Towing; certain large vehicles, civil penalty.
Summary
Towing; civil penalty. Requires a towing and recovery operator to include the contact information of the Division of Consumer Counsel within the Office of the Attorney General on any invoice charging $10,000 or more for towing and recovery services rendered pursuant to a lawful request for towing by a law-enforcement officer for the towing and recovery of a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of greater than 26,000 pounds. The bill subjects towing and recovery operators in violation of the bill's provisions to a civil penalty of $1,000 per violation.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 21, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 9, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 1, 2022
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Feb 9, 2022
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 567 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House (69-Y 31-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #3 Highway Safety and Policy
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB705S1
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22105882D-S1
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22103299D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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