Virginia House Bill 1883 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-07 - Left in Transportation
Pending: House Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Permanent farm use placards. Repeals the requirement for the 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. Under current law, such requirement will become effective July 1, 2023. The bill reinstates the authority of law-enforcement officers to inquire about the address or real property parcel identification number of the farm or lands with which the exempt vehicle is associated. The bill prohibits any person from displaying a farm use tag, plate, or placard or otherwise claiming a farm use exemption to which he is not entitled while operating an unregistered vehicle on a highway and provides penalties of $100 for a first violation, $200 for a second violation, and $500 for a third or subsequent violation. The bill requires the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to convene a work group of relevant stakeholders to identify issues and develop recommendations for improvements regarding farm use vehicle exemptions from vehicle registration and the use and display of farm use vehicle tags. Permanent farm use placards. Repeals the requirement for the 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. Under current law, such requirement will become effective July 1, 2023. The bill reinstates the authority of law-enforcement officers to inquire about the address or real property parcel identification number of the farm or lands with which the exempt vehicle is associated. The bill prohibits any person from displaying a farm use tag, plate, or placard or otherwise claiming a farm use exemption to which he is not entitled while operating an unregistered vehicle on a highway and provides penalties of $100 for a first violation, $200 for a second violation, and $500 for a third or subsequent violation. The bill requires the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to convene a work group of relevant stakeholders to identify issues and develop recommendations for improvements regarding farm use vehicle exemptions from vehicle registration and the use and display of farm use vehicle tags.

Permanent farm use placards; prohibits use by persons not entitled.

Del. Nicholas Freitas [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-07	House	Left in Transportation
2023-01-24	House	Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB1806-Bloxom) by voice vote
2023-01-13	House	Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1 Department of Motor Vehicles
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Transportation
2023-01-10	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101774D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
46	2	613	(n/a)	See Bill Text
46	2	665	(n/a)	See Bill Text
46	2	666	(n/a)	See Bill Text
46	2	670	(n/a)	See Bill Text
46	2	672	(n/a)	See Bill Text
46	2	673	(n/a)	See Bill Text
46	2	684.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1883
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1883+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1883F122+PDF