Permanent farm use placard; an owner or lessee to obtain for vehicle from DMV. (SB186)
Introduced By
Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon) with support from co-patron Sen. Monty Mason (D-Williamsburg)
Progress
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Description
Department of Motor Vehicles; permanent farm use placard. Requires an owner or lessee of a vehicle claiming a farm use exemption from the registration, licensing, and decal requirements for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to obtain a nontransferable permanent farm use placard from the Department of Motor Vehicles and to display the farm use placard on the vehicle at all times. The bill requires the applicant to provide specified information about the vehicle and its usage, pay a $15 fee, and certify that the vehicle is insured. The provisions of the bill requiring the owner or lessee of a farm vehicle to obtain and display a farm use placard have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2023. This bill is identical to HB 179. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100248D |
01/10/2022 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
01/20/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (SB186) |
01/27/2022 | Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
01/27/2022 | Reported from Transportation with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/27/2022 | Committee substitute printed 22105328D-S1 |
01/27/2022 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
02/08/2022 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (SB186S1) |
02/10/2022 | Read second time |
02/10/2022 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/10/2022 | Committee substitute agreed to 22105328D-S1 |
02/10/2022 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB186S1 |
02/10/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2022 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2022 | Placed on Calendar |
02/18/2022 | Read first time |
02/18/2022 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
02/22/2022 | Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2022 | Read second time |
02/25/2022 | Read third time |
02/25/2022 | Passed House (95-Y 4-N) |
02/25/2022 | VOTE: Passage (95-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
03/01/2022 | Enrolled |
03/01/2022 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB186ER) |
03/01/2022 | Signed by Speaker |
03/02/2022 | Signed by President |
03/11/2022 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022 |
03/11/2022 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022 |
03/11/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (SB186ER) |
04/01/2022 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 51 (effective 7/1/23) |
04/01/2022 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0051) |
Comments
I would suggest amending this to include a dedicated number to be able to better hold the owner accountable for crashes or other infractions. The use of these vehicles should also be restricted to local roads and not be allowed on interstates or other limited access highways.