maintenance costs.
  
  
• HB 1553 Motor fuel tax; prohibits Tax Commissioner from compromising & settling without consent.
  
  
• HB 1557 Mopeds; eliminates cap on fines for operating faster than 35 mph under age 16 without carrying ID.
  
  
• HB 1566 Speed limits; grants counties certain powers with regard to setting.
  
  
• HB 1573 Central Virginia Regional Transportation Authority.
  
  
• SB 1 Civil remedial fees on certain drivers; repealed.
  
  
• SB 4 Civil remedial fees on certain drivers; repealed.
  
  
• SB 6 Civil remedial fees on certain drivers; repealed.
  
  
• SB 39 Traffic accident reports.
  
  
• SB 42 Civil remedial fees imposed on certain drivers.
  
  
• SB 57 Civil remedial fees imposed on certain drivers.
  
  
• SB 73 Special license plates; sesquicentennial of the American Civil War.
  
  
• SB 84 Special license plates; U.S. Air Force retirees
  
  
• SB 85 Civil remedial fees on certain drivers.
  
  
• SB 99 Highway systems; revenue-sharing funds therefor in certain counties, cities, and towns.
  
  
• SB 102 Three-tiered system of transportation; established.
  
  
• SB 108 Motor vehicle; forfeiture thereof for two offenses of driving without operator's license.
  
  
• SB 113 Driver's license; penalty for driving without.
  
  
• SB 115 Traffic lights; creates Class 1 misdemeanor for running red light.
  
  
• SB 116 Motor Vehicles, Department of; service charges.
  
  
• SB 136 School buses; prohibits use of wireless telecommunications devices by persons operating.
  
  
• SB 150 Wilderness Road: Virginia's Heritage Migration Route.
  
  
• SB 153 VDOT maintenance; community service program
  
  
• SB 154 License plates, special; issuance promoting tourism and conservation on the Northern Neck.
  
  
• SB 189 Highway construction by state or local employees.
  
  
• SB 191 Local vehicle licenses.
  
  
• SB 195 Tangible personal property; separate classification for low-speed vehicles.
  
  
• SB 221 Felony reckless driving; penalty.
  
  
• SB 224 Driver's license and registration; failure to carry.
  
  
• SB 266 Special license plate; Purple Heart recipients.
  
  
• SB 284 Department of Motor Vehicles Special Agents; criminal enforcement authority.
  
  
• SB 285 Application for driver's license; social security number.
  
  
• SB 287 Civil remedial fees on certain drivers.
  
  
• SB 291 Company vehicles of automotive manufacturers.
  
  
• SB 309 Suspended license; unpaid fines.
  
  
• SB 310 Restricted driver’s licenses.
  
  
• SB 388 Special license plates; U.S. Air Force.
  
  
• SB 391 DUI Court. .
  
  
• SB 411 Transportation funding; motor fuels tax and abusive driver fees.
  
  
• SB 422 Special license plates; supporters of the Appalachian Trail.
  
  
• SB 430 Civil remedial fees on certain drivers.
  
  
• SB 436 Possession of concealed weapons in vehicles.
  
  
• SB 443 Civil remedial fees on certain drivers. .
  
  
• SB 444 Funding for transportation and transportation-related alternatives
  
  
• SB 445 Funding for transportation and transportation-related alternatives
  
  
• SB 453 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority.
  
  
• SB 469 Transportation funding.
  
  
• SB 475 Special license plates; business logos.
  
  
• SB 492 Real ID; alternative verification system.
  
  
• SB 507 Punishment for underage drinking and driving; penalty
  
  
• SB 512 DMV fees
  
  
• SB 526 Vehicle safety inspections.
  
  
• SB 556 Reckless driving; violation of right-of-way resulting in death of another.
  
  
• SB 570 HOT Lanes.
  
  
• SB 600 Special license plates; supporters of SpiritWorks Foundation Center for the Soul.
  
  
• SB 612 Nonrenewal of liability, fire, and motor vehicle insurance policies.
  
  
• SB 648 Used motor oil; annual survey of individual practices.
  
  
• SB 649 Motor vehicle safety belt systems.
  
  
• SB 664 Civil remedial fees on certain drivers.
  
  
• SB 665 Tire recycling fee.
  
  
• SB 688 Motor vehicle insurance; accident prevention courses.
  
  
• SB 689 Biofuels production incentives; biodiesel fuel.
  
  
• SB 691 Towing.
  
  
• SB 697 Motor vehicle insurance; payments for repairs.
  
  
• SB 698 Motorcycle helmets
  
  
• SB 707 Towing and Recovery Operators, Board of; postpones regulations promulgated thereby.
  
  
• SB 713 Motor fuels taxes.
  
  
• SB 717 Fossil fuel combustion products permit.
  
  
• SB 723 Provisional driver's license; primary offense.
  
  
• SB 724 Hampton Roads and Northern Virginia Transportation Authorities.
  
  
• SB 728 Collection of annual license and registration fees in certain localities.
  
  
• SB 729 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; revenues of the Authority.
  
  
• SB 739 Minimum motor vehicle noise emissions.
  
  
• SB 748 Alternative fuels; net emissions increase.
  
  
• SB 750 Special license plates; National D-Day Memorial Foundation; fees.
  
  
• SB 753 Public-Private Transportation Act; tolls on Interstate 81.
  
  
• SB 754 Public-Private Transportation Act; tolls on Interstate highways.
  
  
• SB 758 Special license plates; immediate family members of persons killed in military service.
  
  
• SB 767 Richmond Metropolitan Authority; composition of Board; revenue authority.