Top Legislation - View All
Latest Action: 01/15/2008 - Failed to report Bill Text
Motorcycles; driving two abreast in a single lane.Allows two motorcycles to travel abreast in a single lane.
Latest Action: 01/15/2008 - Passed by indefinitely in Transportation Bill Text
Naming highways, etc. Allows the CommonwealthTransportation Board to name a highway, bridge, or interchange for a livingperson, group, or business entity if the cost of construction of the bridge,highway, or interchange is paid by the person, group, or business entity.
Latest Action: 03/08/2008 - Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation Bill Text
Summary as enacted with Governor's Recommendation: Virginia-North Carolina Interstate Toll Road Compact.Repeals the Virginia-North Carolina Interstate Toll Road Compact.
Latest Action: 02/07/2008 - Continued to 2009 in Transportation by voice vote Bill Text
Secondary highway system construction allocations. Allocatesconstruction funds among the counties in the state secondary highway systemsolely on the basis of population. Presently, allocations are made on the basisof population (80%) and area (20%).
Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - No further action taken Bill TextSummary as passed House: "Revenue-sharing" funds for highway systems in certaincounties, cities, and towns. Provides that, from additional revenues madeavailable by the General Assembly after January 1, 2008, and appropriated forthe improvement, construction, or reconstruction of the systems of statehighways, the Commonwealth Transportation Board must make an equivalentmatching allocation to any county, city, or town for designations by thegoverning body of up to $1 million in county, city, or town general funds foruse by the county, city, or town to improve, construct, or reconstruct thehighway systems within such county, city, or town. After adopting a resolutionsupporting the action, the governing body may request revenue-sharing funds to improve,construct, or reconstruct a highway system located in another locality, betweentwo or more localities, or to bring subdivision streets, used as such prior toJuly 1, 1992, up to standards sufficient to qualify them for inclusion in [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Left in Transportation Bill Text
HOT lanes. Prohibits the designation of HOT lanes onany portion of I-95 between the Potomac River and the City of Fredericksburg.
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Stricken from House calendar Bill Text
Summary as passed House: Statewide Transportation Plan. Requires VDOT tocollect and report certain statistical information. This bill incorporates HB977 (Shannon).
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Left in Courts of Justice Bill Text
Highways; littering unsightly matter. Provides when thematter illegally dumped or disposed of was ejected from a motor vehicle ortransported to the disposal site in a motor vehicle, the court, in addition tothe criminal penalty provided, may suspend the defendant's license to operate amotor vehicle for a period not to exceed 30 days.
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice Bill Text
Summary as passed House: Increased fines for traffic offenses. Imposesmandatory minimum fine of $2,250 for DUI offenses and mandatory minimum finesof $2,500 to $3,000 for vehicle-related felonies.
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Left in Transportation Bill Text
Fees on trucks. Requires the CommonwealthTransportation Board to impose a fee on trucks and combination vehicles for usein maintaining state highways. The Board is to calculate, impose, and collect afee for damage done to highways by certain vehicles. The amount of the fee isto be based on the difference between the amount received annually by theCommonwealth from the federal government for highway maintenance and the annualcost to the Commonwealth of repairing damage done to the highways of theCommonwealth by vehicles subject to the fee. The amount of the fee and themethod of payment are to be determined by the Board. The fee is to be imposedon a vehicle-by-vehicle basis, and no vehicle upon which a fee is assessed isto be operated on any highway of the Commonwealth if the fee is not paid infull on or before the date upon which payment of the fee is due.
|
Latest Legislation - View All
Latest Action: 02/05/2008 - Failed to report Bill Text
Income tax; toll payment tax credit. Provides a taxcredit against individual income tax for taxpayers making electronic tollcollection payments, such as Smart Tag, in an amount equal to 10% of the totalamount paid annually for tolls on Virginia highways, for taxable yearsbeginning on or after January 1, 2008.
Latest Action: 03/12/2008 - Bill text as passed House and Senate Bill Text
Summary as passed House: U.S. Route 460 Communications Committee; report.Extends the U.S. Route 460 Communications Committee until commencement ofconstruction of the U.S. Route 460 project as approved by the CommonwealthTransportation Board in November 2005. The Committee must submit an executivesummary of its findings and recommendations no later than the first day of theRegular Session of the 2009 and 2010 Sessions of the General Assembly.
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Left in Transportation Bill Text
Allocation of primary and secondary highwayconstruction funds. Revises the formulas used to allocate primaryand secondary highway construction funds so that such funds are allocatedon the basis of population.
Latest Action: 02/07/2008 - Stricken from docket by Transportation by voice vote Bill Text
Primary system highway construction funds allocation. Allocates primary system highway construction funds among thenine highway construction districts on the basis of the ratio of vehiclemiles traveled on primary highways divided by the lane miles of primaryhighways in each highway construction district, weighted 90 percent,and a need factor, weighted 10 percent.
Latest Action: 03/04/2008 - Signed by Speaker Bill Text
Summary as passed: HOV lanes; clean special fuel vehicles. Extends untilJuly 1, 2009, the "sunset" provision allowing vehicles bearing cleanspecial fuel license plates to use HOV lanes regardless of the number of theirpassengers. This bill incorporates HB 342 (Plum).
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Left in Appropriations Bill Text
Street maintenance payments. Provides for increasedpayments where traffic volumes exceed the statewide average by more than 20percent.
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Left in Transportation Bill Text
Rail Enhancement Fund. Allows the Director of theDepartment of Rail and Public Transportation, with the approval of the RailAdvisory Board, to waive the requirement that projects funded by the Fundinclude a minimum of 30 percent cash or in-kind matching contribution from aprivate source, which may include a railroad, a regional authority, a localgovernment source, or a combination of such sources. The bill also allows theuse of funds from "federal governmental sources" in connection withprojects funded from the Fund.
Latest Action: 01/29/2008 - Continued to 2009 in Transportation by voice vote Bill Text
Eminent domain; highway construction. Clarifies thatthe power of eminent domain exercised by the Commonwealth TransportationCommissioner for highway construction includes construction of sidewalks andlighting therefor.
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Left in Finance Bill Text
Income tax; toll payment tax credit. Providesa tax credit against individual income tax for taxpayers making electronictoll collection payments, such as Smart Tag, in an amount equal to10% of the total amount paid annually for tolls on Virginia highways,for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2008.
Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Signed by President Bill Text
HOT Lanes. Revises procedures for enforcementof High-Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes violations. This bill is the sameas SB 570 (Saslaw).
|
