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SB 17 VA
Vetoed

Enforcement of vehicle liens; increases property value.

VA · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Nov 17, 2025

Latest action (Apr 13, 2026) Vetoed by Governor

Summary

Enforcement of vehicle liens; property value. Increases from $12,500 to $17,000 the maximum value of property that may be sold at public auction to satisfy a lien on a motor vehicle without petitioning for a court order for the sale of such property. This bill is identical to HB 1288.

Sponsor (1)

1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (26)

  1. Nov 17, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100489D · upper
  2. Nov 17, 2025 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
  3. Jan 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB17) · upper
  4. Jan 29, 2026 Reported from Transportation (10-Y 4-N) · upper
  5. Feb 2, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  6. Feb 2, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  7. Feb 2, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  8. Feb 2, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
  9. Feb 3, 2026 Read second time · upper
  10. Feb 3, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
  11. Feb 4, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 8-N 0-A) · upper
  12. Feb 9, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  13. Feb 9, 2026 Read first time · lower
  14. Feb 9, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · lower
  15. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N) · lower
  16. Feb 26, 2026 Read second time · lower
  17. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · lower
  18. Feb 27, 2026 Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  19. Mar 4, 2026 Enrolled · upper
  20. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  21. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  22. Mar 4, 2026 Enrolled · upper
  23. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB17) · upper
  24. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
  25. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  26. Apr 13, 2026 Vetoed by Governor · executive

Text versions (5)

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.

  • Governor's Veto Explanation · HTML
  • Enrolled · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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