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VA HB 908

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Towing advisory boards; changes membership.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did VA HB 908 pass?

Yes. VA HB 908 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-06): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0238)

What is VA HB 908 about?

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.

Who sponsors VA HB 908?

Alfonso H. Lopez is the primary sponsor of VA HB 908.

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.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-04-06 — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0238)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Alfonso H. Lopezprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-06

    Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0238)

  2. 2026-04-06

    Approved by Governor-Chapter 238 (effective 7/1/2026)

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-03-10

    Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-03-10

    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026

    enrolled,executive-receipt

  5. 2026-02-26

    Signed by President

    passage

  6. 2026-02-26

    Signed by Speaker

    passage

  7. 2026-02-26

    Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB908ER)

    passage

  8. 2026-02-26

    Enrolled

    enrolled

  9. 2026-02-24

    Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

    passage

  10. 2026-02-24

    Read third time

    reading-3

  11. 2026-02-23

    Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

  12. 2026-02-23

    Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)

  13. 2026-02-23

    Rules suspended

  14. 2026-02-19

    Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)

    committee-passage

  15. 2026-02-17

    Referred to Committee on Transportation

    referral-committee

  16. 2026-02-17

    Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  17. 2026-02-16

    Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

    passage

  18. 2026-02-16

    Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House

  19. 2026-02-16

    Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)

    passage,reading-3

  20. 2026-02-13

    Engrossed by House as amended

  21. 2026-02-13

    committee amendments agreed to

    amendment-passage

  22. 2026-02-13

    Read second time

    reading-2

  23. 2026-02-12

    Read first time

    reading-1

  24. 2026-02-10

    Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N)

    committee-passage

  25. 2026-02-05

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)

  26. 2026-02-05

    House subcommittee offered

  27. 2026-01-22

    Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)

    referral-committee

  28. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Transportation

    referral-committee

  29. 2026-01-13

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102216D

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)

    2026-02-05 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Jackie H. Glass: yes
    • Betsy B. Carr: yes
    • Briana D. Sewell: yes
    • Adele Y. McClure: yes
    • Michael B. Feggans: yes
    • Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
    • Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
    • Scott A. Wyatt: yes
    • Bill Wiley: yes
    • Israel D. O'Quinn: yes

  • Reported from Transportation with amendment(s)

    2026-02-10 · pass · 20-0

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Karrie K. Delaney: yes
    • David A. Reid: yes
    • Jeion A. Ward: yes
    • Delores L. McQuinn: yes
    • Betsy B. Carr: yes
    • Vivian E. Watts: yes
    • Briana D. Sewell: yes
    • Jackie H. Glass: yes
    • Adele Y. McClure: yes
    • Bonita G. Anthony: yes
    • Michael B. Feggans: yes
    • Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: not voting
    • Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
    • Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
    • Joshua E. Thomas: yes
    • Barry D. Knight: not voting
    • Terry L. Austin: yes
    • Scott A. Wyatt: yes
    • Bill Wiley: yes
    • Israel D. O'Quinn: yes
    • Jason S. Ballard: yes
    • Eric Phillips: yes

  • H VOTE:

    2026-02-16 · pass · 96-0

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Jessica L. Anderson: yes
    • Bonita G. Anthony: yes
    • Alex Q. Askew: yes
    • Terry L. Austin: yes
    • Jason S. Ballard: yes
    • Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
    • Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
    • Gretchen M. Bulova: yes
    • Katrina Callsen: yes
    • Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: yes
    • Betsy B. Carr: yes
    • Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
    • Mike A. Cherry: yes
    • Nadarius E. Clark: not voting
    • Laura Jane Cohen: yes
    • Joshua G. Cole: yes
    • Nicole Cole: yes
    • Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: yes
    • Mitchell Cornett: yes
    • Rae Cousins: yes
    • Will Davis: yes
    • Karrie K. Delaney: yes
    • Lindsey Dougherty: yes
    • Mark C. Downey: yes
    • Michael B. Feggans: yes
    • Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: yes
    • Lily V. Franklin: yes
    • Margaret A. Franklin: yes
    • Debra D. Gardner: yes
    • Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: yes
    • Jackie H. Glass: yes
    • Timothy P. Griffin: not voting
    • Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
    • Karen Hamilton: yes
    • C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
    • Dan I. Helmer: yes
    • Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
    • Phil M. Hernandez: yes
    • Charniele L. Herring: yes
    • M. Keith Hodges: yes
    • Patrick A. Hope: yes
    • Hillary Pugh Kent: yes
    • Karen Keys-Gamarra: yes
    • Terry G. Kilgore: yes
    • Barry D. Knight: not voting
    • Paul E. Krizek: yes
    • Amy J. Laufer: yes
    • James A. "Jay" Leftwich: yes
    • Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
    • Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
    • Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
    • Marty Martinez: yes
    • John Chilton McAuliff: yes
    • Adele Y. McClure: yes
    • Garrett McGuire: yes
    • Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
    • Joseph P. McNamara: yes
    • Delores L. McQuinn: yes
    • Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
    • James W. Morefield: yes
    • May Nivar: yes
    • Delores Oates: yes
    • Israel D. O'Quinn: yes
    • Justin Pence: yes
    • Eric Phillips: yes
    • Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
    • Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
    • Sam Rasoul: yes
    • Atoosa R. Reaser: yes
    • David A. Reid: not voting
    • Chris S. Runion: yes
    • Charlie Schmidt: yes
    • Don Scott: yes
    • Phillip A. Scott: yes
    • Holly M. Seibold: yes
    • Briana D. Sewell: yes
    • Irene Shin: yes
    • Marcus B. Simon: yes
    • Shelly A. Simonds: yes
    • JJ Singh: yes
    • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
    • Anne Ferrell Tata: yes
    • Joshua E. Thomas: yes
    • Virgil Thornton: yes
    • Luke E. Torian: yes
    • Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
    • H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
    • Wendell S. Walker: yes
    • Jeion A. Ward: yes
    • R. Lee Ware: yes
    • Vivian E. Watts: yes
    • Michael J. Webert: yes
    • Madison Whittle: yes
    • Bill Wiley: yes
    • Rodney T. Willett: yes
    • Wren M. Williams: yes
    • Tony O. Wilt: yes
    • Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: yes
    • Scott A. Wyatt: yes
    • Eric R. Zehr: yes

  • Reported from Transportation

    2026-02-19 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Lamont Bagby: yes
    • David W. Marsden: yes
    • Bill DeSteph: yes
    • David R. Suetterlein: yes
    • Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
    • T. Travis Hackworth: yes
    • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
    • Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
    • Danica A. Roem: yes
    • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
    • Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
    • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
    • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
    • Luther Cifers, III: yes
    • Michael J. Jones: yes

  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)

    2026-02-23 · pass · 37-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
    • Lamont Bagby: yes
    • Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
    • Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
    • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
    • Luther Cifers, III: yes
    • Christie New Craig: yes
    • R. Creigh Deeds: not voting
    • Bill DeSteph: yes
    • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
    • Tara A. Durant: yes
    • Barbara A. Favola: yes
    • Timmy French: yes
    • T. Travis Hackworth: yes
    • Christopher T. Head: yes
    • Michael J. Jones: yes
    • Emily M. Jordan: yes
    • Mamie E. Locke: yes
    • L. Louise Lucas: yes
    • David W. Marsden: not voting
    • Ryan T. McDougle: yes
    • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
    • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
    • Mark D. Obenshain: yes
    • Mark J. Peake: yes
    • Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
    • Russet Perry: yes
    • Todd E. Pillion: yes
    • Bryce E. Reeves: not voting
    • Danica A. Roem: yes
    • Aaron R. Rouse: yes
    • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
    • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
    • William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
    • Richard H. Stuart: yes
    • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
    • David R. Suetterlein: yes
    • Scott A. Surovell: yes
    • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
    • Angelia Williams Graves: yes

  • Passage R

    2026-02-24 · pass · 39-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
    • Lamont Bagby: yes
    • Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
    • Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
    • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
    • Luther Cifers, III: yes
    • Christie New Craig: yes
    • R. Creigh Deeds: yes
    • Bill DeSteph: yes
    • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
    • Tara A. Durant: yes
    • Barbara A. Favola: yes
    • Timmy French: yes
    • T. Travis Hackworth: yes
    • Christopher T. Head: yes
    • Michael J. Jones: yes
    • Emily M. Jordan: yes
    • Mamie E. Locke: yes
    • L. Louise Lucas: yes
    • David W. Marsden: yes
    • Ryan T. McDougle: yes
    • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
    • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
    • Mark D. Obenshain: yes
    • Mark J. Peake: yes
    • Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
    • Russet Perry: yes
    • Todd E. Pillion: yes
    • Bryce E. Reeves: yes
    • Danica A. Roem: yes
    • Aaron R. Rouse: yes
    • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
    • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
    • William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
    • Richard H. Stuart: not voting
    • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
    • David R. Suetterlein: yes
    • Scott A. Surovell: yes
    • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
    • Angelia Williams Graves: yes

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Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB908

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