2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2659: Motor vehicle dealers; use of buyer's order for leased motor vehicles.

Legislative Summary

Motor vehicle dealers; buyer's order; leased motor vehicles. Clarifies the use of buyer's orders for leased vehicles and provides that such forms may be separate from the buyer's order forms used for a sale of a motor vehicle.

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Bill History

1/15/2025
Presented and ordered printed 25101637D
House of Delegates
1/15/2025
Referred to Committee on Transportation
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Assigned Trans sub: Department of Motor Vehicles
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (20-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2659)
House of Delegates
2/2/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Transportation Amendment agreed to
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Engrossed by House as amended
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Printed as engrossed 25101637D-E
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Senate
2/11/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2659)
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Reported from Transportation with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/13/2025
Committee substitute printed 25107398D-S1
Senate
2/17/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/17/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
Senate
2/17/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/18/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/18/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/18/2025
Transportation Substitute agreed to
Senate
2/18/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
2/18/2025
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/19/2025
Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
3/4/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2659)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2659ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2659)
House of Delegates
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
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/19/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 99 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/19/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0099)

Amendments

HTRAN Sub: Department of Motor Vehicles Amendment

HTRAN Sub: Department of Motor Vehicles Amendment

Not Adopted

Transportation Amendment

Transportation Amendment

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
2/19/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2/18/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
2/17/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Transportation with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2/13/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (20-Y 2-N)
1/30/2025
20
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/19/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Paul Milde
Paul Milde
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/19/202512.9 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/202513.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/14/202513.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/13/202513.7 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/3/202518.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/15/202517.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/7/202595.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/4/202595.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/11/202596.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/31/202595.8 KB