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type: "Bill"
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title: "Towed vehicles; stolen or misused vehicle, police report."
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description: "Towed vehicles; stolen or misused vehicle; police report. Requires the owner of a vehicle that was stolen, illegally used, or used without his permission and subsequently subject to a law-enforcement initiated tow to provide the report number and the name of the law-enforcement agency receiving the report that the motor vehicle was stolen, illegally used, or used without his permission to the towing facility where the vehicle is being stored in order to remove the vehicle without paying towing and storage fees."
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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: "SB 261"
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citation: "Virginia SB 261 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bill DeSteph"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2024-01-09"
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last_action: "2024-03-28"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37487c3e-3dc0-4006-a34c-0e63bf3292dd"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB261"
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source_hash: "1125b3d8e6a0e54916f4215213e34e1de40f19b6e1fe97532e7e732154435468"
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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 261 (2024) — Towed vehicles; stolen or misused vehicle, police report.
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Towed vehicles; stolen or misused vehicle; police report. Requires the owner of a vehicle that was stolen, illegally used, or used without his permission and subsequently subject to a law-enforcement initiated tow to provide the report number and the name of the law-enforcement agency receiving the report that the motor vehicle was stolen, illegally used, or used without his permission to the towing facility where the vehicle is being stored in order to remove the vehicle without paying towing and storage fees.
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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. **CHAP0232** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0232)
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2. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101779D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB261)
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3. **Printed as engrossed 24101779D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB261E)
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4. **SB261ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB261ER)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Transportation with amendments (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bill DeSteph — primary (person)
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- Christie New Craig — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101779D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-01-09** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-01** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-01** Reported from Transportation with amendments (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-05** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-06** Reading of amendments waived
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- **2024-02-06** Committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-02-06** Engrossed by Senate as amended SB261E
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- **2024-02-06** Printed as engrossed 24101779D-E
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- **2024-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-06** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-13** Placed on Calendar
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- **2024-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-13** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-14** Assigned Transportation sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-20** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-22** Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-26** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-27** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-27** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-27** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-03-04** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-04** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB261ER) `passage`
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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`
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- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-28** Approved by Governor-Chapter 232 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
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- **2024-03-28** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0232)
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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/37487c3e-3dc0-4006-a34c-0e63bf3292dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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