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| Bill | Removal of vehicles involved in accidents; lien of keeper of vehicles. | 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 lien 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. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2021 | SB 1160 | Virginia SB 1160 (2021) |
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Virginia SB 1160 (2021) — Removal of vehicles involved in accidents; lien of keeper of vehicles.
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 lien 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.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0374 (committee substitute) — source
- Committee substitute printed 21103320D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100739D (committee substitute) — source
- SB1160ER (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Continued to Special Session 1 in Transportation — 0–0 (fail) · lower
- Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N) — 97–0 (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 3-N) — 36–3 (pass) · upper
- Reconsideration of House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (31-Y 7-N) — 31–7 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — 37–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N) — 37–0 (pass) · upper
- House amendments agreed to by Senate (33-Y 6-N) — 33–6 (pass) · upper
- House amendments agreed to by Senate (35-Y 4-N) — 35–4 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (10-Y 0-N) — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- David R. Suetterlein — primary (person)
- John S. Edwards — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2021-01-07 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100739D
introduction - 2021-01-07 Referred to Committee on Transportation
referral-committee - 2021-01-28 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 2021-01-28 Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
committee-passage - 2021-01-28 Committee substitute printed 21103320D-S1
substitution - 2021-02-01 Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-02 Read second time
reading-2 - 2021-02-02 Reading of substitute waived
- 2021-02-02 Committee substitute agreed to 21103320D-S1
- 2021-02-02 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1160S1
- 2021-02-03 Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2021-02-03 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-03 Passed Senate (31-Y 7-N)
passage - 2021-02-05 Placed on Calendar
- 2021-02-05 Read first time
reading-1 - 2021-02-05 Referred to Committee on Transportation
referral-committee - 2021-02-08 Continued to Special Session 1 in Transportation
- 2021-02-08 Impact statement from DPB (SB1160S1)
- 2021-02-09 Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles
referral-committee - 2021-02-15 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 2021-02-15 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (10-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-18 Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2021-02-22 Read second time
reading-2 - 2021-02-23 Passed by for the day
- 2021-02-24 Read third time
reading-3 - 2021-02-24 Committee amendment agreed to
- 2021-02-24 Amendments by Delegate McQuinn agreed to
amendment-passage - 2021-02-24 Passed House with amendments (98-Y 0-N)
passage - 2021-02-24 VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-25 House amendments agreed to by Senate (35-Y 4-N)
- 2021-02-25 Reconsideration of House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-25 House amendments agreed to by Senate (33-Y 6-N)
- 2021-03-09 Enrolled
- 2021-03-09 Signed by President
- 2021-03-11 Impact statement from DPB (SB1160ER)
- 2021-03-11 Signed by Speaker
- 2021-03-15 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
- 2021-03-15 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 2021-03-25 Approved by Governor-Chapter 374 (effective - see bill)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cac0a87f-cfe9-4ff9-84bd-52e44dff90a7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).