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2022 SESSION
SB 705 Towing; certain large vehicles, civil penalty.
Introduced by: David W. Marsden | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Towing; civil penalty. Requires a towing and recovery operator to include the contact information of the Division of Consumer Counsel within the Office of the Attorney General on any invoice charging $10,000 or more for towing and recovery services rendered pursuant to a lawful request for towing by a law-enforcement officer for the towing and recovery of a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of greater than 26,000 pounds. The bill subjects towing and recovery operators in violation of the bill's provisions to a civil penalty of $1,000 per violation.
FULL TEXT
- 01/21/22 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 22103299D pdf | impact statement
- 02/03/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22105882D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB705ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0567) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/21/22 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 22103299D
- 01/21/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/03/22 Senate: Reported from Transportation with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22105882D-S1
- 02/07/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/22 Senate: Read second time
- 02/08/22 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/08/22 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 22105882D-S1
- 02/08/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB705S1
- 02/09/22 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/09/22 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/22 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/22 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/22 House: Read first time
- 02/21/22 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/21/22 House: Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #3 Highway Safety and Policy
- 02/23/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/22 House: Reported from Transportation (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/28/22 House: Read second time
- 03/01/22 House: Read third time
- 03/01/22 House: Passed House (69-Y 31-N)
- 03/01/22 House: VOTE: Passage (69-Y 31-N)
- 03/04/22 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/04/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB705ER)
- 03/04/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/04/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/22 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
- 03/11/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/11/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 567 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0567)