Motor vehicle liens; enforcement and sales.
Summary
Motor vehicle liens; enforcement and sales. Creates a new, expedited process for the sale of certain unclaimed vehicles subject to liens, and accompanying requirements for such sales, and changes certain existing requirements for liens of keepers of vehicles, as defined in the bill, and mechanics.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2026
Last action Feb 12, 2026
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 12, 2026
How they voted
20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Feb 12, 2026
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican7
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 12, 2026
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (20-0-1)
house of delegates
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26104394D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Keith Hodges
RRepublican
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