Animal-drawn vehicles; equipment requirements.
Summary
Animal-drawn vehicles; equipment requirements. Establishes certain equipment requirements for animal-drawn vehicles operating on the highways of the Commonwealth, including requirements for brake systems, tires and wheels, headlamps, reflectors, hazard lights, rearview mirrors, and horns. The bill replaces existing light and reflector requirements for animal-drawn vehicles under current law with such equipment requirements for headlamps, reflectors, and hazard lights.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Last action Feb 5, 2025
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Introduced
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Transportation Substitute
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MODERATE
The bill was amended from its original introduction to a substitute version, changing the section number for new animal-drawn vehicle regulations from 46.2-1088.7 to 46.2-800.4 and adding a new restriction prohibiting animal-drawn vehicles from impeding traffic on highways with speed limits of 55 mph or more. The original equipment requirements were largely retained but with some technical modifications to lighting specifications.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include a new operational restriction for animal-drawn vehicles on higher-speed highways (55 mph or more), while the equipment requirements remained substantially similar with minor technical adjustments to lighting standards.
REQUIREMENT
New restriction prohibiting animal-drawn vehicles from impeding traffic on highways with speed limits of 55 mph or more
Lighting specifications updated to require approved types and visibility from 500 feet for reflectors
Removed specific braking system requirements including parking brake and breakaway system from the equipment list
TECHNICAL
Section number for animal-drawn vehicle equipment requirements changed from 46.2-1088.7 to 46.2-800.4
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Committee
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Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Peake
RRepublican
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