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Transportation Committee: votes and re‑referrals on January docket

January 16, 2025 | 2025 Legislature VA, Virginia


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Transportation Committee: votes and re‑referrals on January docket
The Senate Transportation Committee completed its docket by voting to report, re‑refer, or pass by for the week a number of bills. The items below list committee action, vote tallies where recorded in the transcript, and brief notes on rationale when provided.

Votes and procedural outcomes recorded in committee (selected):

- SB 1086 & SB 1097 — Passed (passed by for the week as requested by sponsor). Motion to pass for the week recorded; voice vote recorded as Aye. (Transcript: sponsor requested pass; motion carried.)

- SB 779 (Foy) — Referred to Commerce and Labor. Roll call: Ayes 14, No 0.

- SB 919 (Saleem) — Referred to Commerce and Labor; if heard will require Finance. Roll call: Ayes 14, No 0.

- SB 847 (Foy) — Referred to Courts. Roll call: Ayes 14, No 0.

- SB 947 (DeStef) — Referred to Courts, then Finance if reported. Roll call: Ayes 15, No 0.

- SB 1082 (McDougall) — Referred to Finance. Roll call: Ayes 15, No 0.

- SB 741 (Locke) — Reported and re‑referred to Finance (extends sunset for public aircraft definition for Airborne Tactical Advantage Company). Roll call: Ayes 15, No 0. Sponsor stated the bill extends the sunset from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2030.

- SB 1288 (French — Newmarket) — Reported and re‑referred to Finance (adds Newmarket to eligible towns for secondary road maintenance funding). Roll call: Ayes 15, No 0.

- SB 852 (Newcrest/Chesapeake) — Reported (amendment removes the word “sworn” for officers certifying photo‑speed monitoring evidence); roll call: Ayes 13, No 2.

- SB 1250 (Bagby) — Reported (adds Central Virginia Transportation Authority to immunity language); roll call: Ayes 14, No 0.

- SB (coordinate system update — Suterlin) — Reported as amended; Ayes 13, No 0 (technical amendment corrected numeric transcription error).

- SB 959 (Sternin) — Reported (clarifies forms acceptable to show future financial responsibility for license reinstatement after certain vehicle-related felony convictions); roll call: Ayes 13, No 0.

- SB 1004 (Boisco) — Reported (exempts non‑motorized trailers with GVW ≤ 30,000 lbs from state franchise act obligations); roll call: Ayes 14, No 0.

Many items were handled with brief sponsor remarks and roll call votes; several bills with fiscal implications were re‑referred to the Finance Committee. Where the transcript recorded a roll call, the counts are reported above. If a second or the name of a mover/second was not spoken on the record, the transcript lists the action as passed by voice vote or roll call with the recorded tally.

The committee adjourned after the final roll call recorded by the clerk.

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