republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2020/hb-1577.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tow truck drivers; criminal history information, registration."
description: "Tow truck drivers; criminal history. Authorizes the Department of Criminal Justice Services, at its discretion, to issue a tow truck driver registration to a person who was convicted of a violent crime or a crime involving the driving of a tow truck provided that such conviction occurred more than 15 years prior to the date of application and that all conditions of probation or parole related to such conviction have been satisfied. The bill does not change the existing prohibition on issuing a tow truck driver registration to a person required to register as a sex offender."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 1577"
citation: "Virginia HB 1577 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scott Wyatt"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 35
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2020-01-14"
last_action: "2020-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bffbfbae-7cbf-41c4-8e42-f1e9a993322e"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1577"
source_hash: "bdf1cb9d7614cb2a00082cd869bd559b08fc5f574c86fcb33d6cdc0a2aa3f619"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 1577 (2020) — Tow truck drivers; criminal history information, registration.

Tow truck drivers; criminal history. Authorizes the Department of Criminal Justice Services, at its discretion, to issue a tow truck driver registration to a person who was convicted of a violent crime or a crime involving the driving of a tow truck provided that such conviction occurred more than 15 years prior to the date of application and that all conditions of probation or parole related to such conviction have been satisfied. The bill does not change the existing prohibition on issuing a tow truck driver registration to a person required to register as a sex offender.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1237)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1237)
2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1577ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1577ER)
3. **Impact statement from DPB (HB1577)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1577)
4. **Reenrolled bill text (HB1577ER2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1577ER2)

## Votes

- Reported from Transportation (16-Y 6-N) — **16–6** (pass) · lower
- VOTE: (76-Y 14-N) — **75–14** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Transportation (12-Y 2-N) — **12–2** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (79-Y 21-N) — **78–21** (pass) · lower
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (36-Y 4-N) — **36–4** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (34-Y 6-N) — **34–6** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (38-Y 1-N) — **38–1** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 2-N) — **7–2** (pass) · lower
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Scott Wyatt — primary (person)
- Lamont Bagby — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-01-14** Presented and ordered printed 20104946D `introduction`
- **2020-01-14** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-17** Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-24** Impact statement from DPB (HB1577)
- **2020-02-03** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 2-N)
- **2020-02-06** Reported from Transportation (16-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-10** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2020-02-11** Read third time and passed House (79-Y 21-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-02-11** VOTE: Passage (79-Y 21-N)
- **2020-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2020-02-12** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-27** Reported from Transportation (12-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-02** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2020-03-03** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-03-03** Passed Senate (34-Y 6-N) `passage`
- **2020-03-06** Enrolled
- **2020-03-06** Impact statement from DPB (HB1577ER)
- **2020-03-06** Signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-06** Signed by President
- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- **2020-04-11** Governor's recommendation received by House
- **2020-04-22** Placed on Calendar
- **2020-04-22** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (76-Y 14-N)
- **2020-04-22** VOTE: (76-Y 14-N)
- **2020-04-22** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (36-Y 4-N)
- **2020-04-22** Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (38-Y 1-N)
- **2020-04-22** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- **2020-04-22** Governor's recommendation adopted
- **2020-04-22** Reenrolled
- **2020-04-22** Reenrolled bill text (HB1577ER2)
- **2020-04-22** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- **2020-04-22** Signed by President as reenrolled
- **2020-04-22** Enacted, Chapter 1237 (effective 7/1/20) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bffbfbae-7cbf-41c4-8e42-f1e9a993322e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).