Enforcement of vehicle liens; increases property value.
Summary
Enforcement of vehicle liens; property value. Increases from $12,500 to $17,000 the maximum value of property that may be sold at public auction to satisfy a lien on a motor vehicle without petitioning for a court order for the sale of such property. This bill is identical to SB 17.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Vetoed
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Vetoed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions
Introduced
→
Enrolled
·
2 edits
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Feb 26, 2026
MINOR
The bill was successfully enacted as HB 1288, transitioning from an introduced draft to an enrolled law. The primary substantive change is an increase in the vehicle value threshold for simplified public auction sales from $12,500 to $17,000. The rest of the text represents standard formatting differences between the draft and final versions.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains the same, applying to bailees enforcing vehicle liens in Virginia, but the financial threshold for streamlined enforcement has been raised.
ELIGIBILITY
The maximum vehicle value eligible for simplified public auction enforcement increased from $12,500 to $17,000.
TECHNICAL
The document format changed from a draft bill introduction to an enrolled act, including the addition of chapter numbers, approval dates, and page headers, while removing introductory committee referral text.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2026
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 39
Feb 23, 2026
D
Democratic20
90% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Apr 13, 2026
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1288ER)
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation (10-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26103053D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Wiley
RRepublican
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