A bill presented by State Del. Alfonso H. Lopez proposes adjustments to the formation and leadership selection process for towing advisory boards, according to the Virginia State House.
HB908 was introduced Jan. 14, 2026, as part of the 2026 regular session, with the formal summary: “Towing advisory boards; changes membership.”
Below is an overview based on the bill text, intended for clarity.
HB908 amends rules regarding who serves on local towing advisory boards that are established before enacting or changing certain towing ordinances. It requires that these boards include equal numbers of law enforcement agency representatives, licensed towing and recovery operators, and community members. The bill also stipulates that the advisory board chair must be elected annually by a majority of the board, and for localities in Planning District 8, the chair’s 1-year term will rotate each year among law enforcement, towing representatives, and public members.
Rep. Alfonso H. Lopez (Democrat-3rd District) is the sole sponsor of the bill.
Lopez has submitted 21 additional bills since the current session started.
Lopez earned his BA from Vassar College in 1992 and his JD from Tulane University in 1995.
Lopez, a Democrat, was elected to the Virginia State House in 2024, taking over the 3rd District seat from Will Morefield.
Virginia’s legislative process launches when a bill is submitted in the House of Delegates or Senate, after which it is directed to relevant committees for consideration and potential amendment. Committee-approved bills advance to full chamber debates and votes; approval in both houses sends the measure to the governor, who can approve, veto, or let the bill become law without action. Each regular session of the Virginia General Assembly begins the second Monday in January and sees hundreds of proposals introduced, though not all are enacted.
| Patron(s) | Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso H. Lopez | HB908 | 01/14/2026 | Towing advisory boards; changes membership. |
| Alfonso H. Lopez and Virgil Thornton | HB237 | 01/14/2026 | Va. Coastal Resilience Master Plan; identifying areas where marshes may migrate in face of sea rise. |
| Alfonso H. Lopez, Adele Y. McClure, Betsy B. Carr, Destiny LeVere Bolling, Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker, Irene Shin, Karen Keys-Gamarra, Kathy K.L. Tran, Kimberly Pope Adams, Leslie Chambers Mehta, Marcia S. “Cia” Price, Phil M. Hernandez, Rae Cousins, and Rozia A. Henson, Jr. | HB238 | 01/14/2026 | Minimum wage and overtime wages; payment, definitions, misclassification of workers, civil actions. |
| Alfonso H. Lopez, Kathy K.L. Tran, Rae Cousins, and Virgil Thornton | HB338 | 01/14/2026 | Building Service employees; authority of local governments, definition. |
| Alfonso H. Lopez, Adele Y. McClure, Destiny LeVere Bolling, Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker, Irene Shin, Karen Keys-Gamarra, Kathy K.L. Tran, Marcia S. “Cia” Price, Michelle Lopes Maldonado, Phil M. Hernandez, and Rae Cousins | HB339 | 01/14/2026 | Employee protections; wage and hour, health and safety, and mining safety provisions. |
| Alfonso H. Lopez | HB902 | 01/14/2026 | Financial institutions; out-of-state credit unions. |
| Alfonso H. Lopez | HB905 | 01/14/2026 | Persons other than ministers who may perform rites of marriage; clerk may issue order. |
| Alfonso H. Lopez, Atoosa R. Reaser, Irene Shin, Kannan Srinivasan, Kathy K.L. Tran, Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler, Rae Cousins, and Saddam Azlan Salim | HB911 | 01/14/2026 | Limited-duration licenses, driver privilege cards, and permits; validity periods for documents. |
| Alfonso H. Lopez, Alex Q. Askew, and Betsy B. Carr | HB913 | 01/14/2026 | Public Instruction, Superintendent of; reverse certain recent actions, etc. |
| Alfonso H. Lopez | HB914 | 01/14/2026 | Local Environmental Impact Fund; created. |
| Alfonso H. Lopez, Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker, Bonita G. Anthony, and Michelle Lopes Maldonado | HB915 | 01/14/2026 | Local taxation; tax extension for federal government shutdown. |
| Alfonso H. Lopez, Jackie H. Glass, Nadarius E. Clark, and Dan I. Helmer | HB916 | 01/14/2026 | Concealed handgun permit; demonstrated competence, effective clause. |
| Alfonso H. Lopez | HB919 | 01/14/2026 | Retail Sales and Use Tax; impose firearm and ammunition tax. |
| Alfonso H. Lopez and Barbara A. Favola | HB921 | 01/14/2026 | Electric utilities; licensed retail suppliers, renewable portfolio standard requirements. |
| Alfonso H. Lopez | HB922 | 01/14/2026 | County manager plan of government; affordable dwelling unit ordinance. |
| Alfonso H. Lopez | HB925 | 01/14/2026 | Virginia Human Rights Act; unlawful discriminatory practices, civil actions, statute of limitations. |
| Alfonso H. Lopez | HB926 | 01/14/2026 | Outdoor shooting of firearm on property without reasonable care; prohibition, penalty. |
| Alfonso H. Lopez | HB935 | 01/14/2026 | Virginia Clean Energy and Battery Storage Promotion Program; established, report. |
| Alfonso H. Lopez | HB949 | 01/14/2026 | Covenants not to compete; exceptions, civil penalty. |
| Alfonso H. Lopez | HB950 | 01/14/2026 | Unmanned aircraft systems; use by public bodies, search warrant required, exceptions. |
| Alfonso H. Lopez | HB951 | 01/14/2026 | Housing and Community Development, Board of; ad hoc committees. |
| Alfonso H. Lopez and Chris S. Runion | HB952 | 01/14/2026 | Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Credit Exchange Program; certain industrial stormwater permittees. |
