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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
SB 1160 Removal of vehicles involved in accidents; lien of keeper of vehicles.
Introduced by: David R. Suetterlein | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Vehicles; liens; abandoned vehicles; removing vehicles involved in accidents. Modernizes and improves enforcement of mechanics' and storage liens by (i) transferring notification and auction posting requirements to the Department of Motor Vehicles (the Department); (ii) allowing for independent appraisals to establish accurate vehicle values; (iii) expanding vehicle owner searches to other states and requiring the Department to notify owners in those states; and (iv) creating a limited process for relinquishing mechanics' and storage liens. The bill permits out-of-state requesters to obtain Virginia vehicle information for mechanics' or storage liens or abandoned vehicle enforcement in their states, and clarifies disposal rights, auction requirements, and titling documentation for abandoned vehicles. The Department is authorized to collect administrative fees to cover the expenses associated with these duties. The bill also provides that an entity acting at the direction of law enforcement or the Department of Transportation to remove a vehicle or cargo after an accident shall not be liable for damages or claims resulting from exercise of authority, provided that the entity acted reasonably. The provisions of this bill related to mechanics' and storage liens have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100739D pdf
- 01/28/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21103320D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/09/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1160ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0374) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
HISTORY
- 01/07/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100739D
- 01/07/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/28/21 Senate: Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/28/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21103320D-S1
- 02/01/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/21 Senate: Read second time
- 02/02/21 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/02/21 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 21103320D-S1
- 02/02/21 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1160S1
- 02/03/21 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)
- 02/03/21 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/21 Senate: Passed Senate (31-Y 7-N)
- 02/05/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/21 House: Read first time
- 02/05/21 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/08/21 House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Transportation by voice vote
- 02/09/21 House: Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles
- 02/15/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/21 House: Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/21 House: Read second time
- 02/23/21 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/21 House: Read third time
- 02/24/21 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/24/21 House: Amendments by Delegate McQuinn agreed to
- 02/24/21 House: Passed House with amendments (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/21 House: VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/21 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (35-Y 4-N)
- 02/25/21 Senate: Reconsideration of House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/21 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (33-Y 6-N)
- 03/09/21 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/09/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1160ER)
- 03/09/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/15/21 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
- 03/15/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/25/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 374 (effective - see bill)
- 03/25/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0374)