HB 17 VA

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Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection; deferred payment agreement. Changes the period of limitations for the collection of court fines and costs from within 60 years from the date of the offense or delinquency giving rise to imposition of such penalty if imposed by a circuit court or within 30 years if imposed by a general district court to within 10 years from the date of the judgment whether imposed by a circuit court or general district court. The bill provides that upon the expiration of the period of limitations, no action shall be brought to collect the debt.The bill extends the time period for commencing collection activity from 90 days to 180 days after judgment, but provides that no collection activity shall be commenced while a defendant is incarcerated on an active term of imprisonment and subject to a deferred payment agreement.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 180 days after the defendant's scheduled release from incarceration on the charge for which such defendant was sentenced on the same day. This bill is identical to SB 180. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.

• Marcia S. "Cia" Price Democratic · primary

1. Dec 22, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102055D · lower
2. Dec 22, 2025 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
3. Jan 20, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal · lower
4. Jan 21, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 21, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N) · lower
6. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 4-N) · lower
7. Jan 29, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay · lower
8. Jan 30, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N) · lower
9. Feb 2, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (17-Y 5-N) · lower
10. Feb 4, 2026 Read first time · lower
11. Feb 5, 2026 Read second time · lower
12. Feb 5, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
13. Feb 5, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
14. Feb 6, 2026 Read third time and passed House (66-Y 32-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB17) · lower
16. Feb 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
17. Feb 9, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
18. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) · upper
19. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108696D-S1 · upper
20. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB17) · lower
21. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) · upper
22. Mar 3, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
23. Mar 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
25. Mar 4, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109052D-S2 · upper
26. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · upper
27. Mar 4, 2026 Courts of Justice Substitute rejected · upper
28. Mar 4, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
29. Mar 4, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
30. Mar 4, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
31. Mar 6, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (65-Y 33-N 0-A) · lower
32. Mar 13, 2026 Enrolled · lower
33. Mar 13, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB17ER) · lower
34. Mar 13, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
35. Mar 13, 2026 Signed by President · upper
36. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
37. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
38. Mar 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From DPB (3/26/2026 10:21 am) · lower
39. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter355 (Effective 1/1/2027) · executive
40. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0355) · 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
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Criminal Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML