Towing and Immobilizing Vehicles and Vessels
Summary
Towing and Immobilizing Vehicles and Vessels; Authorizes local governments to enact rates to tow vessels on private property & remove & store vessels; prohibits counties or municipalities from enacting ordinances that impose costs or penalties on owners, persons in control, or lienholders of vehicles or vessels or that require wrecker operators or towing businesses to accept specified form of payment; authorizes persons to place liens on vehicles or vessels to recover fees or charges; revises requirement regarding notices & signs concerning towing or removal of vehicles & vessels.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Last action Mar 13, 2020
Floor votes · House Mar 13, 2020
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
15
Committee
10
Mar 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 81 NAYS 31
lower
Mar 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
Concurred in 2 amendment(s) (112030, 319936)
lower
Mar 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 5
upper
Mar 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (112030, 319936)
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Motion to reconsider adopted
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Committee
Referred to Community Affairs; Infrastructure and Security; Rules
upper
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 76 NAYS 41
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (102637, 220279)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS/CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 7
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 01/30/20, 11:30 am, Morris Hall
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
lower
Dec 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Dec 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 2
lower
Dec 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Business and Professions Subcommittee, 12/11/19, 12:30 pm, Webster Hall
lower
Oct 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Now in Business and Professions Subcommittee
lower
Oct 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 5
lower
Oct 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 10/23/19, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
lower
Sep 23, 2019
Committee
Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Business and Professions Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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