2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1332: Towing and storage of certain vehicles; limitation on charges.

Legislative Summary

Charges for towing and storage of certain vehicles. Increases the maximum hookup and initial towing fee of a passenger car from $150 to $210 and repeals the July 1, 2025, sunset of provisions that authorize a towing and recovery operator to charge a fuel surcharge fee of $20 for the removal of certain vehicles. The bill prohibits a towing and recovery operator from charging such a fuel surcharge fee in any locality the governing body of which (i) has adopted an ordinance setting reasonable limits on fees charged for the towing or removal of vehicles on private property in accordance with existing law and (ii) has conducted a review considering an adjustment of such limitations by December 31, 2025.

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Bill History

1/13/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103800D
Senate
1/13/2025
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Senate
1/20/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB1332)
Senate
1/24/2025
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/27/2025
Committee substitute printed 25106022D-S1
Senate
1/29/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N)
Senate
1/30/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/30/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
Senate
1/30/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/31/2025
Floor substitute printed 25106542D-S2 (Marsden)
Senate
1/31/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/31/2025
Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected
Senate
1/31/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
1/31/2025
Senator Marsden, David W. Substitute agreed to
Senate
1/31/2025
Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute
Senate
2/3/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
Senate
2/6/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Referred to Committee on Transportation
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Assigned Trans sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Reported from Transportation (18-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Passed by for the day
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Passed by for the day
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Passed House (53-Y 43-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Enrolled
Senate
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1332ER)
Senate
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Senate
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
3/24/2025
Governor's substitute printed (SB1332S3)
Senate
4/2/2025
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 2-N)
Senate
4/2/2025
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (80-Y 15-N)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Governor's recommendation adopted
4/2/2025
Reenrolled
Senate
4/2/2025
Reenrolled bill text (SB1332ER2)
Senate
4/2/2025
Signed by President as reenrolled
Senate
4/2/2025
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Enacted, Chapter 625 (Effective 07/01/2025)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0625)

Roll Call Votes

Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 2-N)
4/2/2025
38
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (80-Y 15-N)
4/2/2025
80
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (53-Y 43-N)
2/20/2025
53
Yea
43
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Transportation (18-Y 2-N)
2/13/2025
18
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
2/12/2025
6
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
2/3/2025
36
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
1/30/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N)
1/29/2025
11
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
1/24/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/2/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Dave Marsden
Dave Marsden
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/2/20253.9 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text4/2/20254.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/25/20254.5 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/20255.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/31/20256.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/27/20255.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/24/20255.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/13/2025113.1 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20250.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/20/2025107.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/19/2025135.7 KB