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2024VBF Bike and Pedestrian Legislative Summary as of02/19/2024Session Dates 01/10/2024 - 03/09/2024
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HJ65Study; JLARC; rate of accidents that cause fatalities on roads maintained and managed.01/25/24  House: Assigned Rules sub: Studies Subcommittee 01/29/24  House: Sub recommends continuing to 2025 02/01/24  House: Continued to 2025 in Rules by voice voteDelegate Irene ShinDirects the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the rate of accidents that cause fatalities on roads maintained and managed by the VDOT and roads maintained and managed by localities.
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HB 20Photo speed monitoring devices; location.01/18/24  House: Assigned Transpo sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) 02/02/24  House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 02/06/24  House: Continued to 2025 in Transportation by voice voteDelegate Michael JonesSubstitute
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Support HB20, HB21, and SB336
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HB 21School crossing zones; expands definition of zones to include areas surrounding schools, etc.01/18/24  House: Assigned Transpo sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) 02/02/24  House: Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB1072-Carr) by voice voteDelegate Michael JonesExpands the definition of "school crossing zone" to include areas surrounding schools where the presence of students reasonably requires a special warning to motorists...
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Support HB20, HB21, and SB336
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HB 461
Photo speed monitoring devices; pole-mounted speed display sign.
01/08/24  House: Referred to Committee on Transportation 01/18/24  House: Assigned Transpo sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) 02/13/24  House: Left in Transportation
Delegate Chris Runion
Requires a pole-mounted speed display sign...to be placed between 250 and 1,000 feet from any photo speed monitoring device that is in use
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Support HB461, 533, 905, 1072
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HB 521Photo speed monitoring devices; locality-designated highway segments, civil penalty.01/18/24  House: Assigned Transpo sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) 02/02/24  House: Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB20-Jones) by voice vote 02/06/24  House: Incorporated by Transportation (HB20-Jones) by voice voteDelegate Amy J. LauferAuthorizes any locality to authorize, by ordinance, ...photo speed monitoring devices in certain locations named in the ordinance...provided the highway has a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour or greater
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HB 533Photo speed monitoring devices; local gov't to provide by ordinance for placement and operation.01/18/24  House: Assigned Transpo sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) 02/02/24  House: Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB20-Jones) by voice vote 02/06/24  House: Incorporated by Transportation (HB20-Jones) by voice voteDelegate Holly M. Seiboldany highway with a speed limit of 45 mph or less located in a priority pedestrian corridor or other high-risk pedestrian corridor; requires two signs, rather than one, if the device is somewhere other than a school crossing zone or highway work zone
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HB 557Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; preservation of public parklands01/09/24  House: Referred to Committee on Transportation 01/18/24  House: Assigned sub: Transpo Infra & Funding 01/23/24  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)Delegate Patrick A. HopeRequires NVTA to prioritize the preservation of the natural beauty and natural resources. As pre-filed, would preclude improving the W&OD trail for walkikng and biking in NoVA;Per email to Gillian, Hopoe will amend to allow trail improvementsAllen. M:
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HB 657Pedestrian control signals; applicability to persons riding bicycles and other devices.01/31/24  House: Sub recommends reporting w amendments (7Y 1N) 02/06/24  House: Reported from Transportation with sub (14-Y 7-N) 02/12/24  House: VOTE: Passage (56-Y 42-N) 02/13/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on TransportationDelegate Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.Allows persons riding a bicycle, etc., to, while remaining in the travel lane, follow the pedestrian control signal to their right...
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HB 684Issuing citations; certain traffic offenses.01/23/24 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/26/24 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal. 01/29/24  House: Sub recommends laying on the table (5Y 3N)
Delegate James A. "Jay" LeftwichRecriminatlizes jay-walking and other minor traffic offenses
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HB 748E-bike rebate program.01/17/24 House: Assigned App. sub: Com Ag &Nat Resources 01/31/24  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)Delegate Joshua E. ThomasCreates the Electric Power-Assisted Bicycle Rebate Program for the purchase of new electric power-assisted bicycles, as defined in the bill, to be administered by the Department of Energy
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HB 793Speed limits; expands authority of any locality to reduce limit to less than 25 miles per hour.01/18/24 Assigned Transpo sub: Transpo Infra & Funding 01/30/24 House: Sub recommends incorporating (HB1071-Carr) 02/01/24  House: Incorporated by Transpo (HB1071-Carr)Delegate Rozia A. Henson, Jr.Expands the current authority of any locality to reduce the speed limit to less than 25 miles per hour, but not less than 15 miles per hour
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HB 905Photo speed monitoring devices; location.01/09/24 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation 01/18/24  House: Assigned Transpo sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) 02/02/24  House: Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB20-Jones) by voice voteDelegate Irene ShinAuthorizes governing bodies to provide by ordinance for photo speed monitoring devices in any location deemed necessary; requires two signs, rather than one, if the device is somewhere other than a school crossing zone or highway work zone
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Support HB461, 533, 905, 1072
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HB 937School Boards; state funding for education; student transportation; innovative alternatives. (A.K.A. Bike Bus bill)01/28/24  House: Reported from App. Sub ESE (7Y 0N) 01/31/24  House: Reported fm Approps with substitute (22-Y 0-N) 02/06/24  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) 02/28/24  Senate: Reported from Fin and Approps (15-Y 0-N) 03/01/24  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Delegate Destiny L. LeVere BollingNo school board that implements innovative low-cost or no-cost alternatives to transporting students.. including...bike buses..shall be penalized in the calculation of the prevailing costs of student transportation
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HB1071Speed limits; expands authority of any locality to reduce limit to less than 25 miles per hour.01/30/24  House: Sub recommend reporting w substitute (6Y 2N) 02/01/24  House: Reported from Transpo with substitute (14Y 8N) 02/07/24  House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 46-N) 02/15/24  Senate: Reported from Transpo (9-Y 6-N) 02/21/24  Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)Delegate Betsy B. CarrExpands the current authority of any locality to reduce the speed limit to less than 25 miles per hour, but not less than 15 miles per hour
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HB1072School crossing zones01/26/24  House: Assigned Transpo sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) 02/02/24  House: Sub recommends laying on the table (7-Y 1-N)Delegate Betsy B. CarrExpands the definition of "school crossing zone" to include areas surrounding schools where the presence of students reasonably requires a special warning to motorists...
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Support HB461, 533, 905, 1072
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HB1077Exception to stopping requirement; bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device. (A.K.A. Safety Stopi)01/31/24  House: Sub recommends reporting w amendments (7Y 1N) 02/06/24  House: Reported from Transpo w amendmts (11-Y 10-N) 02/12/24  House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) 02/13/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on TransportationDelegate Betsy B. CarrMakes various changes relating to the operation of bicycles etc. (Includes Safety Stop, Riding Two abreast and reduce AFRAP restictions.)
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HB1266Bicycles, certain other vehicles, and pedestrians (A.K.A Omnibus Bicycle Safety Act)01/31/24  House: Sub recommends reporting w amendments (7Y 1N) 02/06/24  House: Reported from Transportation with subs (11-Y 10-N) 02/12/24  House: VOTE: Passage #2 (51-Y 47-N) 02/13/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on TransportationDelegate Rodney T. Willett Makes various changes relating to the operation of bicycles etc. (Includes Safety Stop, Riding Two abreast and reduced AFRAP restrictions.)
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HB 1297Recordation tax revenues; land protection and preservation01/24/24  House: NR Sub recommends reporting with sub (10Y 0N) and referring to Appropriations 01/29/24  ACNR recommends reporting with substitute (22Y 0N) and referring to Appropriations
01/31/24  House: Reported from AC&NR with substitute (22-Y 0-N) 01/31/24  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Delegate Paul E. KrizekDedicated funding, up to $200mil, for outdoor recreation from surplus of recordation tax, with 12.5% to DCR and 12.5% to VDOT for trails
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Senate Bills
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SB282Virginia Highway Safety Improvement Program; surplus funds.02/01/24  Senate: Reported from Transp w amend. (9-Y 6-N) 02/01/24  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations 02/08/24  Senate: PBI'd in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senator Danica A. RoemAllocates 10% of budget surplus to Virginia Highway Safety Improvement Program
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SB336Photo speed monitoring devices; high-risk intersection segments01/25/24  Senate: Reported from Transportation (10-Y 5-N) 01/31/24  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) 02/22/24  House: Reported from Transpo with sub (17-Y 5-N) 02/28/24  House: VOTE: Passage (73-Y 26-N)Senator Danica A. RoemPermits agencies to place and operate a photo speed monitoring device at a high-risk intersection segment, defined in the bill
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Support HB20, HB21, and SB336
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SB 535School crossing zones; expands definition of zones to include areas surrounding schools, etc. (Senate version of HB21)01/10/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/25/24  Senate: Reported from Transp w amend. (8-Y 7-N) 02/06/24  Senate: Reported from Fin and Approp (13-Y 2-N) 02/09/24  Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) 02/20/24  House: Sub failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 4-N)
Senator Lamont BagbyExpands the definition of "school crossing zone" to include areas surrounding schools where the presence of students reasonably requires a special warning to motorists...
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SB 665Southwest Regional Recreation Authority; soil erosion control and stormwater management plans.01/16/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on AC and NR 01/23/24  Senate: PBI'd in AC&NR (9-Y 6-N)Senator Bill DeSteph
Adds the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority to the list of entities that may submit standards and specifications for its conduct of land-disturbing activities to the Department of Environmental Quality for approval by the Department as an alternative to submitting soil erosion control and stormwater management plans.
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SB 687Careless driving and infliction of injury or death on vulnerable road users; penalty.01/18/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/25/24  Senate: Reported from Trans. w substitute (13-Y 2-N) 01/25/24  Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice 02/12/24  Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 8-N)
Senator Adam Ebbin Provides better definition of "careless and distracted" driving. Substitute.
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BUDGET Amendments
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438 #2h
Allocate $20,000,000 for the Fall Line Trail from unexpended 2022-2024 biennuium funds
Delegate Carrie Coyner
"House Budget: Allocated $10,000,000 out of the unexpended funds provided during the 2022-24 biennium for the planning and construction of multi-use trails, for the continued development of the Fall Line Trail.
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109 #4hFund HB 784 $2,614,709 per year for E-Bike Rebate from GFDelegate Josh Thomas
Out of this appropriation, $2,614,709 the first year and $2,614,709 the second year from the general fund is provided to capitalize the Electric Bicycle Rebate Program Fund, pursuant to House Bill 748 of the 2024 General Assembly. The department may use up to $50,000 in each year for program administration.
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258 #7h
Fund HB1297 $50,000 per year for Outdoor recreation from GF
Delegate Paul E. Krizek
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433 #1h
Additional Support for WMATA: $65,000,000 per year from GF
Delegate Mark Sickles
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Allocate $20,000,000 for the Fall Line Trail from 2022-2024 biennuium funds
Senator Schuyler van Valkenburg
"g. In addition to the above allocations, $20.0 million shall be allocated to the Fall Line Trail."
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433 #1s
Additional Support for WMATA: $65,000,000 per year from GF
Senator Dave Marsden
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438 #3hFunding for Multi-Use Trails in Hampton RoadsDelegate Amanda Batten
"N. Out of the amounts appropriated in this item, $20,000,000 from the general fund is provided to support the development and completion of the South Hampton Roads Trail and the Birthplace of America Trail."
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https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+com+H19House Trans Full Committee Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 a.m., House Committee Room B-205, General Assembly BuildingDelaney (Chair), Reid (Vice Chair), Ward, McQuinn, Carr, Watts, Sewell, Glass, McClure, Anthony, Cohen, Feggans, Austin, Wyatt, Wiley, Tata, O'Quinn, Ballard, Williams, Griffin, Milde, Zehrhttps://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/agendas/agendaDates.php?id=H19&ses=241#
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https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sub+H19001House Trans Sub #1 Motor Vehicles Tuesday, 8:00 a.m., House Committee Room B-205, General Assembly BuildingSewell (Chair), Ward, McQuinn, McClure, Feggans, Austin, Wiley, Zehr, Delaneyhttps://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/agendas/agendaDates.php?%20id=H19001&ses=241#
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https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sub+H19002House Trans Sub #2 Infrastructure and Funding Tuesday, Immediately upon adjournment of full committee, House Committee Room B-205, General Assembly BuildingCarr (Chair), Watts, Reid, Glass, Anthony, Austin, Wyatt, Milde, Delaneyhttps://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?subcommittee=H19002
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https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sub+H19004House Trans Sub #3 Highway Safety and Policy Wednesday, 4:00 p.m., House Committee Room
A-008, General Assembly Building
Reid (Chair), Ward, McQuinn, Anthony, Cohen, Tata, Ballard, Williams, Delaneyhttps://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/agendas/agendaDates.php?%20id=H19004&ses=241#
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https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sub+H19003House Trans Sub #4 Innovations (Ad Hoc)
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Glass (Chair), Carr, Sewell, McClure, Feggans, Wiley, O'Quinn, Griffin, Delaney
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https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+com+H8House Courts of Justice Hope (Chairman), Simon (Vice Chairman), Watts, Sullivan, Delaney, Maldonado, Hernandez, Cousins, Reaser, Thomas, Callsen, Keys-Gamarra, Kilgore, Leftwich, Ballard, Williams, Batten, Cordoza, Arnold, Davis, Obenshain, Earley.
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https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+com+H02House Appropriations. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 1/2 hour after adjournment, House Appropriations Committee Room, General Assembly BuildingTorian (Chair), Sickles (Vice Chair), Bulova, Carr, McQuinn, Krizek, Hayes, Reid, Rasoul, Willett, Sewell, Askew, Knight, Austin, Morefield, Bloxom, Marshall, Hodges, Coyner, Wyatt, Wiley, Campbell
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https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sub+H02001House App Sub Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources: Wednesday, Immediately after Transportation & Public Safety Subcommittee, House Appropriations Committee Room, General Assembly Building Bulova (Chair), Sickles, Carr, Krizek, Willett, Knight, Bloxom, Marshall, Torianhttps://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/agendas/agendaDates.php?%20id=H02001&ses=241#
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https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sub+H02003House App Sub Elementary & Secondary Education: Monday, Immediately upon General Gov't &
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Rasoul (Chair), Bulova, McQuinn, Sewell, Askew, Marshall, Coyner, Campbell, Torianhttps://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/agendas/agendaDates.php?%20id=H02003&ses=241#
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https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sub+H02007House App Sub Transportation & Public Safety: Wednesday, Immediately upon Adjournment of Full Committee, House Appropriations Committee Room - 1200, General Assembly BuildingKrizek (Chair), Sickles, McQuinn, Sewell, Askew, Knight, Austin, Wyatt, Torianhttps://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/agendas/agendaDates.php?%20id=H02007&ses=241#
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https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+com+S11Senate Trans. Committee Thursday, Senate Room B, General Assembly Building, 15 minutes after adjournmentBoysko (Chair), Marsden, DeSteph, Suetterlein, Obenshain, Hashmi, Hackworth, Bagby, Sturtevant, McGuire, Aird, Roem, Williams Graves, Diggs, Pekarskyhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+doc+DOCS11
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