Exempted vehicles; insurance.
Summary
Exempted vehicles; insurance. Requires motor vehicles, trailers, and semi-trailers exempted from the registration requirement to be covered by motor vehicle insurance; a general liability policy; or an umbrella or excess insurance policy. The bill requires the owner of any such motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer to provide proof of insurance within 30 days when requested by a law-enforcement officer and provides that failure to do so is punishable as a traffic infraction by a fine of $600 to be paid into the Uninsured Motorists Fund.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 21, 2022
Signed Apr 27, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 9, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2022
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 33
Feb 9, 2022
D
Democratic17
94% Yea
R
Republican16
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Apr 27, 2022
Executive · Passed
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Apr 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1 Department of Motor Vehicles
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22104317D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
FR
Frank Ruff
RRepublican
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