Permanent farm use placard; an owner or lessee to obtain for vehicle from DMV.
Summary
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 incorporates HB 33 and is identical to SB 186.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 10, 2022
Signed Apr 1, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 2, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 22, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Apr 1, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 52 (effective 7/1/23)
executive
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB179H1
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22105384D-H1
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1 Department of Motor Vehicles
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101251D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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