# Virginia HB1288: Enforcement of vehicle liens; increases property value. Virginia HB1288, Enforcement of vehicle liens; increases property value., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bill Wiley (Republican); status vetoed, last action 2026-04-22 (House sustained Governor's veto) (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1288-2026 - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1288 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Enforcement of vehicle liens; increases property value. - Status: vetoed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-04-22, House sustained Governor's veto - Sponsor: Bill Wiley (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (308 yes, 7 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## 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 overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Bill Wiley (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 36 | 3 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Reported from Transportation | pass | 10 | 4 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | Reported from Transportation | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (28) - 2026-04-22: House sustained Governor's veto (House) - 2026-04-13: Vetoed by Governor (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House) - 2026-02-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1288) (House) - 2026-02-26: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1288ER) (House) - 2026-02-26: Enrolled (House) - 2026-02-26: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-02-24: Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Reported from Transportation (10-Y 4-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-11: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House) - 2026-02-11: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-10: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-09: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-05: Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-03: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-29: Assigned HTRAN sub: Department of Motor Vehicles (House) - 2026-01-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1288) (House) - 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Transportation (House) - 2026-01-14: Presented and ordered printed 26103053D (House) ## Bill text - Veto Explanation, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219267.HTML) - Enrolled, 2026-02-26: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179752.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179751.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088060.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088059.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Veto Explanation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219267.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179752.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179751.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088060.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088059.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1288-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).