Tow truck drivers and towing and recovery operators; civil penalty for improper towing. (HB1960)

Introduced By

Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville) with support from co-patron Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church)

Progress

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

Description

Tow truck drivers and towing and recovery operators; requirements; penalties. Creates a civil penalty of $100 to be paid into the Literary Fund for any tow truck driver or towing and recovery operator convicted of improperly towing. The bill exempts Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia) from any requirement by a towing advisory board for written authorization in addition to a written contract in the event that a vehicle is being removed from private property. The bill requires that a tow truck driver immediately notify the animal control office in the locality from which the vehicle is being towed if the vehicle is occupied by a companion animal. The bill raises the hookup and initial towing fee in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia) from $135 to $150. The bill requires the chairman of any towing advisory board within Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia) to be a representative of a licensed towing and recovery operator and limits the membership of such boards to only representatives of local law-enforcement agencies, representatives of licensed towing and recovery operators, and one member of the general public. The bill adds improper towing as a prohibited act under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act ( 59.1-196 et seq.). Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/10/2017Committee
01/10/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101900D
01/10/2017Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/17/2017Impact statement from DPB (HB1960)
01/17/2017Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #2
01/30/2017Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
02/02/2017Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2017Committee substitute printed 17104664D-H1
02/03/2017Read first time
02/06/2017Read second time
02/06/2017Committee substitute agreed to 17104664D-H1
02/06/2017Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1960H1
02/07/2017Read third time and passed House (68-Y 28-N)
02/07/2017VOTE: PASSAGE (68-Y 28-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2017Constitutional reading dispensed
02/08/2017Referred to Committee on Transportation
02/15/2017Reported from Transportation with amendment (10-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2017Read third time
02/20/2017Reading of amendment waived
02/20/2017Committee amendment agreed to
02/20/2017Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/20/2017Passed Senate with amendment (31-Y 9-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2017Placed on Calendar
02/21/2017Senate amendment agreed to by House (66-Y 31-N)
02/21/2017VOTE: ADOPTION (66-Y 31-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2017Enrolled
02/24/2017Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1960ER)
02/24/2017Signed by Speaker
02/24/2017Signed by President
02/27/2017Impact statement from DPB (HB1960ER)
02/28/2017Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
02/28/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
03/24/2017Governor's recommendation received by House
04/05/2017Placed on Calendar
04/05/2017House concurred in Governor's recommendation to Amendment #2 (99-Y 0-N)
04/05/2017VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/05/2017House rejected Governor's recommendation to Amendment #1 (33-Y 67-N)
04/05/2017VOTE: REJECTED (33-Y 67-N) (see vote tally)
04/05/2017Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #2 (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
04/05/2017G Governor's recommendation adopted in-part
04/05/2017Reenrolled
04/05/2017Reenrolled bill text (HB1960ER2)
04/05/2017Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/05/2017Signed by President as reenrolled
04/05/2017Communicated to Governor
04/05/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, May 5, 2017
04/26/2017G Approved by Governor-Chapter 825 (effective 7/1/17)
04/26/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0825)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 2 minutes.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.

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Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB1468.