The Virginia Transportation Committee advanced eight bills out of committee, covering topics ranging from driver education requirements for young adults to human trafficking notices at rest areas, with Senate Bill 595 — removing a DMV requirement to contact other jurisdictions for vehicle ownership information — passing out of subcommittee on a divided six-to-four vote.
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“The substitute conformed the bill to your bill. House Bill 1224 and Senate Bill 396 now requires an applicant for a first time non commercial driver's license who is at least 18 years old and not more than 21 years old to complete a course of driver instruction prior to being issued a driver's license.”
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Sign in to subscribeThank you, Madam Chair. Senate Bill 41, Patron by Senator Rome. Requires the department of Motor Vehicles to establish a method by which any individual may make a voluntary contribution to the Virginia Highway Safety Improvement program. House bill. I'm sorry. Senate Bill 309, patron by senator Bukarski. Requires driver education programs to include information about voluntary initiatives for drivers with autism spectrum disorder, including the driver Communication improvement Program, the driver's license indicator option and the registration indicator option. The bill also directs the the board of Education to prepare, establish and distribute instructional materials about these voluntary initiat. Senate Bill 399, Patron by Senator Diggs. Prohibits the license of the licensure of a person as a driver training school instructor for driver education courses for minors if the person has been convicted of certain sex crimes or any offense that requires registration on the sex offender and crime against minors registry. The subcommittee recommends Reporting Senate Bill 41, Senate Bill 309 and Senate Bill 399 on a vote of 10 to 1, 10 to 0 and isomove second. So it moved and seconded to report the bills in block. The clerk will please open the roll. Clerk will…
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