Inspections prior to sale; exception, certain special orders.
Summary
Exempts from the requirement that motor vehicles be inspected prior to retail sale transactions (i) any motor vehicle that is sold on the basis of a special order placed with a dealer or manufacturer outside the Commonwealth by a dealer who makes modifications to such vehicle prior to delivery to the first retail customer who takes delivery outside the Commonwealth and (ii) any new motor vehicle that has previously been inspected and displays a valid state inspection sticker. For a new vehicle sold on the basis of a special order by a dealer on behalf of a nonresident, the bill expands the existing exception for an order placed with a manufacturer outside the Commonwealth to also exempt an order placed with a dealer outside the Commonwealth. The bill contains a technical amendment. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2018
Senate Passage
Jan 2018
Signed into Law
Feb 2018
Introduced Jan 8, 2018
Signed Feb 26, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Feb 26, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 27 (effective 7/1/18)
executive
Feb 14, 2018
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N)
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
legislature
Jan 31, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 30, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB627H1
legislature
Jan 30, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18105742D-H1
legislature
Jan 16, 2018
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1
legislature
Jan 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
legislature
Jan 8, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102168D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Danny Marshall
RRepublican
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