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2023 SESSION
SB 978 Keeper of vehicles; liens, certain towing and recovery drivers and operators.
Introduced by: David W. Marsden | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Keeper of vehicles; liens; certain towing and recovery drivers and operators. Expands a keeper of vehicles' lien in the case of a tow truck driver or towing and recovery operator furnishing services to a truck, tractor truck, or combination of vehicles, including those that are rented or leased, to apply to any power unit, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer in the combination. The bill clarifies that a keeper of vehicles' lien does not extend to cargo, extends the duty of a keeper of vehicles to allow retrieval to permit the vehicle or cargo owner to access the vehicle to retrieve their cargo, and allows the keeper of vehicles to dispose of unclaimed cargo. The bill also adds tow truck drivers and towing and recovery operators furnishing services involving cleanup related to vehicle collisions to the definition of "keeper of vehicles."
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100535D pdf | impact statement
- 02/02/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106128D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB978ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/23/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0317) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/06/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100535D
- 01/06/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/02/23 Senate: Reported from Transportation with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106128D-S1
- 02/03/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/23 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/23 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/06/23 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23106128D-S1
- 02/06/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB978S1
- 02/06/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/23 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/23 House: Read first time
- 02/08/23 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/08/23 House: Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #2 Transportation Infrastructure and Funding
- 02/14/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/23 House: Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/23 House: Read second time
- 02/21/23 House: Read third time
- 02/21/23 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/23 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/23 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/24/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB978ER)
- 02/24/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/24/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/23 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
- 03/02/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/23/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 317 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/23/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0317)