SB 66

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Dec 28, 2023
  • Passed Senate Feb 07, 2024
  • Passed House Feb 27, 2024
  • Signed by Governor Apr 05, 2024

Towing without consent of vehicle owner; prohibited acts by towing and recovery operator.

Abstract

Towing without consent of vehicle owner; fee. Prohibits towing and recovery operators from requiring an individual who appears to retrieve a vehicle towed to provide to the towing and recovery operator, in addition to payment of fees, any document not otherwise required by law before releasing the vehicle to the individual.

Towing without consent of vehicle owner; fee.Decreases the maximum hookup and initial towing fee of any passengercar towed without the consent of its owner from $150 to $50. Thebill also prohibits an ordinance made by a governing body of anylocality for limiting towing fees from setting such limit for hookupand initial towing fee higher than statewide limits and removes theminimum fee limit for hookup and initial towing fees for such ordinancemade by localities in Planning District 8 and Planning District 16.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Apr 05, 2024

Office of the Governor

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0574)

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 574 (effective 7/1/24)

Mar 11, 2024

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024

Senate

Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024

Mar 07, 2024

Senate

Signed by President

Mar 04, 2024

Senate

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB66ER)

House

Signed by Speaker

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB66ER)

Senate

Enrolled

Feb 27, 2024

House

Read third time

House

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)

House

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)

Feb 26, 2024

House

Read second time

Feb 22, 2024

House

Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)

Feb 20, 2024

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

Feb 14, 2024

House

Assigned Transportation sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)

Feb 13, 2024

House

Referred to Committee on Transportation

House

Read first time

House

Placed on Calendar

Feb 08, 2024

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB66S1)

Feb 07, 2024

Senate

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 06, 2024

Senate

Read second time

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB66S1

Senate

Committee substitute agreed to 24106930D-S1

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Feb 05, 2024

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

Feb 01, 2024

Senate

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Senate

Committee substitute printed 24106930D-S1

Senate

Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)

Jan 29, 2024

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB66)

Dec 28, 2023

Senate

Referred to Committee on Transportation

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100895D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100895D PDF HTML
Committee substitute printed 24106930D-S1 PDF HTML
SB66ER PDF HTML
CHAP0574 PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB66FER122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB66FS1122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB66F122.PDF PDF

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