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HB 1386 VA
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Motor Vehicle Transaction Recovery Fund; recovery for breach of extended service contracts.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 21, 2026

Latest action (Apr 13, 2026) Approved by Governor-Chapter 837 (effective 7/1/2026)

Summary

Motor Vehicle Transaction Recovery Fund; recovery for breach of extended service contracts. Authorizes any person who is awarded a final judgment in a court of competent jurisdiction in the Commonwealth for any loss or damage resulting from a breach of an extended service contract for a motor vehicle to recover the unpaid amount on the judgment from the Motor Vehicle Transaction Recovery Fund, subject to certain limitations.

Sponsor (1)

1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (30)

  1. Jan 21, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26105658D · lower
  2. Jan 21, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · lower
  3. Jan 29, 2026 Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles · lower
  4. Feb 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1386) · lower
  5. Feb 10, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  6. Feb 10, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 3-N) · lower
  7. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) · lower
  8. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
  9. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
  10. Feb 16, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
  11. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
  12. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  13. Feb 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1386) · lower
  14. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  15. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
  16. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
  17. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
  18. Mar 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  19. Mar 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  20. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  21. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
  22. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  23. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
  24. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1386ER) · lower
  25. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  26. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  27. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
  28. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  29. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1386) · lower
  30. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 837 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

Text versions (9)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Enrolled · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • Engrossed · PDF
  • Engrossed · HTML
  • Transportation Amendment · HTML
  • Transportation Amendment · HTML
  • Department of Motor Vehicles Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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