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| Bill | Test driving vehicles; residence districts, civil penalty. | Test driving vehicles; residence districts;civil penalty. Authorizes localities by ordinance to requiremotor vehicle dealers in the locality to notify a buyer or potential buyer that test driving a motor vehicle in a residence district that has been designated for increased fines is prohibited, unlessthe buyer or potential driver is driving to or from his residence.The bill requires the locality to notify licensed motor vehicle dealerslocated within the locality of the enactment of such ordinance andsend a copy of such notification to the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board.The bill authorizes the locality to notify the Board if a buyer orpotential buyer is convicted of a traffic infraction while conductinga test drive in a prohibited location. The bill provides that the Board may determine if the proper notice was given and impose a civilpenalty if such notice was not given. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2021 | HB 2318 | Virginia HB 2318 (2021) |
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Virginia HB 2318 (2021) — Test driving vehicles; residence districts, civil penalty.
Test driving vehicles; residence districts;civil penalty. Authorizes localities by ordinance to requiremotor vehicle dealers in the locality to notify a buyer or potential buyer that test driving a motor vehicle in a residence district that has been designated for increased fines is prohibited, unlessthe buyer or potential driver is driving to or from his residence.The bill requires the locality to notify licensed motor vehicle dealerslocated within the locality of the enactment of such ordinance andsend a copy of such notification to the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board.The bill authorizes the locality to notify the Board if a buyer orpotential buyer is convicted of a traffic infraction while conductinga test drive in a prohibited location. The bill provides that the Board may determine if the proper notice was given and impose a civilpenalty if such notice was not given.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0433 (committee substitute) — source
- HB2318ER (committee substitute) — source
- Presented and ordered printed 21102891D (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N) — 9–1 (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) — 21–18 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Transportation (8-Y 6-N) — 8–6 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Transportation (21-Y 1-N) — 21–1 (pass) · lower
- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Transportation (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (84-Y 15-N) — 83–15 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Danica A. Roem — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2021-01-21 Presented and ordered printed 21102891D
introduction - 2021-01-21 Referred to Committee on Transportation
referral-committee - 2021-01-23 Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles
referral-committee - 2021-01-25 Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
- 2021-01-28 Reported from Transportation (21-Y 1-N)
committee-passage - 2021-01-28 Impact statement from DPB (HB2318)
- 2021-01-29 Read first time
reading-1 - 2021-02-01 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2021-02-02 Read third time and passed House (84-Y 15-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2021-02-02 VOTE: Passage (84-Y 15-N)
- 2021-02-03 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2021-02-03 Referred to Committee on Transportation
referral-committee - 2021-02-05 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-11 Reported from Transportation (8-Y 6-N)
committee-passage - 2021-02-15 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-16 Read third time
reading-3 - 2021-02-16 Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
passage - 2021-02-19 Enrolled
- 2021-02-19 Signed by Speaker
- 2021-02-22 Impact statement from DPB (HB2318ER)
- 2021-02-22 Signed by President
- 2021-02-24 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 24, 2021
- 2021-02-24 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 2021-03-30 Approved by Governor-Chapter 433 (effective 7/1/21)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cef144e6-57ad-4f93-a1ba-b9ba7ed71103. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).