Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to towing a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent, and making penalties applicable
Sponsored by Rep. Mary Lee Madison (D)
Topics:Transportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 6, 2026
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary This bill creates new rules for how companies handle vehicles that were towed without the owner's permission. It sets requirements for sending notices, charging fees, returning personal items, and selling the vehicles. People who do not follow these new rules could face a misdemeanor charge and a fine.1
Read the official explanation
89. This bill regulates the towing, storing, selling, and disposing of a motor vehicle that was towed without the owner’s consent and is not an abandoned vehicle. The bill provides requirements related to notices, fees, the reclamation of personal property, the sale or disposition of a vehicle, payment plans, an opportunity for a hearing before the department of transportation, and the disbursement of proceeds of a sold vehicle.89. By operation of law, a person who fails to act as required by the bill or who does an act forbidden by the bill commits a simple misdemeanor. A simple misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than 30 days and a fine of at least $105 but not more than $855.