VA SB94 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 2 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0337)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Tow truck drivers and towing and recovery operators; prohibited acts; certain solicitation and offering of services; penalty. Prohibits tow truck drivers and towing and recovery operators from causing any other person to solicit or offer towing services in any manner, directly or indirectly, at the scene of any wrecked or disabled motor vehicle upon a highway when such wrecked or disabled motor vehicle reasonably necessitates removal by a tow truck. The bill provides that a violation of such prohibition constitutes a Class 3 misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class 2 misdemeanor for any subsequent offense. Tow truck drivers and towing and recovery operators; prohibited acts; certain solicitation and offering of services; penalty. Prohibits tow truck drivers and towing and recovery operators from causing any other person to solicit or offer towing services in any manner, directly or indirectly, at the scene of any wrecked or disabled motor vehicle upon a highway when such wrecked or disabled motor vehicle reasonably necessitates removal by a tow truck. The bill provides that a violation of such prohibition constitutes a Class 3 misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class 2 misdemeanor for any subsequent offense.

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Title

Tow truck drivers and towing and recovery operators; prohibited acts, certain solicitation.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-27 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - House - House: Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Transportation with amendments (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0337)
2024-04-02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 337 (effective 7/1/24)
2024-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-11SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
2024-03-07SenateSigned by President
2024-03-04HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-03-04SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB94ER)
2024-03-04SenateEnrolled
2024-02-27HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
2024-02-27HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2024-02-27HouseRead third time
2024-02-26HouseRead second time
2024-02-22HouseReported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
2024-02-20HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2024-02-15HouseAssigned Transportation sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)
2024-02-15HouseReferred to Committee on Transportation
2024-02-15HouseRead first time
2024-02-15HousePlaced on Calendar
2024-02-12SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-12SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-12SenatePrinted as engrossed 24102071D-E
2024-02-12SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended SB94E
2024-02-12SenateCommittee amendments agreed to
2024-02-12SenateReading of amendments waived
2024-02-12SenateRead second time
2024-02-09SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2024-02-08SenateReported from Transportation with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
2024-01-02SenateReferred to Committee on Transportation
2024-01-02SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102071D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
462118(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB94
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB94+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB94E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB94ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0337+hil
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+SB94AS
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB94F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB94FE122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB94FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S11V0042+SB0094
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0328SB0094+SB0094
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0381SB0094+SB0094
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0382SB0094+SB0094
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H1903V0020+SB0094
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H19V0122+SB0094
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV1188+SB0094

Bill Comments

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