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type: "Bill"
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title: "Towing, impoundment, etc.; payments or reimbursements by the Commonwealth."
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description: "Towing, impoundment, immobilization, and storage costs; payments or reimbursements by the Commonwealth. Clarifies that the payments or reimbursements owed by the Commonwealth to the owner or lienholder of a vehicle under existing law for the cost of towing, impounding, immobilizing, or storing certain vehicles involved in criminal offenses shall be paid through the state treasury from the appropriation for criminal charges. The bill requires such requests to be on a form developed specifically for such purpose by the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "SB 124"
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citation: "Virginia SB 124 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["J.D. \"Danny\" Diggs"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-05"
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last_action: "2026-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6cc703ab-245c-438c-830b-19b18c7fdb11"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB124"
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source_hash: "e84902c5c8922d58fae7a28df4fb2f7d66ded2d94443156daa5882345adcb1d7"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 124 (2026) — Towing, impoundment, etc.; payments or reimbursements by the Commonwealth.
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Towing, impoundment, immobilization, and storage costs; payments or reimbursements by the Commonwealth. Clarifies that the payments or reimbursements owed by the Commonwealth to the owner or lienholder of a vehicle under existing law for the cost of towing, impounding, immobilizing, or storing certain vehicles involved in criminal offenses shall be paid through the state treasury from the appropriation for criminal charges. The bill requires such requests to be on a form developed specifically for such purpose by the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082928.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218189.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209888.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Transportation — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Transportation — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- J.D. "Danny" Diggs — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-05** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103426D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-05** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-22** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB124)
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- **2026-01-22** Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-26** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-01-26** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-01-26** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-01-26** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-01-26** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-01-26** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-01-27** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-27** Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-01-28** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-04** Placed on Calendar
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- **2026-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-04** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-20** Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-03** Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-03-05** Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-10** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-10** Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB124ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-31** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-01** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB124)
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- **2026-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 484 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0484)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6cc703ab-245c-438c-830b-19b18c7fdb11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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