VA HB958 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-15 - Left in Transportation
Pending: House Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Towing fees. Applies the existing fee limitations for towing, storage, and safekeeping of passenger cars removed, towed, or stored from private property without the consent of the owner to all vehicles towed pursuant to a lawful request for towing by a law-enforcement officer or other uniformed employee of a law-enforcement agency who specifically is authorized to make such request. The bill authorizes the hookup and initial towing fee to be up to 2.5 times the amount authorized for other tows when the vehicle being towed is involved in a crash or traffic incident and is located so as to impede the orderly flow of traffic. The bill requires towing and recovery operators responding to a request for towing by a law-enforcement officer to provide to the owner or operator of the vehicle being towed a written explanation of fees charged by the towing and recovery operator. The bill provides that such fee limits shall not apply if a local governing body has established different fee limits by ordinance.

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Title

Towing; applies existing fee limitations.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-01-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-02-15HouseLeft in Transportation
2022-01-26HouseSubcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
2022-01-20HouseAssigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #3 Highway Safety and Policy
2022-01-12HouseReferred to Committee on Transportation
2022-01-12HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100892D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
4621233.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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