SB 455 VA

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Tow truck drivers; registration. Prohibits towing and recovery operators from employing tow truck drivers who are not registered with the Department of Criminal Justice Services, as required under current law. The bill also limits the requirement that a registered tow truck driver have his registration in his possession when driving a tow truck to when such driving is for hire.

• Bill DeSteph Republican · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100931D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
3. Jan 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB455) · upper
4. Jan 29, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
5. Jan 29, 2026 Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 0-N) · upper
6. Feb 2, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106632D-S1 · upper
7. Feb 2, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
8. Feb 2, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
9. Feb 2, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Feb 2, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
11. Feb 3, 2026 Read second time · upper
12. Feb 3, 2026 Transportation Substitute agreed to · upper
13. Feb 3, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
14. Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB455) · upper
15. Feb 4, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
16. Feb 9, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
17. Feb 9, 2026 Read first time · lower
18. Feb 9, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · lower
19. Feb 20, 2026 Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) · lower
20. Mar 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
21. Mar 5, 2026 Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N) · lower
22. Mar 9, 2026 Read second time · lower
23. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · lower
24. Mar 10, 2026 Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
25. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
26. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB455ER) · upper
27. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
29. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
30. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
31. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB455) · upper
32. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 501 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
33. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0501) · 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
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML