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type: "Bill"
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title: "Towing advisory boards; changes membership."
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description: "Towing advisory boards; membership. Changes the membership of a towing advisory board appointed by a local governing body to an equal number of representatives of local law-enforcement agencies, representatives of licensed towing and recovery operators, and members of the general public, specifies that such membership requirements apply to voting members, and provides that vacancies of members of the general public shall not prevent the advisory board from meeting or taking any authorized action. Under current law, the membership of such towing advisory boards consists of an equal number of representatives of local law-enforcement agencies and representatives of licensed towing and recovery operators and one member of the general public. The bill removes the requirement for the chairmanship of a towing advisory board to rotate between certain representatives and the one year term limit for such chairmanship."
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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: "HB 908"
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citation: "Virginia HB 908 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alfonso H. Lopez"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/585dbb25-6bff-433e-bb1c-a9a32f2bb6b3"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB908"
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source_hash: "7cbda9231b2f636a42e3c8be8861adb0417a7b6926bb79cdd9ca2a4f78558a05"
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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 908 (2026) — Towing advisory boards; changes membership.
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Towing advisory boards; membership. Changes the membership of a towing advisory board appointed by a local governing body to an equal number of representatives of local law-enforcement agencies, representatives of licensed towing and recovery operators, and members of the general public, specifies that such membership requirements apply to voting members, and provides that vacancies of members of the general public shall not prevent the advisory board from meeting or taking any authorized action. Under current law, the membership of such towing advisory boards consists of an equal number of representatives of local law-enforcement agencies and representatives of licensed towing and recovery operators and one member of the general public. The bill removes the requirement for the chairmanship of a towing advisory board to rotate between certain representatives and the one year term limit for such chairmanship.
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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/1086398.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216985.PDF)
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3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138351.PDF)
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4. **Innovations (Ad Hoc) Subcommittee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131770.HTML)
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5. **Transportation Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136521.HTML)
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6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179665.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) — **20–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Transportation — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Alfonso H. Lopez — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102216D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-22** Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-05** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-02-05** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-02-10** Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-12** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-13** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-13** committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-13** Engrossed by House as amended
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- **2026-02-16** Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-16** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
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- **2026-02-16** Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-02-17** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-17** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-19** Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-23** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-23** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-23** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-24** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-24** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-02-26** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB908ER) `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 238 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0238)
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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/585dbb25-6bff-433e-bb1c-a9a32f2bb6b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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