republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2022/hb-179.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permanent farm use placard; an owner or lessee to obtain for vehicle from DMV."
description: "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 incorporates HB 33 and is identical to SB 186."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 179"
citation: "Virginia HB 179 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Robert S. Bloxom, Jr."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-01-10"
last_action: "2022-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1905721-fca6-4600-96a4-2030dc8e2f80"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB179"
source_hash: "6bc1d3d1322aa464a72002f6093b410081b66da09ef27fad8341dcfac099df51"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 179 (2022) — Permanent farm use placard; an owner or lessee to obtain for vehicle from DMV.

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 incorporates HB 33 and is identical to SB 186.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0052** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0052)
2. **Committee substitute printed 22105384D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB179H1)
3. **HB179ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB179ER)
4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101251D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB179)

## Votes

- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Transportation with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — primary (person)
- Ronnie R. Campbell — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-10** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101251D `introduction`
- **2022-01-10** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-18** Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1 Department of Motor Vehicles `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-20** Impact statement from DPB (HB179)
- **2022-01-25** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
- **2022-01-27** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2022-01-27** Reported from Transportation with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-01-27** Committee substitute printed 22105384D-H1 `substitution`
- **2022-01-27** Incorporates HB33 (Campbell, R.R.)
- **2022-01-31** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2022-02-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-01** Committee substitute agreed to 22105384D-H1
- **2022-02-01** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB179H1
- **2022-02-02** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-02** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-03** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2022-02-03** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Impact statement from DPB (HB179H1)
- **2022-02-17** Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-21** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-22** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2022-02-22** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2022-02-23** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2022-02-24** Enrolled
- **2022-02-25** Signed by Speaker
- **2022-02-25** Signed by President
- **2022-03-03** Impact statement from DPB (HB179ER)
- **2022-03-09** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 9, 2022
- **2022-03-09** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- **2022-04-01** Approved by Governor-Chapter 52 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f1905721-fca6-4600-96a4-2030dc8e2f80`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).