Virginia Senate Bill 1117 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 3 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-04-03 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0787)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Watercraft titling certificates; adoption of uniform act; penalty. Repeals Virginia's existing watercraft titling law and enacts in its place the Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels Act as adopted in 2011 by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. The new act uses the term "watercraft" instead of "vessels" where appropriate to conform to Virginia law. The bill requires the owner of every watercraft of a particular size and type to apply for and obtain a certificate of title, lowering the minimum boat length for which a title is required from 18 feet to 16 feet for boats owned or purchased after July 1, 2014. The bill also details the methods of creation or cancellation of certificates by the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and describes the contents and effects of a certificate, including the availability of a title brand, a permanent designation indicating that a watercraft's hull has been damaged. The bill applies some of the principles of the Uniform Commercial Code to the realm of watercraft by defining the rights of secured parties and purchasers other than secured parties and providing the method for perfecting a security interest. Finally, the bill also establishes the rules for transferring ownership of a watercraft by a transfer statement or by operation of law, sets out the means of acquiring title to an abandoned watercraft, states the duties of the Department, and provides several general provisions. The bill also makes technical amendments. The bill contains an enactment clause making it effective on July 1, 2014.

Virginia Uniform Certificate of Title for Watercraft Act; adoption of Act, technical amendments.

Sen. Frank Wagner [R]

2013-04-03 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 2-N) (Y: 99 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-04-03 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-19 - Senate - Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-15 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 6-N) (Y: 94 N: 7 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-13 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-12 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 1-N) (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-03		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0787)
2013-04-03		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 787 (effective 7/1/14)
2013-04-03	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2013-04-03	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2013-04-03	Senate	Reenrolled bill text (SB1117ER2)
2013-04-03	Senate	Reenrolled
2013-04-03		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2013-04-03	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 2-N)
2013-04-03	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (97-Y 2-N)
2013-04-03	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
2013-04-02	Senate	Placed on Calendar
2013-03-25	Senate	Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2013-02-23	Senate	Signed by President
2013-02-22	House	Signed by Speaker
2013-02-22	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1117ER)
2013-02-22	Senate	Enrolled
2013-02-19	Senate	House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2013-02-15	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 6-N)
2013-02-15	House	Passed House with amendments (93-Y 6-N)
2013-02-15	House	Engrossed by House as amended SB1117
2013-02-15	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2013-02-15	House	Read third time
2013-02-14	House	Read second time
2013-02-13	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
2013-02-12	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 1-N)
2013-02-06	House	Assigned ACNRsub: Natural Resources
2013-02-02	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2013-02-02	House	Read first time
2013-02-02	House	Placed on Calendar
2013-01-30	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2013-01-29	Senate	Read second time and engrossed
2013-01-28	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2013-01-24	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N)
2013-01-09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2013-01-09	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100835D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	2	81	(n/a)	See Bill Text
29	1	712	(n/a)	See Bill Text
29	1	733.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
29	1	733.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
29	1	733.29	(n/a)	See Bill Text
29	1	738	(n/a)	See Bill Text
29	1	801	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	1404	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+sum+SB1117
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+SB1117+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+SB1117ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+SB1117ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0787+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+S01V0031+SB1117
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0191SB1117+SB1117
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0219SB1117+SB1117
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+H0102V0017+SB1117
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+H01V0085+SB1117
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+HV0955+SB1117
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0667SB1117+SB1117
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0962SB1117+SB1117
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+HV1402+SB1117