Bill Text: VA HB636 | 2018 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: State forest roads and trails; use of electric personal assistive mobility device.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-13 - Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources [HB636 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2018-HB636-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 636 Offered January 10, 2018 Prefiled January 9, 2018 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 10.1-1110.1, relating to the use of electric personal assistive mobility device on state forest roads and trails. ---------- Patron-- O'Quinn (By Request) ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 10.1-1110.1 as follows:

§10.1-1110.1. Use of electric personal assistive mobility device on state forest roads and trails.

The Department shall not adopt any regulation barring the use of an electric personal assistive mobility device by a disabled veteran, as such terms are defined in §46.2-100, in any state forest, or on any road or trail traversing the same, except where necessary to ensure the safety of such veteran, other park visitors, or the well-being of state forest lands and resources.