Abandoned vehicles; public auction conducted by locality shall include an Internet sale by auction. (HB1395)

Introduced By

Del. Danny Marshall (R-Danville)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Sale of abandoned vehicles. Allows localities to sell "by any commercially reasonable means" abandoned vehicles they have taken into custody. Under current law, these vehicles must be sold at public auction. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
12/17/2012Committee
12/17/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100956D
12/17/2012Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/11/2013Assigned Transportation sub: #2
01/23/2013Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
01/29/2013Reported from Transportation with substitute (17-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2013Committee substitute printed 13104437D-H1
01/31/2013Read first time
02/01/2013Read second time
02/01/2013Committee substitute agreed to 13104437D-H1
02/01/2013Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1395H1
02/04/2013Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/04/2013VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2013Constitutional reading dispensed
02/05/2013Referred to Committee on Transportation
02/13/2013Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2013Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2013Read third time
02/18/2013Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2013Enrolled
02/21/2013Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1395ER)
02/21/2013Signed by Speaker
02/22/2013Signed by President
03/13/2013G Approved by Governor-Chapter 241 (effective 7/1/13)
03/13/2013G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0241)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 1 minute.

Comments

Stephen writes:

I always have to wonder whats in this for the bill's writer. I see no reason to change this law.

Bruce Hedrick writes:

No conspiracy here, they've found that they can get more money at a website like govdeals.com .