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 is identical to HB 179.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 10, 2022
Signed Apr 1, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 25, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 10, 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
31
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Apr 1, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 51 (effective 7/1/23)
executive
Feb 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House (95-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB186S1
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22105328D-S1
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 10, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100248D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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