The Senate Transportation Committee has taken up its final Senate bills
today. We therefore believe that HB 97 (Our bill to remove the prohibition
against two motorcycles riding abreast) will be heard next Wednesday the 8th
one half hour after session ends. We do not have confirmation of this and will
try to get confirmation tomorrow. That being said we want to make sure that we
pack the Senate Transportation Committee Room. We need more bodies than last
time because the Senate rooms are much larger than the House rooms.
It is time to get the emails going again. I cannot stress strongly
enough how helpful these emails have been. Below you will find the names and
email addresses of each member of the Senate Transportation Committee.
Remember that individual emails mean more than simple mass emails.
Additionally, make sure to include your address especially if you are a constituent.
Senator Newman (Chairman)
- district23@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Y. Miller - district05@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Marsh - district16@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Watkins - district10@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Puckett - district38@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Wagner - district07@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Blevins - district14@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Deeds - district25@senate.virginia.gov
Senator McDougle - district04@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Smith - district19@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Marsden - district37@senate.virginia.gov
Senator McWaters - district08@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Colgan - district29@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Carrico -district40@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Favola - district31@senate.virginia.gov
On a non-legislative
note, we have finally heard from the Court of Appeals on our 15 helmet appeals
that stemmed from the checkpoints at the Virginia Beach Bike Classic. The
Court of Appeals has granted our Petitions for Appeal in all 15 cases. That
means that they agree that we have raised issues substantial enough to warrant argument
before the court. The vast majority of petitions are rejected so the fact that
we were granted an appeal in all 15 cases is a good sign. We will keep you
informed as these cases proceed.
Matt Danielson
