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type: "Bill"
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title: "Tow truck drivers; prohibited acts."
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description: "Tow truck drivers; prohibited acts. Prohibits tow truck drivers from driving by the scene of a wrecked or disabled vehicle for which a law-enforcement tow has been initiated by a law-enforcement agency, initiating contact with the owner or operator of such vehicle by soliciting or offering towing services, and towing such vehicle."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 1073"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1073 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Betsy B. Carr"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2024-01-10"
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last_action: "2024-04-04"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27e1035d-ab61-4315-9f5f-c8d8a15b0899"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB1073"
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source_hash: "317109976f5c775f4b717ad72009222ca26d8535ceaf8519299e2b3ef545f82b"
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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 HB 1073 (2024) — Tow truck drivers; prohibited acts.
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Tow truck drivers; prohibited acts. Prohibits tow truck drivers from driving by the scene of a wrecked or disabled vehicle for which a law-enforcement tow has been initiated by a law-enforcement agency, initiating contact with the owner or operator of such vehicle by soliciting or offering towing services, and towing such vehicle.
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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. **CHAP0409** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0409)
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2. **HB1073ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1073ER)
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3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102177D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1073)
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4. **Printed as engrossed 24102177D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1073E)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Betsy B. Carr — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-10** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102177D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-01-10** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-26** Assigned Transportation sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-30** Impact statement from DPB (HB1073)
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- **2024-01-31** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-02** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-06** Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-08** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-09** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-09** Committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-02-09** Engrossed by House as amended HB1073E
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- **2024-02-09** Printed as engrossed 24102177D-E
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- **2024-02-09** Impact statement from DPB (HB1073E)
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- **2024-02-12** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-12** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-13** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2024-02-13** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-22** Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-26** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-27** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-27** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-03-04** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-04** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1073ER) `passage`
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- **2024-03-04** Impact statement from DPB (HB1073ER)
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- **2024-03-04** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-07** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-04** Approved by Governor-Chapter 409 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-04** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0409)
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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/27e1035d-ab61-4315-9f5f-c8d8a15b0899`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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