SB 185 VA

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Introduced

Fines, costs, forfeitures, penalties, and restitution; collection fees; assessment against incarcerated defendant; deferred payment agreement. Extends from 90 days without payment to 180 days without payment the period of delinquency necessary for an account to be included on the required monthly report of delinquent accounts made by the clerk of the circuit court and district court.The bill also provides that for any defendant sentenced to an active term of incarceration and ordered to pay any fine, cost, forfeiture, or penalty related to the charge that such defendant is incarcerated for, or any other charge for which such defendant was sentenced on the same day, the court shall enter such defendant into a deferred payment agreement for such fines, costs, forfeitures, or penalties. The bill requires the due date for such deferred payment agreement to be set no earlier than the defendant's scheduled release from incarceration on the charge for which such defendant received the longest period of active incarceration. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill was incorporated into SB 180.

• Angelia Williams Graves Democratic · primary

1. Jan 9, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100944D · upper
2. Jan 9, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
3. Feb 2, 2026 Senate committee amendments offered · upper
4. Feb 2, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) · upper
5. Feb 10, 2026 Incorporated by Finance and Appropriations (SB180-Williams Graves) (15-Y 0-N) · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML