HB 16 VA

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Community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs; work performed while incarcerated. Requires a court to establish a program and allow any person upon whom a fine and costs have been imposed to discharge all or part of the fine or costs by earning credits for the performance of (i) community service work performed before or after imprisonment or (ii) work performed while incarcerated, defined in the bill as any work done on or after July 1, 2023, by a person confined in any local, regional, or state correctional facility who is paid a wage that is less than the Virginia minimum wage.The bill requires such program to be available during such person's imprisonment in a local, regional, or state correctional facility. The bill provides that a person who is performing work while incarcerated shall be credited at the same rate as the community service work rate less any wages received. Under current law, a court is required to establish a program for providing an option for community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs but offering such option is not mandatory. The bill also requires the local, regional, or state correctional facility to provide confirmation of the hours worked and the credits earned for such work upon request of any person who has performed work while incarcerated or his representative.

• Marcia S. "Cia" Price Democratic · primary

1. Dec 22, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102053D · lower
2. Dec 22, 2025 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
3. Jan 20, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal · lower
4. Jan 23, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) · lower
5. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB16) · lower
6. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (19-Y 1-N) · lower
7. Jan 29, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay · lower
8. Jan 30, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) · lower
9. Feb 2, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
10. Feb 4, 2026 Read first time · lower
11. Feb 5, 2026 Read second time · lower
12. Feb 5, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
13. Feb 5, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
14. Feb 6, 2026 Read third time and passed House (72-Y 25-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
16. Feb 9, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
17. Feb 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB16) · lower
18. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) · upper
19. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) · upper
20. Mar 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
21. Mar 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Mar 5, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
23. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
24. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
25. Mar 9, 2026 Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to · upper
26. Mar 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
27. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Senate amendments agreed to by House (79-Y 20-N 0-A) · lower
29. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
30. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB16ER) · lower
31. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
32. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB16) · lower
33. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
34. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
35. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
36. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 544 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
37. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0544) · executive

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.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Senate Amendments · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Criminal Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML