SB 595 VA

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Mechanics and storage liens; abandoned vehicles; vehicle records. Removes the requirement that the Department of Motor Vehicles, when searching for owner or lienholder information for a vehicle titled in another jurisdiction for (i) the enforcement of a mechanic's or storage lien or (ii) determining ownership of an abandoned vehicle, ascertain such information by contacting the other jurisdiction. The bill retains the requirement that the Department ascertain such information upon initiation of a search by the bailee or person in possession of an abandoned vehicle.

• Bill DeSteph Republican · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101286D · upper
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
3. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB595) · upper
4. Jan 29, 2026 Reported from Transportation (11-Y 3-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 Floor offered Senator DeSteph Substitute · upper
12. Feb 4, 2026 Floor substitute printed 26107129D-S1 (DeSteph) · upper
13. Feb 4, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
14. Feb 4, 2026 Read third time · upper
15. Feb 5, 2026 Engrossment reconsidered by Senate · upper
16. Feb 5, 2026 Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote) · upper
17. Feb 5, 2026 Senator DeSteph Substitute agreed to · upper
18. Feb 5, 2026 Reading of substitute waived · upper
19. Feb 5, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
20. Feb 6, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 11-N 0-A) · upper
21. Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB595) · upper
22. Feb 12, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
23. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
24. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · lower
25. Feb 20, 2026 Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles · lower
26. Feb 24, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N) · lower
27. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Transportation (18-Y 3-N) · lower
28. Mar 2, 2026 Read second time · lower
29. Mar 3, 2026 Read third time · lower
30. Mar 3, 2026 Passed House (81-Y 17-N 0-A) · lower
31. Mar 9, 2026 Enrolled · upper
32. Mar 9, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB595ER) · upper
33. Mar 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB595) · upper
34. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
35. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by President · upper
36. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
37. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
38. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 826 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

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
• Senator DeSteph Substitute · PDF
• Senator DeSteph Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML