HB 177 VA

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Fee for passing bad checks to localities. Makes clarifying amendments to existing provisions related to the imposition of a fee by a locality for the passing of a bad check and adds a reference to electronic payment orders to such provisions. The bill also provides that no fee shall be imposed as the result of an electronic payment order that is not honored as the result of the nonexistence of any account matching the account information provided by the taxpayer, provided that the taxpayer has not tendered any other electronic payment order that was not honored during the 12 months preceding the tender of the payment order in question.

• Bonita G. Anthony Democratic · primary

1. Jan 6, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102386D · lower
2. Jan 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns · lower
3. Jan 28, 2026 Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3 · lower
4. Jan 29, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N 1-A) · lower
6. Jan 30, 2026 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 4, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
9. Feb 4, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Feb 4, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
11. Feb 4, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
12. Feb 5, 2026 Read third time and passed House (94-Y 4-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
14. Feb 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
15. Mar 2, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
16. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Local Government with amendments (14-Y 0-N) · upper
17. Mar 3, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
18. Mar 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
20. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · upper
21. Mar 4, 2026 Local Government Amendments agreed to · upper
22. Mar 4, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
23. Mar 4, 2026 Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 6, 2026 Senate amendments agreed to by House (94-Y 2-N 0-A) · lower
25. Mar 13, 2026 Enrolled · lower
26. Mar 13, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB177ER) · lower
27. Mar 13, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Mar 13, 2026 Signed by President · upper
29. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
30. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
31. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 86 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
32. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0086) · 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
• Local Government Amendment · HTML
• Local Government Amendment · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment · HTML
• Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment · HTML
• Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML