# Virginia SB1028: New tow truck license plates; DMV, et al., to identify information needed to design & implement.

Virginia SB1028, New tow truck license plates; DMV, et al., to identify information needed to design & implement., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by J.D. "Danny" Diggs (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-17 (Tabled in Rules (12-Y 6-N)) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1028-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1028
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: New tow truck license plates; DMV, et al., to identify information needed to design & implement.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-02-17, Tabled in Rules (12-Y 6-N)
- Sponsor: J.D. "Danny" Diggs (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (107 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Department of Motor Vehicles; work group; design and implementation of new tow truck license plate; report. Directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to convene a work group to identify certain information needed to design and implement a new tow truck license plate to aid in the enforcement of registration of tow truck drivers and towing violations.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: J.D. "Danny" Diggs (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Tabled in Rules | pass | 12 | 6 |   |
| 2025-01-22 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-20 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | Reported from Rules | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-02-17: Tabled in Rules (12-Y 6-N) (House)
- 2025-02-04: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-02-04: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-01-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1028) (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Read second time and engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Rules (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102959D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017576.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017575.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017576.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017575.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1028-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).