HB 788 VA

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Vehicle crash reports; open to inspection by certain persons; towing and recovery operators. Makes certain vehicle crash reports open for inspection and available to towing and recovery operators that responded to a public safety towing request for the removal of a vehicle involved in such crash for purposes of obtaining registered owner information and insurance information for any such vehicle. The bill prohibits the dissemination of any such crash report received by such a towing and recovery operator to any other party.

• Terry L. Austin Republican · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103402D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · lower
3. Jan 22, 2026 Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles · lower
4. Jan 27, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 27, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Jan 29, 2026 House committee offered · lower
7. Jan 29, 2026 Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Jan 29, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106584D-H1 · lower
9. Jan 30, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB788) · lower
10. Feb 2, 2026 Read first time · lower
11. Feb 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
12. Feb 3, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
13. Feb 3, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
14. Feb 4, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 4, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
16. Feb 4, 2026 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
17. Feb 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
18. Feb 5, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
19. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Transportation (13-Y 0-N) · upper
20. Feb 23, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
21. Feb 23, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Feb 23, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
23. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · upper
24. Feb 24, 2026 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
25. Feb 26, 2026 Enrolled · lower
26. Feb 26, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB788ER) · lower
27. Feb 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB788) · lower
28. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
29. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by President · upper
30. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
31. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
32. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 220 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
33. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0220) · 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.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Transportation Substitute · PDF
• Transportation Substitute · HTML
• Transportation Substitute · PDF
• Transportation Substitute · HTML
• Transportation Substitute · PDF
• Transportation Substitute · HTML
• Department of Motor Vehicles Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Department of Motor Vehicles Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML