SB 66 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

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

Summary
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 status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Dec 28, 2023 Signed Apr 5, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 27, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 7, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Apr 5, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 574 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB66ER)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Dec 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Mark Peake
Mark Peake
RRepublican
VA
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