Virginia Senate Bill 387 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-01-20 - Passed by indefinitely in Transportation with letter (12-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Regulation of towing. Bans the use of spotters by tow truck drivers and towing and recovery operators and requires the authorization or presence of the owner of the property from which a trespassing vehicle is being towed; the use of spotters and towing without such authorization are included as acts for which a consumer can file a complaint with the Division of Consumer Counsel at the Office of the Attorney General. The bill also includes as violations of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act prohibited acts by tow truck drivers and towing and recovery operators, violations of police towing, and violations of local ordinances regulating police towing, price, and trespass towing.

Regulation of towing.

Sen. Scott Surovell [D]

2016-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Transportation with letter (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-20	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Transportation with letter (12-Y 0-N)
2016-01-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation
2016-01-11	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102724D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
46	2	118	(n/a)	See Bill Text
46	2	1232	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	1	200	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+SB387
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB387+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S11V0018+SB0387