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The Latest News on Legislation is listed on this page. Please click on any bill to see its status. Bills for the 2022 session are posted below. These are the bills of interest to car hobbyists. You may click on any bill link to learn more about that bill and its status.

• HB 1372 State Air Pollution Control Board; regulations; low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards
  
  
• HB 1376 Amateur radio operators; amber lights.
  
  
• HB 1378 State Air Pollution Control Board; motor vehicle emissions standards.
  
  
• HB 1380 Issuing citations; certain traffic offenses.
  
  
• HB 1437 Commonwealth Transportation Board; regulation authority.
  
  
• HB 1445 Issuing citations; certain traffic offenses and odor of marijuana, exclusion of evidence.
  
  
• HB 1453 Permanent farm use placards.
  
  
• HB 1457 Golf carts and utility vehicles; Town of Stony Creek.
  
  
• HB 1466 Low emn/electric motor vehicles; voluntary anti-forced labor & child slavery certification for sale.
  
  
• HB 1469 Motor vehicle dealers; franchise agreements, sale or lease of new motor vehicles.
  
  
• HB 1494 License plates, special; issuance for supporters of Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation.
  
  
• HB 1495 Transportation network companies; uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage.
  
  
• HB 1516 Towing and recovery operators; vehicle storage.
  
  
• HB 1531 Hampton Roads Interstate Highway Corridor Improvement Program and Fund; established and created.
  
  
• HB 1535 Commercial motor vehicles; limits driving in left-most lane.
  
  
• HB 1537 School buses; use of warning devices before proposed stop.
  
  
• HB 1549 Wrongful death; death of parent or guardian of child resulting from driving under the influence.
  
  
• HB 1557 Modified utility vehicles; authorizes operation on public highways.
  
  
• HB 1559 Ordinances, local; vehicle exhaust, operation on property near residential district.
  
  
• HB 1588 Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund created.
  
  
• HB 1589 Pedestrian control signals; applicability to persons riding bicycles and other devices.
  
  
• HB 1619 Vehicle safety inspection; commercial vehicles, exemption.
  
  
• HB 1620 Crash reports; inspection by certain persons.
  
  
• HB 1649 Towing trespassing vehicles; limitations on fees.
  
  
• HB 1661 Vehicle documentation; licensed auto recyclers.
  
  
• HB 1703 Issuing citations; certain traffic offenses.
  
  
• HB 1714 Stolen or embezzled vehicle; notification of toll operator.
  
  
• HB 1723 Passing stopped school buses; purpose of stop; prima facie evidence.
  
  
• HB 1745 Tow truck drivers and towing and recovery operators; prohibited acts.
  
  
• HB 1747 Driver's licenses; persons having defective vision; minimum standards of visual acuity.
  
  
• HB 1772 All-terrain vehicles and off-road motorcycles; seizure, impounding, and disposition.
  
  
• HB 1773 Exception to stopping requirement; bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device.
  
  
• HB 1785 Speed limit in residence districts; local authority; penalty.
  
  
• HB 1790 Tax credit for electric vehicle charging equipment.
  
  
• HB 1806 Farm use placards.
  
  
• HB 1858 Roadways under Va. Hwy. Corporation Act of 1988; operating under Public-Private Transp. Act of 1995.
  
  
• HB 1861 Virginia Museum of Transportation; established, report, membership, board of trustees.
  
  
• HB 1868 License plates, special; military service, unremarried surviving spouses.
  
  
• HB 1883 Permanent farm use placards.
  
  
• HB 1894 High-occupancy vehicle HOV lanes; pregnant women.
  
  
• HB 1928 School bus operators; training; remote online and Spanish language options.
  
  
• HB 1932 Stationary vehicles; yielding or reducing speed for vehicles displaying hazard lights, etc.
  
  
• HB 1995 Passing stopped school buses; rebuttable presumption.
  
  
• HB 2014 Motor vehicles, certain; use of handheld personal communication devices.
  
  
• HB 2062 Towing enforcement; violations of current law subject to Va. Consumer Protection Act.
  
  
• HB 2080 Special license plate; woman veteran.
  
  
• HB 2102 Vehicle exhaust systems; equipment.
  
  
• HB 2119 Photo speed monitoring devices; locality-designated highway segments.
  
  
• HB 2127 Passing certain stopped vehicles; motorcycles.
  
  
• HB 2163 Special license plates; UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS.
  
  
• HB 2164 Firearms; National Rifle Association - repealing authority for special license plates in support of the NRA.
  
  
• HB 2204 Driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a combination thereof; data collection.
  
  
• HB 2218 School crossing zones; speed decrease; Planning District 8.
  
  
• HB 2246 License plates, special; military service, unremarried surviving spouses.
  
  
• HB 2247 Driver improvement clinics and driver training schools; validity of licenses.
  
  
• HB 2254 Highway use fee; reimbursement.
  
  
• HB 2300 Use of handheld personal communications device; commercial dispatch.
  
  
• HB 2304 Motorcycle rider safety training courses.
  
  
• HB 2309 Virginia Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act; expands definition of motor vehicle.
  
  
• HB 2340 Motor vehicle license plates and registration; taxes and penalties.
  
  
• HB 2372 Catalytic converters; possession, purchase, or sale, penalty.
  
  
• HB 2381 Toll operators; access to DMV records.
  
  
• HB 2384 Marijuana; search and seizure, driving or operating a motor vehicle, etc., while intoxicated.
  
  
• HB 2392 Towing and recovery operators; attorney fees and costs.
  
  
• HB 2395 Speed determination devices; extend validity of calibration or testing of certain devices.
  
  
• HB 2404 Driver training instructors; hiring active law-enforcement officers.
  
  
• HB 2423 Flashing red and white warning lights; emergency vehicle exemptions.
  
  
• HB 2451 Firefighters; training; electric vehicle fires.
  
  
• SB 778 State Air Pollution Control Board; regulations, low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards.
  
  
• SB 779 State Air Pollution Control Board; motor vehicle emissions standards.
  
  
• SB 781 State Air Pollution Control Board; motor vehicle emissions standards.
  
  
• SB 782 State Air Pollution Control Board; motor vehicle emissions standards.
  
  
• SB 783 Issuance of a restricted driver's license
  
  
• SB 785 State Air Pollution Control Board; motor vehicle emissions standards.
  
  
• SB 790 Towing enforcement; violations of current law subject to Va. Consumer Protection Act.
  
  
• SB 815 Virginia Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act; expands definition of motor vehicle.
  
  
• SB 847 Pedestrian control signals; applicability to persons riding bicycles and other devices.
  
  
• SB 855 Headlights; aftermarket modifications, blue lights.
  
  
• SB 862 Highway use fee and mileage-based user fee program; eliminates the program.
  
  
• SB 864 Motor vehicle dealers; businesses without a physical presence in the Commonwealth selling vehicles.
  
  
• SB 865 Highway use fee; exemptions, low-speed vehicles.
  
  
• SB 868 Passing stopped school buses; civil penalty.
  
  
• SB 871 Motor vehicle dealers; franchise agreements, sale or lease of new motor vehicles.
  
  
• SB 875 Issuing citations; certain traffic offenses.
  
  
• SB 901 Firearm in unattended motor vehicle; civil penalty.
  
  
• SB 938 Lights on other vehicles; reflectors; animal-drawn vehicles.
  
  
• SB 951 Uninsured motorist fee; repeal.
  
  
• SB 978 Keeper of vehicles; liens; certain towing and recovery drivers and operators.
  
  
• SB 979 Towing trespassing vehicles; limitations on fees.
  
  
• SB 981 Flashing red and white warning lights; emergency vehicle exemptions.
  
  
• SB 982 Stationary vehicles; yielding or reducing speed for vehicles displaying hazard lights, etc.
  
  
• SB 995 Motor vehicles; certain use of handheld personal communication devices.
  
  
• SB 1009 Pedestrian control signals; applicability to persons riding bicycles and other devices.
  
  
• SB 1010 Issuing citations; certain traffic offenses.
  
  
• SB 1020 Virginia Museum of Transportation; established.
  
  
• SB 1027 Vehicle safety inspection; commercial vehicles; exemption.
  
  
• SB 1028 Crash reports; inspection by certain persons.
  
  
• SB 1035 Bridges; state of good repair; allocation of funds.
  
  
• SB 1051 Vehicles left on private property; public utility company service vehicles; removal or towing.
  
  
• SB 1057 Farm use placards.
  
  
• SB 1058 Objects obstructing driver's view; dashboard cameras allowed.
  
  
• SB 1063 Driver improvement clinics and driver training schools.
  
  
• SB 1064 Vehicle documentation; licensed auto recyclers.
  
  
• SB 1069 Drivers stopping for pedestrians; certain signs; stops.
  
  
• SB 1079 Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund.
  
  
• SB 1085 Motor vehicle exhaust systems; aftermarket amplifying devices; inspections.
  
  
• SB 1106 Transportation Partnership Opportunity Fund.
  
  
• SB 1117 Possession, purchase, sale, and transportation of catalytic converters; penalty.
  
  
• SB 1135 Possession, purchase, or sale of catalytic converters; penalty.
  
  
• SB 1162 Roadways under Va. Hwy. Corporation Act of 1988; operating under Public-Private Transp. Act of 1995.
  
  
• SB 1216 Transportation network companies; uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage.
  
  
• SB 1238 Motor carriers; financial responsibility.
  
  
• SB 1288 Wrongful death; death of parent or guardian of child resulting from driving under the influence.
  
  
• SB 1293 Bicycles; exemptions to certain traffic control devices; local ordinances.
  
  
• SB 1312 Requirement for electric vehicle charging stations for certain developments.
  
  
• SB 1318 License plates, special; issuance for supporters of Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation.
  
  
• SB 1326 Transit Ridership Incentive Program; use of funds, improving accessibility.
  
  
• SB 1343 Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles; online access to driving records; minors.
  
  
• SB 1398 Driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a combination thereof; data collection.
  
  
• SB 1456 Speed determination devices; calibration or testing.
  
  
• SB 1466 Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund; created.
  
  
• SB 1473 Toll operators; access to DMV records.